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…

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