Make a Big Impact (with great pay and benefits!)

About Saint Bede Academy

Saint Bede is a co-ed Catholic boarding and day school for students in 9th – 12th grade located in Peru, IL about 90 miles from Chicago.

A Rewarding Experience

Serving as a Dorm Parent is more than a job – it's a rewarding experience. Our boarding program is designed to support our students so they learn to be confident, independent, responsible, and self-motivated. The dorms become a family, and as a Dorm Parent, you will be a big part of shaping that experience.

Job Responsibilities

As a Dorm Parent, you live in a dormitory apartment on Saint Bede’s High School Campus. In your role, you:

Support the Saint Bede Mission, the boarding program's goals, and promote Catholic values

Maintain a safe, secure, healthy, and encouraging living environment

Build positive relationships with and cultivate friendships between students

Coordinate after-school and weekend activities, fostering an inclusive, active, and engaged community

Identify and assist students with personal, social, or academic matters and refer students with health, counseling, academic, or personal concerns to appropriate Saint Bede staff

Ensure compliance with Saint Bede’s policies, procedures, and expectations

Serve as a role model for students

Support and celebrate the ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds of the boarding students

Drive students to medical appointments, volunteering or other activities

Requirements

Do you have the following?

Four-year degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Bi-lingual: Chinese

Experience working with youth

Keen interpersonal, problem-solving, and planning skills

Strength in working as part of a team

Ability to work independently and take initiative

Strong leadership qualities of confidence, responsibility, and professionalism

Valid driver’s license

Then this might be the opportunity for you!

Schedule

As a Dorm Parent you will be responsible for students in grades 9 – 12 on weekdays from when classes end in the afternoon until they return to school the next day and two weekends per month as well as school holidays and in-service days. Occasional supervision of students that are ill during the school day is required.

Salary and Benefits

Saint Bede offers a competitive starting salary and AMAZING benefits. Check it out!

Salary of $14,560 per year

Housing, utilities and meals (valued at approximately $18,000)

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off

2-Week Christmas break

Start Date

• July 1, 2024

Interested? We want to hear from you!

Contact Marcia Wagner (mwagner@st-bede.com) to learn more about becoming a Dorm Parent for the 2024 – 2025 school year.