Residential Advisor

Distinction, LLC; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinction, LLC is seeking a dormitory supervisor for evenings, overnights, and weekends to supervise Job Corps trainees. The role provides a safe, mentoring environment, monitors daily activities, and supports trainees in meeting performance goals and work readiness standards.

The position is non-exempt/hourly with a 10% overnight shift differential (11:30pm–8:30am). Requires guiding youth, maintaining records, and coordinating with staff to ensure orderly dorm life and compliance with center

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• 1–2 years’ experience in counseling, education, social work, rehabilitation, or vocational guidance.
• Associate’s degree in a behavioral health field from an accredited college or university a plus.
• Valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students and act as a mentor, promoting safe, supportive dormitory life.
• Ensure students meet schedules, wake on time, and arrive on time for school/work assignments.
• Prepare students for training days, including appropriate dress and readiness.
• Monitor hygiene, room chores, and other daily activities.
• Maintain cleanliness and readiness of dorms and bulletin boards.
• Provide informal counseling on stress management and responsible behavior.
• Document student progress and input data into records.
• Prepare reports to document student progress and center activities.
• Communicate between management, staff, and students.
• Lead life skills groups and discussions on budgeting and lease chores.
• Teach SST curriculum as defined by PRH and center.
• Attend required trainings and maintain safe work environment.

Skills

Mentoring

Behavior management

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

High School diploma

Associate’s degree in behavioral health (a plus)

Job description

About the role

There is a 10% shift differential for overnight positions. 11:30pm to 8:30am

This position is only for Evenings, Overnights, and Weekends.

This is a non-exempt/hourly SCA covered position. Provides safe, supportive, and predictable environment in dormitory supervision of Job Corps trainees in their daily activities, monitoring their progress in attaining performance contract goals and objectives and utilizing behavior management and intentional and consistent Core-Value-driven practices. Conducts dormitory operations in accordance with center operating policy and procedures and in accordance with operation procedures. Demonstrates on-going commitment to preparing young people for the workforce by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring excellence in the eight Career Success Standards of: workplace relations and ethics; information management; communications; multicultural awareness; personal growth and development; career and personal planning; interpersonal skills and independent living.

What you’ll do

• Assists students in adjusting to Center life by providing supervision, behavior modification and acting as a mentor.
• Ensures students meet required schedule, waking on time and arriving on time for school or work assignment.
• Ensures students are adequately prepared for the training day, e.g., dressed appropriately.
• Provides daily supervision or assistance in monitoring students in personal hygiene, room/chore assignments, and other activities.
• Ensures dorms are always clean and inspection ready.
• Provides informal counseling related to stress management, personal problem, etc., and provides insight into responsible behavior and attitudes.
• Documents student records according to PRH, inputting all relevant student data.
• Prepares applicable reports to ensure accurate documentation of student progress.
• Maintains dormitory bulletin boards with updated student and center information.
• 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.
• Teaches SST curriculum as defined by the PRH and the center.
• Participates in ESPs for students in assigned dormitory.
• Assesses the need for confidentiality balanced with the need to report situations on behalf of students to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff.
• Contacts family members for consent for pass system as warranted.
• Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to students in the event of injury, illness, emotional trauma, etc.
• Provides CPR/First Aid as warranted.
• Meets individually a minimum of once a month with students on assigned dorm, documenting the meeting.
• Performs and documents regular perimeter checks of dorm and outside perimeter to ensure safety and security.
• Facilitates weekly dorm meetings which include accountability checks.
• Ensures all equipment and facilities are clean and maintained in accordance with center, and DOL standards.
• Creates a warm, welcoming atmosphere for students.
• Ensures student rooms and bulletin boards are maintained per established standards.
• Ensures assigned dormitory and its outdoor area are maintained in good repair, cleanliness, and order.
• Ensures use of federal equipment is within DOL, and center guidelines.
• Attends all required training sessions.
• Maintains a work environment of zero accident and injuries including no loss-time accidents.
• Ensures a work environment that provides an equal opportunity for all.
• Cultivate and maintain a positive climate on center that is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
• Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills including personal responsibility and computer fluency.
• Maintains accountability of staff, students, and property, adheres to safety practices in all areas of responsibility.
• May assist with other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• One - two years’ experience in a related field such as counseling, education, social work, rehabilitation, or vocational guidance.
• Associate’s degree in a behavioral health field from an accredited college or university a plus.
• Able to complete all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
• Able to read email daily and reply to messages in a timely manner based on urgency and importance.
• Valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record.

Additional Requirements:

Must be able to compose descriptive reports; use appropriate techniques to implement programmatic activities; verbally direct individuals and groups; remedy dysfunctional behavior; intervene with students in crisis with aggression control/safe physical management restraint techniques; successfully complete mandated training courses. Knowledge of methods needed to instill appropriate behavior as well as work and study habits in adolescent students, housekeeping techniques, and management. Ability to read, comprehend, interpret, communicate, and execute instructions fluently in English. Ability to effectively relate to trainee population. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Position requires an ability to operate office equipment. In addition, individual must be able to interact with team members and maintain an effective working relationship with all facility staff and departments.