Residential Advisor

*Job Description *
Shriver Job Corps Center provides students aged 16-24 with free hands-on vocational training and the opportunity to earn their High School Diploma or Equivalent. Our academic and career training programs are accredited and lead to national industry-recognized credentials.

Our 21-acre campus is nestled away minutes off of Route 2 in Devens, MA. We service between 200 and 300 students at any given time with rolling admissions weekly. Most students reside on campus, while some commute daily. Our staff value the student experience and often cite the personal impact of what we do as a major factor of employment satisfaction. In addition, we have amenities that are open for staff to utilize such as a gym, basketball courts, full-service cafeteria, and more as well as full benefits packages offered to eligible employees.

*Job Description *

• Responsible for providing proper guidance to students to ensure positive group living relations and achievement in the Job Corps program.
• Provide guidance for students to achieve a positive attitude and proper behavior in dormitory living situation and to accomplish their goals and objectives.
• Determine, recommend, and arrange student visits to counselor.
• Assist in unit activities, as designated, including unit government.
• Patrol and monitor dormitories and center as required ensuring safety and proper behavior of students; resolve potential or occurring problems.
• Prepare the daily operations report, pass list, and other administrative correspondence relating to students.
• Direct students and assist in the cleanup and maintenance of the dormitory.
• Recommend or requisition supplies to provide needs for dorm living and safety of students.
• Maintain dormitory and individual student files; ensure files are complete, updated and contain all required documentation.
• Enter student case notes in the center information system.
• Participate in career development services system by ensuring a safe living environment and creating positive peer leadership role modeling techniques within the dorm.
• Provide guidance, counseling, group sessions and independent living skills.
• It is expected the incumbent will work overtime when directed to do so.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.
• Provide positive, quality customer services to students, staff and other center customers.
• Support, promote, and enforce the Job Corps' Zero Tolerance Policy.
• Promote the development of career success standards by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students where necessary and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Auto req ID
BR

*Minimum Education Required *
High School/GED

Job_Category
Youth Services

City*
Devens

State*
Massachusetts

Job Code
Program_Support_Specialist Program_Support_Specialist

Affiliate Sponsor
Shriver Job Corps

Salary Range
$30,000-$45,000