Student Life Counselor - Swing Shift B

Student Life Counselor Swing Shift B

FullTime/Permanent

Vancouver WA

This recruitment is only open to current WA Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) employees at this time.

Note This is a school yearbased position and is not scheduled to work during annual

school closures.

Our Agency:The Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) is an educational community and statewide resource committed to ensuring all deaf and hard of hearing students in Washington reach their full potential. Our agency offers a variety of services including academic residential outreach services and professional development. CDHY celebrates all language experiences and deaf culture. We are committed to providing the best individualized learning experience for all students we serve. Washington School for the Deaf is the campus school for the Center and offers educational programming for preschool through age 21 in Vancouver WA.

Our Staff:Our employees are more than just workers. They are part of a community network and family. Each staff member serves as a role model to students and all employeescontribute to the agencys strategic plan mission values and agency goals.

Were looking for people that can contribute grow think and dream. We thrive in a culture that embraces diversity and rewards imagination. CDHY is committed to diversity equity and inclusion! Our agency strives to create an inclusive and diverse learning community with emphasis on access success and equity by recruiting retaining and ensuring the success of diverse students faculty and staff. CDHY aims to build a community that values and respects one another by providing the best learning environment for faculty staff and student success.

Position schedule:

Sunday: 7:00pm12:00am

Monday: 2:30pm10:30pm

Tuesday: 2:30pm10:00pm

Wednesday: 2:00pm12:00am

Thursday: 2:30pm12:00am

**This position is eligible for Shift Premium (additional $2.00 per hour) and 5 assignment pay in addition to base salary. **

• Supervision and Monitoring Students:Monitor students at all times and in all residential areas as well as the cafeteria athletic events off campus during WSD sponsored activities and outdoors to ensure safety and appropriate behavior; transport and supervise students to offcampus events and appointments pick up students from school bus loading zones and academic buildings as needed; assists with supervision of students during after school program activities; assists students with homework and other schoolrelated needs.
• Instruction and Care:Nurture and comfort students to ensure their safety and wellbeing by following the Residential Program Procedures (RPP); provide training and conduct drills with students in all areas of emergency procedures; provide direct instruction to students for independent living skills (ILS) self advocacy and assists with school assignments/homework; ensure the cottage living areas are kept clean neat and safe daily; monitor counsel and assist students with their daily schedule and routine duties in an effort to facilitate student selfsufficiency and independent living; assist in the implementation of the ILS curriculum under the direction of supervisors.
• Reporting and Communication:Ensure confidentiality of records and information relating to students; document student behaviors incidents and/or information in logbook and/or level system book complete the Daily Student Information form and write behavior referrals and pupil information forms as needed; provides input for the ongoing assessment of student behavior and attendance at meetings as needed to recommend programming discipline and crisis intervention; maintain ongoing communication with supervisors parents coworkers academic staff and administrators as required; read and respond to all email reports and communication logs daily.
• Meetings and Teamwork:Works with agency professionals to help develop and implement programming to meet the physical intellectual emotional and social development needs of students (i.e. assessments behavior management and crisis intervention).
• Other related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One school year experience working in an instructional group setting with children.
• Proficiency in American Sign Language.
• Can successfully pass state and federal background checks with no criminal record.
• Willing to be a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect.
• Ability to develop innovative ideas that provide solutions to all types of workplace challenges.
• Ability to coordinate and lead small groups and create a cooperative and productive environment in which to resolve problems or develop and implement plans.
• Ability to logically integrate various ideas intentions and information to form effective goals objectives timelines action plans and solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate information for the purpose of having others learn understand and apply specific principals techniques or information.
• Ability to actively participated within a cohesive and resultsorientated team.

CDHY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The candidate selected for this position will be required to pass federal and state criminal background screening.

This position includes representation option with the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).

This position is eligible for full benefits (medical dental vision longterm disability life insurance and retirement).

Please provide your resume cover letter and at least 3 professional references.

Remote/Telework options are not available for this position.

This is a school yearbased position and is not scheduled to work during annual school closures which includes winter spring and summer break. This position does not receive spread pay and there is no guarantee of additional work opportunities during school closures. Employees may cash out accrued vacation leave during the school breaks.

Salary information:

This position is paid in accordance with the Washington General Government pay scale at aRange 37with 5 assignment pay.

For questions about this recruitment or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process please email the Human Resources office at.