Residential Counselor

Description

Marie Philip School

Non-Exempt/Hourly

12-Month

Full-time

Hourly Pay Range: $17.75 - $28.75

In-Person

American Sign Language Required

$1,500 Sign-on Bonus

Housing Resources Available

Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits Options May Include:
Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employer-Matching 403(b), Generous Time Off Benefits, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care, and more!

The Learning Center for the Deaf is a nationally-recognized leader of services for deaf and hard of hearing children, adults and families. To learn more, click the following link, https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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The Learning Center for the Deaf is on a journey to create an inclusive and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates our TLC community members' diverse narratives. We embrace and value multiple approaches, experiences, and perspectives. TLC believes that diversity fosters innovation. We are committed to cultivating a place where everyone can feel they belong.

MPS enrolls nearly 150 deaf and hard of hearing students on our Framingham, MA campus in an ASL/English bilingual, bicultural educational model.

The Residential Counselor will provide leadership to residential students by developing, implementing and monitoring all residential activities, which support residential students’ social, physical, intellectual, communicative and emotional development.

SUPERVISOR: Director of Student Services

Provide direct supervision and support to the residential students.

Support, plan and maintain residential and independent living skills activities to meet identified individual residential student and/or programmatic needs.

Utilize databases to ensure all externally and internally required reports are complete, accurate, and implemented on schedule.

Work collaboratively with TLC colleagues to facilitate students’ educational, social, recreational and life skills activities within existing programs.

Be accountable for the general supervision of residential students and remain on duty during emergency situations.

Maintain residential program’s expectations, including school policies and procedures.

Work with other Residential Counselors in coordinating activities, field trips or finding guest speakers for residential programs if needed.

Assist TLC staff with coordinating other related activities as deemed appropriate.

May be delegated and trained to conduct medication administration or certain medical procedure responsibilities for students.

Some lifting may be required when working with young students or students with special needs, however, TLC embraces and celebrates a spirit of inclusion and diversity, and reasonable accommodations and modifications will be made whenever possible. The diversity of our student population may require that some assignments have a heavier physical responsibility due to safety.

Perform other tasks as assigned by the Department Supervisor and/or Program Leader.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

The Learning Center for the Deaf provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, gender identity/expression, age, criminal record, disability, sexual orientation, familial status, veteran status, marital status and any other legally protected characteristic.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

TLC embraces and celebrates a spirit of inclusion and…