Residential Shift Supervisor - Job Corps - Pittsburgh

Reports to the Social Development Director and is a salaried, exempt position. Supervises Dorm Coordinators and Residential Advisors. Directs and controls all phases of assigned group living area including the center’s dormitory career preparatory program. Demonstrates on-going commitment to preparing young people for the workforce by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring excellence in the eight Career Success Standards of: workplace relations and ethics; information management; communications; multicultural awareness; personal growth and development; career and personal planning; interpersonal skills and independent living.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental & Vision
• Life Insurance
• Employer Match 403b
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Great Dedicated Team to Work With

Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Demonstrates and abides by Odle Core Values and operating principles.
•    Serves as the Center’s Duty Officer
•    Supervise and control group living conditions, evaluate situations and conditions within the dormitory, make decisions or recommendations, and ensure a safe, clean, sanitary, orderly, comfortable, attractive, and productive living environment for students.
•    Perform administrative duties, e.g., Student Passes, leaves, evaluations, progress, emergencies, termination, etc. Attend meetings and all required training sessions.
•    Assists students in adjusting to Center life and making necessary behavior changes that will help build social development skills to enhance their ability to obtain employment and maintain a career.
•    Communicates with students’ families as required to solve problems and assure students’ well-being.
•    Coordinate’s activities of dormitory, e.g., recreation and entertainment on and off-center, dorm competitions, dorm court, as vital to student social development and career preparation/orientation.
•    Schedule residential staff and substitute staff to always ensure adequate coverage.
•    Train, direct and evaluation of assigned staff. Provides input to the Social Development Director regarding staff performance for appraisal.
•    Serves as channel of communication between Supervisors, Dorm Coordinators and Residential staff members.
•    Ensure clean-up and always maintain the dormitory. Requisition supplies as necessary to ensure the dormitory is “inspection ready” at all times.
•    Coordinate the student dormitory government activities.
•    Determine, recommend, and arrange student visits to counselor. Review problems related to assigned students with counselors.
•    Assist Recreation Department with activities and coverage as needed.
•    Coordinates career preparation (orientation) program goals with dormitory staff.
•    Helps foster the center’s behavioral management system including Job Corps’ zero tolerance policy.
•    Maintains student accountability during assigned shift including a running log of significant events prepared on the computer.
•    Provides cafeteria monitoring coverage, as necessary.
•    Identifies facility maintenance needs and initiates appropriate work requests as needed. 
•    Plans, organizes, and supervises all dormitory career preparation activities. Maintains a published schedule of all organized activities and ensures activities are carried out on a continuous basis.
•    Trains and supervises student leaders to assist newer students to adjust to center life.
•    Meets all new arriving students and begins student career preparation period through formal and informal lessons.
•    Works closely with all other departments, including leisure time program, leadership training school and work areas.
•    Facilitates small group training sessions on social, life, and employability skills.
•    Provides individual and group guidance on both an informal and formal basis in close coordination with other staff.
•    Provides weekly written progress reviews for all students during their first 60 days.
•    Cultivate and maintain a climate on center that is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect in order to provide a safe place for staff and students to work and learn.
•    Clearly communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills including personal responsibility and computer fluency.
•    Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and addressing inappropriate behaviors.
•    Maintains accountability of staff, students, and property, adheres to safety practices in all areas of responsibility.
•    Performs other duties as assigned.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed in such a position.

Education and Experience Requirements:
•    Associate of Arts degree.
•    One year of experience in dormitory management or work-related field working with at- risk youth.
•    Prefer Job Corps experience and one year of Supervisory experience.
•    Able to complete all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
•    Valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record.
Additional Requirements: Knowledge of counseling techniques. Ability to effectively relate and communicate with disadvantaged youth. Must obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Able to read email daily and reply to messages in a timely manner based on urgency and importance. Knowledge of education and vocational training programs, and local social service and community assistance resources. Ability to inspire and motivate staff and students.

Working Conditions: This position involves frequent sitting and occasional standing, walking, stooping, bending, and squatting. May need to climb, lift up to 50 lbs., carry items, kneel, push, or pull, run, and drive. Applicant must be able to see, hear, and speak.
Environmental Demands: Position requires ability to spend 5% of work time outside and 95% of work time indoors; ability to withstand moderate noise levels, including voice levels 90% of work time; ability to work in high temperature settings during the summer months; and ability to work in low temperature settings in winter months.

Odle is an equal opportunity employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
 

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