Residential Educator

Andrews Osborne Academy; Willoughby (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-campus housing

Meals provided when dining services in

Utilities provided by Academy

Professional development

Job summary

Andrews Osborne Academy seeks a part-time Residential Educator who will live on campus and serve as a mentor and leader for boarding students. You will support welfare, safety, development, and belonging within a structured Residential Life program.

The role includes planning housing activities, documenting learning experiences, and partnering with staff to maintain a positive boarding environment. A strong emphasis is placed on supervision and student care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead weekly house meetings aligned with the Residential Curriculum.
• Plan, lead, and document residential learning experiences and discussions.
• Build relationships with boarding students and provide mentorship and guidance.
• Help students develop independence, accountability, and positive habits.
• Partner with proctors and staff to build house culture and belonging.
• Participate in boarding and school events supporting student experience.
• Maintain visible adult presence in residence during duty periods.
• Share responsibility for daily residence operations with a co-Resident Educator.
• Fulfill evening, overnight, weekend, break-period, and special-event duties.
• Monitor attendance, check-ins, and student movement using Academy systems.
• Conduct wake-up rolls, study hall, curfews, and room inspections as required.
• Administer and document student medication when trained.
• Respond to student concerns and escalate to leadership as needed.
• Support student travel, arrival, and boarding program operations.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, welcoming residence aligned with expectations.

Skills

Experience with adolescents

Strong judgment

Interpersonal skills

Professional boundaries

Technology proficiency

Tools

Orah

Google Chat

Shared reporting systems

Job description

• 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.