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To provide evening, overnight and weekend supervision for Transitional Living clients ages 18-24. Including handling of emergencies and/or crisis intervention.

Residential Advisor Job Duties:

• Document and report all significant resident, program and facility information.
• Participate in program activities.
• Provide crisis intervention and conflict resolution.
• Provide emergency transportation.
• Complete activity reports on violations of program rules/regulations and/or any incidents that occur during shift.
• Distribute and log out medication to residents.
• Conduct grounds check for safety issues
• Complete assigned cleaning duties and program laundry on shift (to include but not limited to vacuuming office, cleaning bathrooms, kitchen, sweeping and mopping)
• Report all incidents to program directors.
• Assisting with life skills presentations.
• Creating blank intake files.
• Participate in all required team and staff meetings.
• Maintain accurate and timely records for each participant.
• Sanitizing and keeping Main Stay intake area clean and tidy.
• Data entry as assigned.
• Complete RHYTTAC trainings as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Program Directors.

Residential Advisor Skills and Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and experience working with at risk youth or in the human service field.
• Experience with crisis intervention and daily documentation
• Previous experience working with at-risk youth
• Able to interact effectively with youth from a variety of social/cultural backgrounds
• Able to provide client transportation. Valid CA driver's license and clean driving record
• Team player
• Ability to facilitate groups
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good computer knowledge and skills.
• Clear state and FBI criminal background check.
• Able to lift and/or carry up to 20 lbs.
• Able to walk up and down stairs multiple times a day.

Work environment:

• Indoor environment
• Moderate/loud noise level.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position.
• Light work that includes moving objects from one location to another.
• The person in this position needs to frequently move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, check-in on clients.
• Regularly ascends/descends stairs to check in on clients.

Pay:

$17.50 - $18.50 per hour

Work Location:

In person