What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Manager position at Lighthouse Youth & Family Services?
Lighthouse Youth & Family Services has a Resident Manager positions available in Youth Housing Opportunities. We are currently seeking a Resident Manager to staff our Independent Living apartment building for our females located in Kennedy Heights. Resident Manager will be expected to be on-site 7 nights per week to provide monitoring and supervision to young adult residents. LYS will provide a free one bedroom apartment with paid utilities as well as 10 paid hours per week for this live-in role.
Through Lighthouse Youth Housing Opportunities, young adults master essential life skills while living in safe, furnished apartments. This service is only available to:
- Young adults 17-24 years old who are in custody of the child welfare system/aging out of the child welfare system
- Young adults 18-24 years old who are homeless
Lighthouse Youth & Family Services works to empower young people and families to succeed through a continuum of care that promotes healing and growth. All Lighthouse services are trauma-informed and designed to meet each individual’s needs, challenges, and goals. Lighthouse’s programs are fully accredited and licensed and respond to the changing needs of our community. Operating since 1969, Lighthouse has grown from an agency serving 16 young people daily in Cincinnati to a multi-service organization serving thousands of young people and families statewide. The agency’s work is centered on being a leader in creating a community where every young person has the opportunity to thrive. Our core values include integrity, diversity, excellence, adaptability, family, optimism, and respect..
Functions:
- Part-time Resident Manager share a 4-unit apartment building in Kennedy Heights with 3 transition age young adults,16.5-21, who will each have their own apartment.
- Residents are receiving housing and training services from Lighthouse Independent Living Program learning skills to live independently, including parenting skills if residents are teen mothers.
- Lighthouse is offering a free one bedroom apartment with paid phone & utilities in exchange for providing supervision, monitoring and cleaning of the building, compliance with program policies, and daily monitoring of residents.
- Resident Manager will reinforce life skills teaching and will be expected to communicate regularly with program staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Minimum one year of experience working with adolescents.
- Must demonstrate maturity and able to act as a positive role model at all times.
Employment Conditions:
- Apartment must be primary full-time residence.
- Resident Manager must be on-site nightly for the duration of shift, 11:00pm – 8:00am, 7 nights per week.
- Resident Manager may have additional employment elsewhere, no daytime requirements to be at the site.
To learn more about Youth Housing Opportunities and the services we provide to transition-age youth, please visit our website at www.lys.org.
