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Independent Living Advisor
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Oneonta, Otsego County, New York, 13820, USA
Listed on 2026-03-03
Listing for:
Education and Training Resources
Full Time, Contract
position Listed on 2026-03-03
Job specializations:
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Nursing
CNA
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position Available:
Independent Living Advisor or Substitute
Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly dorm by managing student behavior.
A good candidate for this position would be someone who has experience as a Residential Advisor (RA), a Direct Support Professional (DSP), who has Good Customer Service Skills, and who has worked with the youth between the ages of 16-24 years.
Multiple Shift Options:
Schedules as assigned with flexibility
- Split Shift: Monday and Tuesday 11:30pm-8:30am, and Saturday and Sunday 11:30am - 12:00pm
- Overnight Shift: Wednesday through Sunday 11:30pm-8:30am
- Ensure accurate accountability of students who are present for duty at the center
- Provide counseling and guidance to students in assigned dorms on topics such as attitude, behavior, and inter-personal relationships with others
- Monitor student activity in the dorm and ensure appropriate student behavior
- Direct students and assist during maintenance and cleanup of the dorm areas
- Provide students with training in independent living and leadership skills
- Reinforce positive behaviors and hold students accountable for negative behaviors
- Maintain all shift logs, enter data into the center information system and student folders, and report any unusual or critical incidents to supervisors
- Support dorm supervisor, counselors, and other team members in providing effective case management services to the students on their assigned caseloads
- Act as a member of a team with other advisors who are assigned to the dorms by completing assigned shift duties and communicating all shift-specific information appropriately
- Act as an advisor to student peer counsel
This job description is not all-inclusive. You must be able to perform other related job duties as assigned to meet the organization's ongoing needs.
Skills & Competencies:
- Ability to relate to and work with disadvantaged youth
- Proven customer service skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to meet frequent deadlines and handle stressful, hectic situations without loss of efficiency and composure
- Proficient in using computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
- High School Diploma, or GED
- Residential experience in a group home or college dormitory setting preferred
- Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
- Medical Coverage with Reduced Rates for Employees
- Dental, and Vision
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long-Term, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Accident Insurance (dismemberment, dislocation, or fracture) on, or off the job
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance (supplements your medical plan)
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Free access to our Weight and Cardio Rooms, and low-cost meals from our dining hall ($3.00 per meal) daily.
Following the Americans with Disabilities Act, requirements may be modified to accommodate disabled individuals however reasonably, no accommodations will be made that may pose serious health, or safety risks to the employee, or others, or which impose an undue hardship on the company. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability," means an individual with a disability who with, or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.
Physical Activities Include:
- Fluently reading, writing, and communicating in English
- Hearing and speaking to express ideas and, or exchange information in person or over the telephone
- Seeing to read road maps, signs, labels, posters, documents, computer screens, etc.
- Sitting, standing, and moving about, or walking for occasional or frequent periods
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment
- Kneeling, bending at the waist, stooping and reaching overhead
- Retrieving and storing files and supplies
- General office and dorm setting
- Indoor and outdoor environment
- May be required to work a flex schedule to include evenings and weekends as needed
- Exposure to possible confrontation with students
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