Youth Care Resident Advisor Trainee

State of Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State benefits

Job summary

State of Maryland is seeking entry-level Resident Advisor Trainees for the Baltimore area to supervise and guide youth in juvenile facilities. The role involves observing youth behavior, intervening to de-escalate situations, and teaching daily living skills while promoting a safe, constructive environment.

Positions require graduation from high school or equivalent, with preferred associates in related fields.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience: None.

Responsibilities

• Learns to escort groups of youth to and from daily activities at the facility and to supervise their conduct during movement and daily activities.
• Learns to observe individual and group behaviors and to determine when intervention or guidance is needed by the youth under his/her care.
• Learns to intervene in situations involving agitated or overwrought youth to prevent fights and to de-escalate potentially harmful behaviors.
• Learns to promote an environment conducive to learning helpful alternative behaviors by encouraging communication among youth and staff, guiding and critiquing group discussions, offering advice at appropriate junctures and serving as a mentor and role model for resident youth.
• Learns to monitor the behavior of youth and assist them in complying with daily and weekly schedules of attending classes, completing school assignments, sleeping, eating and performing personal hygiene tasks.
• Learns to record behavior observations, prepare progress and incident reports on assigned youth for review by supervisors, and recommend behavioral sanctions.

Education

High School Diploma

Associate degree (Criminal Justice, Social or Behavioral Sciences)

Job description

State of Maryland is seeking entry-level Resident Advisor Trainees for the Baltimore area to supervise and guide youth in juvenile facilities. The role involves observing youth behavior, intervening to de-escalate situations, and teaching daily living skills while promoting a safe, constructive environment.

Positions require graduation from high school or equivalent, with preferred associates in related fields.