Residential Educator

ANDREWS OSBORNE ACADEMY; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-campus housing

Meals provided when dining services in

Utilities provided by the Academy

Professional development and training

Job summary

Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio, seeks Residential Educators to live on campus and mentor boarding students within the Residential Life program.

The role emphasizes leadership, safety, and community, combining educational programming, mentorship, and residential supervision. Responsibilities include weekly meetings, documenting learning experiences, and collaboration with staff to foster belonging and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adolescents in education, youth development, student life, residential life, counseling, coaching, or related settings.
• Strong judgment, reliability, interpersonal skills, and communication skills.
• Ability to build trust with students while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Willingness to live on campus and fulfill evening/overnight/weekend duties.

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead weekly house meetings aligned with Residential Curriculum and student needs.
• Plan, lead, and document residential learning experiences aligned with life skills and wellbeing.
• Build relationships with boarding students and provide mentorship.
• Help students develop independence, accountability, and positive habits.
• Partner with proctors and staff to build house culture and student belonging.
• Participate in boarding and school events to support the student experience.
• Maintain a visible adult presence in residence during duty periods.
• Share day-to-day residence operations with a co-Residential Educator.
• Fulfill evening, overnight, weekend, and break responsibilities as scheduled.
• Monitor attendance and student movement through academy systems.
• Conduct wake-up rolls, study halls, curfews, and room inspections as required.
• Administer and document student medications as trained.
• Respond to student concerns and escalate to leadership as needed.
• Support student travel, arrivals, and departures within the boarding program.
• Help maintain a clean, welcoming residence aligned with Academy expectations.

Skills

Experience with adolescents

Strong judgment

Interpersonal skills

Ability to live on campus

Tech proficiency: Orah/Google Chat

Tools

Orah

Google Chat

Shared reporting systems

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Part Time Willoughby, OH, US

Employment Status and Compensation

• Part-time employee
• Required on-campus housing
• Standard utilities provided by the Academy
• Meals provided when school dining services are in operation
• Professional development and training related to residential life responsibilities

Residence in Academy-provided housing is required because of the nature of the Residential Educator role and the Academy's boarding program.

Position Overview

Residential Educators live within the boarding community and serve as mentors, guides, and adult leaders who support the welfare, safety, development, and belonging of boarding students. The position is part of the Academy's Residential Life program and combines educational programming, student mentorship, and residential supervision.

Residential Educators contribute to a structured and supportive living environment that promotes student growth, independence, accountability, healthy routines, leadership, and strong community citizenship.

Educational and Student Development Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead weekly house meetings aligned with the Academy's Residential Curriculum and current student needs.
• Plan, lead, and document residential learning experiences and discussions aligned with the Academy's Residential Curriculum, including leadership, life skills, wellness, personal responsibility, community engagement, and global awareness.
• Build meaningful relationships with boarding students and provide regular mentorship, support, and guidance.
• Help students develop independence, accountability, self-discipline, and positive habits of residential community life.
• Partner with proctors, residential staff, and student leaders to build house culture and student belonging.
• Participate in important boarding and school events that support the overall student experience.

Residential Supervision and Student Care Responsibilities

• Maintain a visible and engaged adult presence in the residence during assigned active-duty periods.
• Share responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the residence with a co-Residential Educator using the established rotation and published coverage model.
• Fulfill assigned evening, overnight residential, weekend, break-period, snow-day, and special-event responsibilities according to the published Residential Life schedule.
• Monitor attendance, check-ins, student movement, passes, and accountability through Orah and other Academy systems.
• Conduct wake-up rolls, study hall supervision, curfew checks, lights-out procedures, room checks, and house inspections as required.
• Administer and document student medication as trained and directed.
• Respond to student concerns, emergencies, and house conflicts, escalating concerns appropriately to Residential Life leadership, Health Services, Wellness, or administration.
• Support student travel, arrival, departure, and other operational aspects of the boarding program.
• Help maintain a residence that is clean, orderly, welcoming, and aligned with Academy expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adolescents in education, youth development, student life, residential life, counseling, coaching, or related settings
• Strong judgment, reliability, interpersonal skills, and communication skills
• Ability to build trust with students while maintaining clear professional boundaries and expectations
• Ability to manage responsibility in a structured boarding environment
• Comfort with technology and communication tools, including Orah, Google Chat, and shared reporting systems
• Willingness to live on campus and fulfill assigned evening, overnight residential, and weekend responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a boarding school, residential program, camp, or youth-serving environment
• Background in education, counseling, social work, student affairs, or adolescent development
• First Aid and CPR certification, or willingness to complete required training

Residential Educators may maintain outside employment during daytime hours provided that outside work does not interfere with residential responsibilities, published duty schedules, responsiveness during assigned responsibilities, training, or required Academy events.