Residential Advisor - Substitute

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

About Us:  

The Bizzell-Group: ?New Haven Job Corps is a career training center dedicated to empowering young adults through education, hands-on experience, and personal development. Our program provides a supportive environment where students can gain the skills, certifications, and confidence needed to pursue rewarding careers. With a focus on both academic achievement and practical training, we partner with local employers and community organizations to ensure our graduates are prepared to meet the demands of today’s workforce. 

Description:

• Provides substitute and/or call-in services of a residential advisor.
• Ensures orderly, clean living conditions by scheduling and supervising, and participating in dorm clean up and submitting repair requests.
• Provides supervision for the cafeteria, laundry, special activities (on and off Center) and other areas of the program as scheduled or assigned.
• Identifies and assists students in handling special problems and conducts dormitory meetings.
• Maintains individual records for each student that contain, at a minimum, basic identifying information, including emergency contacts, and written parental consent (minors) for weekend passes to approved destinations. Such records shall be readily accessible to other dormitory staff.
• Assists students in development long- and short-term personal and independent living goals and documents same on the students’ PCDP.
• Participates in the timely evaluation of student progress and updates PCPD goals when students are not meeting CSS expectations.
• Maintains communication with students’ counselors, instructors, and with other staff members.
• Attends staff in-service training sessions and other training or meetings as directed.
• Establishes a close working relationship with students, dealing justly and impartially regardless of their ability, achievement or background, and works to motivate them toward goals.
• Initiates and directs dormitory programs, utilizing Center services and activities to benefit students.
• Follows all non-health standing orders.
• Transports students to various activities and events as needed.
• Maintains an environment wherein students and staff feel safe and secure. 
• Maintains logbooks as directed and authorized that show activity during shift. 
• Ensures case notes and other entries in CIS are accurate and up to date. Secures students personal property/items when a student is absent for 24 hours; all items are to be placed in property and logged.
• Submits time sheets according to center policy.
• Assists and trains student leaders per center policy.
• Participates in intramural programs.
• Ensures students meet their evening schedule. 
• Provides support for safety and security on center.
• Ensures that buildings are secure and clean at all times.
• Conducts periodic checks and maintains order and discipline in his/her assigned dorm.
• Works towards meeting performance management goals.
• Follows the CDSS plan and Standards of Conduct system.
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins and Center policies and procedures.
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices.
• Participates in regular staff meetings.
• Models, mentors, and monitors appropriate career success skills.
• Helps students become more employable through continuous reinforcement of independent living skills.
• Participates in PRH mandated staff training. Failure to participate may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Requirements:

 

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Proficiency with advanced Microsoft Office applications including Word, Power Point, Outlook, and Excel. 
• Computer Literacy with basic computer functions, email, internet, and basic programs such as Adobe Acrobat. 
• Ability to develop and maintain professional and collaborative relationships with students.
• Knowledge of residential living and dormitory procedures and practices.
• High level of communication, interpersonal, and organization skills. 

Minimum one year working with youth or related experience and/or training.

High school diploma or equivalent is required. Associate degree in a human services field such as Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling, or related fields is preferred.

Valid State Driver’s License is required

 * This position requires the incumbent to submit to and successfully pass a background check and all drug screenings, as required by applicable Department of Labor (D.O.L.) standards *