Lead Residential Advisor

Equus Workforce Solutions; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Equus Workforce Solutions in Texas seeks a Residential Advisor to supervise and mentor students, support daily dorm life, and ensure safety and accountability. You will document records, coordinate with staff, and assist in life-skills groups, including budgeting and housing basics.

This role emphasizes compassion, reliability, and clear communication to foster a respectful, secure living environment for youth in the Job Corps program.

Qualifications

• Associate degree from a four-year college or university or equivalent.
• Two years' experience in related fields such as counseling or education.
• One-year supervisory experience required.
• Experience working with diverse youth.

Responsibilities

• Assists students in adjusting to Center life with supervision and mentoring.
• Provides daily supervision in personal hygiene, room chores, and activities.
• Ensures dorms meet schedule and safety requirements and maintains security.
• Audits and documents student records and progress.
• Facilitates life-skills groups including budgeting and housing basics.
• Serves as a communication channel between management, staff and students.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Counseling skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Associate degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Description

Our Job Corps programs provide life-changing services that help young people succeed in school, obtain good jobs, excel in their chosen fields, and serve as contributing members of their communities. We accomplish this through an intense commitment to safety, quality service, excellence, and partnerships.

Our Job Corps programs provide life-changing services that help young people succeed in school, obtain good jobs, excel in their chosen fields, and serve as contributing members of their communities. We accomplish this through an intense commitment to safety, quality service, excellence, and partnerships.

Job Description

• Assists students in adjusting to Center life by providing supervision, behavior modification and acting as a mentor.
• Provides daily supervision or assistance in monitoring students in personal hygiene, room/chore assignments, and other activities.
• Ensures that the residential advisors supervise students meeting the required schedule, waking on time, and arriving on time for school or work assignments.
• Audit and document student records according to PRH, inputting all relevant student data.
• Ensures dorms are always clean and inspection ready.
• Provides informal counseling related to stress management, personal problems, etc., and provides insight into responsible behavior and attitudes.
• Prepares applicable reports to ensure accurate documentation of student progress.
• Serves as channel of communication between management, staff, and students.
• Facilitates groups in life skills including budgeting, renter's rights, completing a lease, completing chores, etc.
• Facilitates small group discussions on life skills, peer mediation, conflict resolution, etc.
• Participates in ESPs for students in assigned dormitory.
• Ensures that residential advisors contact family members for consent for pass system as required.
• Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to students in the event of injury, illness, emotional trauma, etc.
• Audit case notes to ensure residential advisors are meeting at a minimum once a month with students in assigned dorms, documenting the meeting.
• Performs and documents regular perimeter checks of dorm and outside perimeter to ensure safety and security if safe to do so.
• Ensures residential advisors conduct daily roll calls and accountability in the dorm.
• Review daily Morning Accountability Checks (MACs)
• Fosters and sustains a conducive environment at the center, ensuring it remains free from harassment, intimidation, and disrespect, thereby ensuring a safe space for both staff and students to engage in work and learning.
  • Ensures all equipment and facilities are clean and maintained in accordance with center, Equus, and DOL standards.
  • Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills including personal responsibility and computer fluency.
  • Assesses personnel needs and works with the Human Resources department to screen and interview potential staff. Recommends promotions, transfers, and merit evaluations within the department. Conducts and prepares performance appraisals.
  • Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills.
  • Maintains accountability of staff, students, and property.
  • Adheres to safety practices in all areas of responsibility.

Qualifications

• Associate degree from a four-year college or university in a related field; or equivalent combination of education and related field experience.
• Two years' experience in a related field such as counseling, education, social work, rehabilitation, or vocational guidance.
• One-year supervisory experience.
• Experience working with diverse youth.

A valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equus Workforce Solutions is a leading provider of workforce development services in North America. With a dedicated and passionate team, Equus puts the industry’s best practices to work by focusing on the development, design, and delivery of demand-driven workforce solutions.

When you join Equus, you can expect extensive learning opportunities and networking programs. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

At Equus we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Equus Workforce Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or reprisal or any other characteristic protected under state, federal, or local law.