Resident Advisor

This is a Live-in one week and have one week off--Schedule is Tuesday to Tuesday.

Do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining Residing Hope where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.

How We Help Children in Need

At Residing Hope, we believe that children and families should be empowered to experience the transforming love of Christ through evidence-based care and holistic services. This is reflected in our work as we care for children in crisis, including those abused, abandoned or neglected.

We give love, hope, and a place to live to more than 500 children through group homes, foster care, an independent living program, and specialized therapy.

Why the Children’s Home?

• Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, vision, life insurances, and more
• Work life balance, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off plans and ten paid holidays per year
• Retirement benefits with up to a 5% contribution match
• Educational tuition reimbursement and certification incentives
• Incredible training opportunities
• Discounted tuition rates to our onsite Montessori school

What You Need

• High School Diploma or GED and one to three years’ experience working with at risk young adults preferred; or any combination of training, education and experience which would provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills to successfully perform in this role.
• Valid driver license with a clean driving record, required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, required.
• High personal values and standards that serve as model for youth.
• Demonstrated ability to work with the treatment team to make decisions on issues related to the Resident/Young Adults in the cottage assigned.
• Ability to maintain sensitivity to our target population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for carrying out agency policies and procedures in the cottage and on-campus as dictated by the Policy and Procedures Manual and the assigned supervisor.
• Responsible for creating an atmosphere conducive to growth and development of Independent Young Adults as individuals and as a cottage group.
• Responsible for assisting and mentoring young adults in their pursuits to gain independence
• Lead the monthly community meetings to discuss concerns, ideas and implementation of decisions made. Includes chores, household duties, curfew ground rules, relationships, schooling, work commitments, others.
• Advise, counsel and follow up on the youth’s wellbeing relating to dating/romance relationships, alcohol and drug abuse, rehabilitation and/or AA Programs, suicide attempts, depression, among other needs and refer youth to corresponding agency resource.
• Contact different agency resources for educational and support of youth needs.
• Take youth for drug testing appointments, and channel positive results through proper agencies/treatment centers including determining if addiction requires further counseling and follow-up.
• Teach, monitor, inspect and ensure that youth follow and learn the proper household chores/activities.
• Follow-up with different citizenship requirements including contacting respective agencies and counsel youth for on-time compliance (i.e. work citizenship requirements compliance among others).
• Oversee the maintenance of the cottage, its furnishings, and its grounds.
• Plan and provide for the transportation for young adults as deemed necessary to various functions and activities and maintaining all necessary maintenance documentation. This includes the planning of driving a group of youth within the same route to and from school, work commitments, personal errands, recreational activities, etc. This may be done throughout the day, evening and late night on a daily basis as applicable.
• Responsible for educating, mentoring and monitoring young adults in Independent Living activities to include money/budget management, food management, person appearance and hygiene, health, housekeeping, transportation, education planning, job seeking skills, job maintenance, emergency and safety skills, and knowledge of community resources, interpersonal safety skills, legal issues and housing.
• Will advocate for the young adult and participate in preparing them to become independent from the organization.
• Responsible for assisting the Residents in the maintenance of the program rules and regulations
• Prepare notes for each youth’s treatment, needs, opportunities and incidents to ensure proper communication flow with next incoming shift staff.
• Prepare monthly hygiene reports including the purchase of household supplies, food, maintenance requests, etc.
• Teach and monitor youth cooking and food preparation to ensure safety compliance.
• Conduct one-on-one meetings with youth to ensure compliance and education of different life aspects as needed.
• Meet and discuss with Case Managers, on a monthly basis, each youth’s treatment program and needs including defining proper adjustments to ensure youth’s safety, health and development
• Participates in team and department meetings.
• Responsible for assisting in the accumulation of data and the formulation of service plans.
• Responsible for monitoring, coordinating and supporting auxiliary services (recreational, religious, counseling, etc.) rendered to the resident.
• Participates in in-service training required by regulatory entities and as assigned by the Case Manager I.
• Perform all other job duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

House Bill 531 (2025) Requires that we provide the following link that we screen all applicants through the Clearinghouse https://info.flclearinghouse.com

As part of our commitment to safety and child protection, Residing Hope requires all candidates for positions with access to children and teens to complete the Diana Screen®. The Diana Screen is a scientifically validated online sexual risk screen designed to help identify individuals who may not recognize appropriate sexual boundaries between adults and children. It is not a test of intelligence, but a tool to measure attitudes and potential risk.