RA - DAY

ENDLESS HORIZONS; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizons Youth Services at Milwaukee Job Corps Center is seeking a passionate and experienced DAY RA to support student growth and development in a residential setting. The role focuses on fostering a positive environment and supervising the dormitory operations to ensure safety and order.

The position requires one year of experience, a high school diploma or GED, and a valid driver’s license. Responsibilities include supervising meals and activities, coordinating with counselors and staff, and

Qualifications

• One year of experience required.
• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Valid State Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Ensures orderly and clean living conditions by providing dormitory inspections.
• Provides supervision for the cafeteria, special activities and other areas of the program scheduled or assigned.
• Assists in the packing of student belongings and inventories student belongings.
• Maintains communication with students' counselors, instructors, and with other staff members; attends staff in-service trainings.
• Establishes a close working relationship with students and motivates them, dealing justly and impartially regardless of their ability, achievement or background.
• Submits time sheets as per center policy.
• Assists and trains student leaders per center policy.
• Transports students to various activities and events.
• Maintains an environment wherein students and staff feel safe and secure.
• Maintains logbooks as directed and authorized.
• Ensures students meet their morning schedule (awakenings, dressing, breakfast, cleanliness, and departure to class).
• Ensures buildings are secure and clean; allows vendors in dorm as needed.
• Orders dorm supplies and delivers to the dorm; picks up items from vendors as needed.
• Develops a working relationship by dealing justly and equally with all students.
• Conducts periodic checks and maintains order and discipline in assigned dorm.
• Conducts safety and fire inspections.
• Picks up student mail and ensures mail is secure.
• Maintains a log of activities during the shift.
• Works towards meeting performance management goals.
• Follows CDSS plan and code of Conduct daily.
• Complies with all guidelines, regulations, notices, policies, and procedures.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree

Job description

RA - DAY

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Horizons Youth Services at Milwaukee Job Corps Center provides innovative, quality educational and job training programs to enable young people to succeed in today’s competitive job market and keep pace with the ever‑changing dynamics of our worldwide economy.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced DAY RA to help lead student growth and development at our residential trade school, focusing on fostering a supportive and positive environment for our students.

Job Summary: Responsible for a paraprofessional level of student support and performance duties necessary for an orderly operation of the dormitory program. Responsible for the supervision of students to ensure a safe and secure environment.

Duties:

• Ensures orderly and clean living conditions by providing dormitory inspections


• Provides supervision for the cafeteria, special activities (on and off center) and other areas of the program scheduled or assigned.


• Assists in the packing of student belongings and inventories student belonging.


• 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 and motivates them, dealing justly and impartially regardless of their ability, achievement or background.


• Follows all non-health standing orders.


• Submits time sheets as per center policy.


• Assists and trains student leaders per center policy.


• Transports students to various activities and events.


• Maintains an environment wherein students and staff feel safe and secure.


• Maintains logbooks as directed and authorized.


• Ensures students meet their morning schedule which consists of:
  
  
  
  • Awakenings on time
  
  
  • Being properly dressed before leaving the dorm
  
  
  • Attending breakfast if desired
  
  
  • Form and grounds are clean and neat
  
  
  • Leaving for class on time
  
  
  
  


• Ensures that buildings are always secure and clean. Allows vendors in dorm as needed.


• Orders dorm supplies and delivers to the dorm. Pick up items from vendors as needed.


• Develops a working relationship by dealing justly and equally with all students.


• Conducts periodic checks and maintains order and discipline in his/her assigned dorm.


• Conducts safety and fire inspections.


• Picks up student mail and ensures the mail is secure at all times.


• Maintains a log of activities taking place during the shift.


• Works towards meeting performance management goals.


• Follows CDSS plan and code of Conduct system daily.


• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins and Center policies and practices, contract specifications, Horizons Youth Services policies, and center operating procedures and practices.


• Models, mentors, monitors appropriate Career Success Standards.


• Helps students become more employable.


• Participates in PRH mandated staff training.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience: One year of experience required.

Education:High School Diploma or GED required. Associated Degree preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid State Drivers' License.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk; to reach with hands and arms and talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to sit; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to taste and to smell. The employee must be able to occasionally life and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level can vary from moderate to loud.