Resident Advisor/ Direct Care Staff

YES to YOUTH-Montgomery County Youth Services; Texas; On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County Youth Services is seeking a Resident Advisor for the Emergency Shelter Program. The role provides daily care and supervision, modeling positive behavior, and ensuring youth safety in a structured environment.

You will adapt to a flexible schedule, including potential night and weekend shifts, to meet shelter needs. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor’s degree preferred, and prior work with at-risk youth.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Experience working with at-risk youth is required; residential setting experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain required supervision and safety ratios for all youth at all times.
• Provide nurturing, structured daily routines and monitor media for appropriate content.
• Assist residents with goals, daily living activities, and transportation when needed.
• Document incidents, logs, and reports promptly and accurately for shift handovers.
• Interact with parents, caseworkers, teachers, and staff in a supportive, collaborative way.

Skills

Good oral and written communication

Ability to connect with youth

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred

Job description

Job Description

Job Description MONTGOMERY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES

Job Title: Resident Advisor Department: Shelter Services

Reports To: Shelter Director FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

Summary of Resident Advisor Position:

To provide daily care and supervision, positive role-modeling, structure and support to the youth in the Emergency Shelter Program to ensure their health, safety and well-being are protected. The Shelter schedule is set a month at a time, but the ideal candidate will be able to pick up additional shifts with short notice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, and other duties may be assigned:

• Maintain required supervision and ratio at all times ensuring the safety and well-being of all youth in your care. Complete required safety checks on a varied schedule but not to exceed 15 minutes or less as required.
• Maintain a nurturing, therapeutic and safe environment by establishing and following a consistent daily routine, providing appropriate supervision at all times; monitoring environment and mass media (movies, TV, radio, written materials, and cell phone usage) for appropriate content.
• Assign and monitor completion of age appropriate chores, develop, plan and execute appropriate and enriching activities to decrease boredom and restlessness, and request necessary supplies for special occasions and/or special activities.
• Maintain living areas in a good state of cleanliness and order, and maintain adequate supplies for cleaning.
• Providing for the children’s physical needs by obtaining and helping children maintain clean, adequate, appropriate clothing and other personal items and by teaching children personal grooming habits and nutritional values.
• Recognizing signs and symptoms of illness, by treating minor ailments and seeking appropriate guidance from the shelter supervisor. Filling prescriptions as needed; administering medications as prescribed by the child's physician as well as monitoring for side effects.
• Submitting prompt, accurate documents such as serious incident reports, daily logs, accident reports, restraint reports, and other pertinent information. Pass along related information to the staff working the next shift.
• Assist residents with goals, daily living activities, and transporting children when necessary.
• Guiding children and establishing a trusting relationship with mutual respect, by listening to children with compassion and concern, by using praise and encouragement for positive behavior and consequences (natural or imposed) for inappropriate behavior, and by providing support for a child when needed.
• Inspiring each child through innovative techniques to achieve their maximum potential and develop inner strength, being a positive leader in the shelter, and displaying appropriate boundaries and role modeling of adult interactions.
• Positively interacting with parents, caseworkers, teachers, therapists and other staff by recognizing that children need to feel they are a part of a family, peer group and the community and avoiding criticism of children’s families and friends.
• Responsible for supervising and interacting with residents while maintaining appropriate boundaries, communication, consistency, flexibility and compassion.
• Positively interact with volunteers, donors and visitors.
• Conduct drug testing as requested by the Shelter Director or designee.
• Ability to work various shifts including nights and weekends.
• Attend all required shelter and agency wide meetings. Maintain up to date on all shelter communication.
• Complete all training required by program management and DFPS licensing minimum standards such as; Trauma Informed Care, Recognizing and Reporting Child Sexual Abuse, Psychotropic Medication, Normalcy Training, and Sex Trafficking.
• Perform other duties related to the job as assigned by the Shelter Director or designee.

Minimum Education and Training:

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Formal professional experience working with at-risk youth required; experience working with youth in a residential setting preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to connect with youth while maintaining good boundaries and being a positive role model
• Good oral and written communication skills.