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About the Role
The resident advisor provides support and general supervision, oversees the therapeutic milieu and day-to-day functioning of clients, and maintains a safe and healthy therapeutic environment. This is an awake position providing 24/7 staff coverage, including holidays.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and assist residents with planning, shopping, and preparation of nutritious meals.
- Oversee residents’ grooming and personal hygiene.
- Supervise and assist residents with daily housekeeping tasks.
- Provide access to medical care, including basic first aid, arranging appointments, and transporting to medical facilities.
- Administer medication under DCF guidelines.
- Provide consistency and continuity of individual treatment programs.
- Support residents’ educational and vocational plans.
- Foster a stable and therapeutic environment by maintaining agency values and principles.
- Promote a positive, communicative environment with client providers.
- Assist in implementing plans for cultural and recreational activities.
- Protect residents from aggressive behaviors of other residents.
- Monitor visitor behavior and report unauthorized individuals.
- Assure fire prevention measures are followed.
- Document and report all incidents of risky or unsafe resident behavior.
- Provide and maintain a consistent, structured, yet flexible framework for daily routines, house rules, and policies.
- Foster positive resident behaviors by modeling and teaching constructive communication and conflict resolution.
- Transport residents to school, activities, appointments, and shopping excursions.
- Lead resident discussion groups to convey instructions, share information, organize activities, and resolve conflicts.
- Complete daily and monthly reports, critical incidents, and assigned paperwork accurately and timely.
- Attend weekly staff meetings and participate in assigned agency training programs.
Requirements
- Must have the ability to relate to a variety of people and situations.
- Must be able to work with other staff members as part of a team.
- Must provide a positive role model and represent positive cultural and moral values.
- Must possess a current valid driver’s license.
- Must have available use of a safe and roadworthy vehicle.
- Must ensure the Agency has proof of suitable automobile insurance at all times.
- Must be able to operate a personal computer with proficiency in Microsoft Word.
- Must pass a State Police check, a DCF protective service background check, and a motor vehicle check.
Skills
- Familiar with Trauma Theory.
- Familiar with Female Development.
- Familiar with Female-Responsive principles.
- Familiar with relational strength-based approaches to care.
- Good verbal communication skills.
- Good written communication skills.
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Awake position
Experience Level
- Experience working with behaviorally challenged and at-risk adolescents.
Education Level
- Associate’s Degree in a human service field.
- DCF Medication Administration certification.
- CPR certification.
- First Aid Course certificate.
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certificate.
- Risking Connections certificate.