Residential Counselor

Western Kentucky University; Bowling Green (KY); Sur place; USD 27 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition waiver

Bookstore discount

Fitness facility access

Housing provided

Résumé du poste

Western Kentucky University seeks a Residential Counselor for the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky. This 10-month live-in position reports to the Assistant Director of Residential Life and becomes a WKU employee.

Responsibilities include creating a safe living/learning environment, mentoring students, coordinating academic support, and advising student clubs, with on-call coverage and crisis response as needed.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build mentoring relationships with students consistent with Gatton Creed.
• Effective leadership, mentorship, and organizational skills.
• Ability to make sound ethical decisions in crises.
• Willingness to serve as a role model for students.

Responsabilités

• Creates and manages a safe, healthy living/learning environment in the residence hall.
• Advises and counsels students to foster a supportive living environment.
• Develops a supportive community through programs aligned with Integrity, Compassion, and Respect.
• Provides on-call support to students on a rotation basis.
• Monitors and documents student progress in academics and personal growth.
• Provides support and referrals during emotional and physical crises.
• Coordinates academic support with Gatton staff and serves on the Student Support Team.
• Serves as advisor/liaison for clubs and activities.
• Leads Gatton study abroad programs.

Connaissances

Verbal communication

Written communication

Mentoring relationships

Leadership

Crisis decision making

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Description du poste

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a student-centered, applied-research institution committed to providing its students with a transformative academic and social experience and to elevating its surrounding communities. Founded in 1906, WKU is the third largest public four-year institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with approximately 16,293 students and nearly 2,612 faculty and staff employees.

Western Kentucky University is committed to empowering its campus community. At the heart of our mission, we seek to provide holistic education and employment experiences that prepare students, faculty, and staff to become effective scholars, contributors, and leaders in our ever-evolving communities.

Located 65 miles north of Nashville, TN, and just over 100 miles south of Louisville, KY, WKU's main campus is in Bowling Green, KY - a city with approximately 70,000 residents. Our population is ethnically diverse, with more than 85 languages spoken in and around Bowling Green, and people from 35 nationalities call our community home.

Western Kentucky University seeks to attract talented faculty and staff who are inspired individually to contribute to WKU's strategic plans and ongoing success. We offer comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families, including domestic partners and other qualified dependents and take pride in providing a workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life. Paid-time off for holidays, vacation and sick leave, and a tuition discount program for employees and dependents are also provided. Learn more about WKU and Bowling Green at wku.edu/about.

Job Description:

The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky seeks qualified candidates for the position of Residential Counselor. The Gatton Academy is a public residential STEM program established and funded by the Kentucky legislature. It is located on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Students complete their last two years of high school in the program while earning at least 60 hours of college credit. This is a 10-month live-in position that reports to the Assistant Director of Residential Life. Gatton staff are employees of WKU.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates and manages a safe, healthy, and nurturing living/learning environment within the residence hall. (25%)
• Advises, counsels, and seeks to develop students through individual interactions and by creating and sustaining a supportive living environment. (25%)
• Develops a supportive community consistent with the Gatton Academy's creed of Integrity, Compassion, and Respect through creative educational, cultural, social, and recreational programming. (10%)
• Provides on-call support to students on a rotation basis. (10%)
• Monitors and documents student progress in academics and personal growth. (10%)
• Provides appropriate support and referrals for students during emotional and physical crises. (5%)
• Provides academic support services in coordination with other Gatton staff and serves on the Student Support Team. (5%)
• Serves as an advisor and liaison for clubs and activities. (5%)
• Provides leadership and supervision on Gatton study abroad programs. (5%)

Essential Functions

Create a Supportive Learning Environment

• Collaborate with all Gatton Residential Counselors and staff to create and sustain a community that fosters student learning, independence, and academic success.
• Establish rapport and develop mentoring relationships with students.
• Live on student wing and serve as a role model/mentor in all areas of personal, relational, and academic life.
• Provide day-to-day intervention and crisis response.
• Play an integral role acclimating students to Gatton in student orientation week.
• Transport students in University owned or rented vehicles.
• Implement Gatton initiatives, particularly those focused on student retention.

Administrative or Managerial Functions

• Maintain and oversee wing programming and supply budget.
• Assess the efficacy of programs and activities.
• Report and keep record of maintenance and security issues within the wing.
• Communicate regularly with parents in support of students and to foster parental involvement in Gatton.
• Collaborate with housekeeping and facilities staff to maintain a living environment conducive to learning.
• Staff and support the front desk as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build effective mentoring relationships with students in keeping with Gatton's Creed of Integrity, Compassion, and Respect.
• Effective leadership, mentorship, and organizational skills.
• Ability to make sound, ethical decisions in times of crisis.
• Willingness to serve as a role model for students in work ethic, attitude, and respect for others.

Compensation and Benefits

• 10-month contract paid over a 12-month period
• Partially furnished room with cable, internet service, utilities, local phone service (fair market value of approximately $10,000 per year). Room use is restricted to the employee only.
• Salary of $30,000 annually, with benefits package including options for medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, partial University tuition waiver, University Bookstore discount, and reduced price membership to the University's health and fitness facility.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Experience working in residential life at the secondary or post-secondary level as hall director, residential assistant, desk clerk, or similar position.
• Must be able to reside on a single-gender residential wing within Gatton's residence hall.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and hold a valid driver's license.
• Must be willing to submit to a state and national criminal history background check.

Additional Information:

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, may contact the Office of Institutional Equity at 270-745-5121 for assistance. To report concerns related to WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy, No. 0.2040 and/or WKU's Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy, No. 0.2070, please complete the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Reporting Form . Additional information regarding Title IX, including contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and reporting options, is available on WKU's Title IX website .

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