Job Details

The Residential Advisor position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and basic skills (academic) training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.

Description of Duties:

• Assists students in adjusting to Center life by providing supervision, behavior modification and acting as a mentor.
• Ensures that students meet required schedule, waking on time and being on time for school or work assignment.
• Ensures that students are adequately prepared for the training day; students are dressed appropriately, etc.
• Provides daily supervision or assistance in monitoring students in personal hygiene, room/chore assignments, special recreation activities, cafeteria monitoring, transportation, and programmed activities.
• Provides informal counseling related to stress management, personal problems, emergency or home situations, etc., and provides insight into responsible behavior and attitudes.
• Prepares reports and forms and annotates logs to ensure accurate documentation of daily observations of student's progress, performance, behavior and attitudes, staff breaks, emergency information, communication information, references to critical information contained in folders.
• Contacts family members for consent for pass system as warranted.
• Performs and documents regular perimeter checks of dorm and outside perimeter to ensure safety and security.
• Attends all training sessions and staff meetings as scheduled.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Previous experience working with youths preferred.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check!
• As a Federal Contractor, while North Dakota law may allow individuals to consume marijuana if they have a qualifying medical condition, marijuana is still illegal under federal law. A positive drug screen with a medical marijuana card will result in an offer not being made.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Human Learning Systems and Quentin Burdick Job Corps provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. HLS and Quentin Burdick Job Corps also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws.