Resident Advisor

PURPOSE:

Functions as part of a therapeutic team providing support in a rehabilitative program to individuals residing in a Transitional (Independent) Living Program. This position assists with maintaining a therapeutic environment that promotes fairness, safety, and hope.  Provides guidance and direction to residents to aid in successfully achieving their goals; to teach/model/coach and support individuals toward the attainment of being safe and assisting them in meeting their basic physiological, safety, and love and belonging needs.

 

     ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS-JOB DUTIES: 

 

Exemplifies an attitude and behavior that models the organization’s values to staff, program participants, service providers and the community-at-large.

 

1.  Program Staffing

The Residential Advisor position is a member of the program staff who will work within the team to provide continued guidance, support, and programming to the residents.  

Such activities include:

•      Review facility logs, discuss operational issues with coworkers, supervise program activities for residents, and communicate any issues to Director of Independent Living, or designee.

•      Review non-case specific e-mail or other correspondence.

•   Review and completion of communication/shift change logs.

·      Complete timecard by clocking in and out independently and completing expense reports as needed.

·      Complete daily checklists

 

 

2.  Maintain physical site: 

The Resident Advisor will work daily with the residents and will participate in activities at the physical location.    

Such activities include:

·         Reporting any maintenance issues to Supervisor

·         Completing monthly fire drills

·         Assisting residents in ensuring apartments stay clean, organized, and pass weekly inspections.

 

3.  Training:

The Resident Advisor will participate in training and development as required by licensing standards and program requirements.

Such activities include:

·         Supervision (As recipient)

·         Crisis Prevention & Intervention Training

·         Training - time engaged in or preparing for training, either as a trainer of other employees, or as a trainee

 

4.    Program needs: 

The Resident Advisor will ensure the care and well-being of each youth in the program. This includes positive interactions with youth, mentoring, encouraging, and providing instruction needed to achieve each youth’s individual goals.

                 Such Activities include:

•      Routine daily supervision of residents;

•      Supervision of youth during the course of the school day or during the course of extra-curricular activities;

•      Travel/transportation of residents to/from changes in placement, case reviews, court hearings, appointments such as medical or counseling, work, etc.;

•      Assist residents with developing goals for their ISPs;

•      Interviewing residents and completing Assessments;

•      Direct administration of drug tests;

•      Administering medications;

•      Routine administration of first aid to the youth;

•      Documentation: Progress Notes/paperwork pertaining to child’s/youth’s daily activities, including incident reports

·    Crisis Prevention & Intervention

·    Ensuring safety, security, and emergency procedures of the facility

·   Providing the child(ren) with requested information about needed services, directing an individual to needed treatment, aid or information.

·   Preparation and implementation of youth groups

·    All other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

    JOB REQUIREMENTS:

 

· EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT: Specific Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:
The Resident Advisor shall have a high school diploma or general education development certificate

CPR/1st Aid Certification (company will provide training)

 

·  ESSENTIAL JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Ability for form and inform relationships;

Ability to comprehend and follow rules/guidelines;
Ability to enforce program specific rules

 

· PREFERRED JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE:
  One (1) year of experience working with youth in a residential settings
  Microsoft 365 Suite
  Basic Computer Knowledge

 

·  ORIENTATION:
   Complete both online and in person training

 

· YEARLY TRAINING:

40 hours mandated by OCYF

 

· ADDITIONAL MANDATORY ANNUAL TRAINING:
   PA Mandated and Permissive Reporting
   Trauma-Informed Care
   Project Starfish
   Crisis Prevention & Intervention

         PA Medication Administration

         Supporting Children & Families with Disabilities

         HIPAA & Confidentiality

 

· CLEARANCES: 
   National Sex Offender Registry (Completed every 5 years)
   FBI Clearance: Completed every 3 years)
   PA State Police Background: (Completed every 3 years)
   PA Child Abuse Clearance (Completed every 3 years)
   Physical and TB Test (Completed Every two years)

 

·  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
   Position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule.
   State-issued Photo ID

         

WORKING CONDITIONS:
 Position involves possible exposure in the following harmful elements.

             Element:                         Degree of Exposure (Occasional, Frequent, Continuous)                     

          Blood/body fluids:                                       Occasional

MISCELLANEOUS:
Each member of the Organization’s workforce may only access to the minimum information necessary to perform that workforce member’s particular job functions. Workforce members will have access to all Resident Emergency Packets, and not the resident’s complete file.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand, walk upstairs/downstairs, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  This also includes snow removal and helping residents move.

SUMMARY STATEMENT: The position outlined above is not meant to be limited to the tasks described, but merely to serve as a guideline for job performance.

****** City Mission Living-stones Inc.  is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in our hiring and employment practices.