The Residential Advisor creates a comfortable, safe, and supportive atmosphere for the residents in student housing, as well as to help them interact well with their dorm mates and adjust to campus life overall. Conducts dormitory operations in accordance with Center operating policy and procedures and in accordance with CSD Operating Procedures.

Schedule: 11:30pm - 8:30am Sunday - Thursday OR Tuesday - Saturday

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides daily supervision or assistance in monitoring students in personal hygiene, room/chore assignments, special recreation activities, cafeteria monitoring, transportation, and programmed activities.
• Provides informal counseling related to stress management, personal problems, emergency, or home situations, etc., with students, and provides insight into responsible behavior and attitudes.
• Documents student's records according to all program requirements. Accesses and inputs all relevant student data, including but not limited to attendance, performance, progress, discipline, etc.
• Prepares reports and forms and annotates logs to ensure accurate documentation of daily observations of student's progress, performance, behavior and attitudes, staff breaks, emergency information, communication information, references to critical information contained in folders.
• Maintains bulletin boards in assigned dormitory with updated student and Center information.
• Serves as a channel of communication between management staff and students.
• Facilitates groups in life skills including budgeting, renter's rights, completing a lease, completing chores, etc.
• Assesses the need for confidentiality balanced with the need to report situations on behalf of students to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff.
• Contacts family members for consent for pass system as warranted.
• Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to students in the event of injury, illness, emotional trauma, etc.
• Meets individually a minimum of once each month with students on assigned dorm, documenting the meeting.
• Performs and documents daily checks of dorm and outside perimeter to ensure safety and security.
• Facilitates weekly dorm meetings which include accountability checks.
• Conducts Student Wake up procedures and ensures that students are signed in
• Ensures all equipment and facilities are clean and maintained.
• Creates a warm/welcoming atmosphere for students.
• Ensures assigned dormitory and its outdoor area are maintained in good repair, cleanliness, and order.
• Ensures use of federal equipment (faxes, computers, etc.) is within guidelines establish per DOL CSD and the Center.
• Attends all training sessions and staff meetings as scheduled. Is CPR and First Aid Certifiable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent required. Must possess a Valid Driver's License.

Preferred: Possess a B.A. or B. S. Degree in a behavioral health field from an accredited college or university. One year experience in education or similar field.

Compensation details: 24-26.84 Hourly Wage

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