Residential Advisor

To be considered for position, please submit application & resume at: https://www.sfis.k12.nm.us/why-sfis/careers

Description

The Residential Advisor is responsible for providing supervision, support, and guidance to students residing in the dormitory before and after school, evenings, weekends, and other assigned times. The Residential Advisor promotes a safe, structured, respectful, and supportive residential environment while attending to the diverse academic, social, emotional, and daily living needs of students. This position requires maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, respecting student privacy and dignity, and following all applicable school, residential, health, safety, and confidentiality policies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS, & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises students in the residential setting on a daily basis.
• Ensures students are accounted for by completing physical room checks, perimeter checks, and other required supervision procedures.
• Ensures daily structured schedules and residential routines are followed.
• Enforces the SFIS Student/Staff Handbook and applicable residential policies and regulations.
• Follows SFIS student health and safety guidelines and established residential procedures.
• Maintains the cleanliness, security, and safety of the dormitory.
• Promotes a welcoming, healthy, respectful, and safe environment for students, parents, and staff.
• Respects student privacy, dignity, and personal boundaries while carrying out residential supervision responsibilities.
• Reads and maintains logs documenting events related to student behavior, activities, incidents, and other pertinent information.
• Records daily student attendance in NASIS.
• Collaborates with other residential staff to complete daily and weekly attendance reports.
• Supervises academic study hall, tutoring, recreational activities, and other student activities on and off campus.
• Coordinates with staff and other programs to plan and implement Evening Program (EP) activities.
• Serves as a positive role model and provides appropriate guidance and support to students.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties and light clerical duties, including answering phones, taking messages, maintaining supply lists, and maintaining student records.
• Assists with planning and facilitating Health & Wellness programming.
• Transports students with director/supervisor approval.
• Maintains appropriate professional boundaries when interacting with students and follows all student supervision and safety requirements.
• Upholds the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and SFIS confidentiality policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to recognize and resolve routine problems and appropriately refer non-routine matters to more experienced Residential Advisors, counselors, administrators, or other designated personnel.
• Ability to prepare and maintain simple reports, records, and forms.
• Ability to complete basic housekeeping tasks and safely operate housekeeping equipment.
• Flexibility to work evenings, nights, and weekends.
• Knowledge of, and experience working with, Pueblos, Tribes, and tribally controlled organizations is preferred.
• Strong organization, time management, task prioritization, and action-planning skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate respectfully, clearly, and concisely in person, by telephone, email, text, and other written forms.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when working with students and sensitive information.
• Ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional boundaries with students.
• High level of integrity, commitment, and work ethic.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Knowledge of safety, quality, and cost objectives.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, administrators, parents/guardians, and community members.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond appropriately to unexpected situations or emergencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with adolescents or in a residential, educational, youth development, or related setting.
• Experience working with Native American students and/or Native American or Tribal entities.
• Experience providing supervision, mentoring, guidance, or support to youth.
• Experience working in a school, dormitory, residential, or student services environment.Summary

Pay: $19.53 - $24.41 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person