What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Assistant - Dorm Program (Full-Time, On-Site, Free Housing) position at New Mexico School for the Arts?
Title: Residential Assistant (RA)
https://www.nmschoolforthearts.org/careers/
Reports to: Residential Director
Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Start Date: Immediate
Hours: 40 per week, split schedule between mornings and evenings, may include weekends. School holidays off, including summer break.
The Residential Assistant must live on-site at the dormitory. An apartment is provided free of charge. Position requires occasionally driving the student activity vehicle; must be able to pass CDL physical exam (cost paid by school).
Job Description
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
Student facing:
- Committed to help provide high school students with a safe and comfortable living environment
Responsible in assisting each student emotionally, socially, and academically Able to build positive relationships with all students
- Help all students with building positive relationships with each other
- Support academic and artistic missions of each individual student
- Support social emotional development around problem solving, resilience, growth mindset, etc.
Work ethic and skills:
- Ability to effectively communicate
- Ability to multitask and work in a dynamic environment
- Ability to adapt and willingness to change within the residential environment
- Report to work on time
- Has CPR certification and/or is willing to acquire upon hiring
- Facilitate the maintenance and cleanliness of the building
Systems and procedures:
- Help ensure students are in their rooms at curfew
- Able to enforce all policies, programs, and rules of the residential program, without exception
- Assist residential director with study hall each night
- Assist residential director with dinner and activities each night
- Help assist and organize student activities
- Help enforce cleaning duties
- Keep inventory of and distribute back stock of food items
Administrative Duties
- Able to keep log sheets of check-in and check-out of students
- Documenting policy violations and reporting them to residential director
- Reporting maintenance issues in the building to the residential director and/or caretaker of the building
- Able to conduct thorough room checks
- Respond to and document emergency and crisis situations
- Help facilitate the scheduling and organization of student responsibilities ex. Chores, off campus permissions, medications, etc.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $42,400.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $42,400