Part-time Resident Assistant, Orange County

Description

Amerigo Education is a U.S.-based education company that helps international students in the United States achieve their full potential. As a growing number of students from around the world seek to advance their education in American high schools Amerigo is setting a new standard in educating international students by combining the established practices of nurturing supportive environments from traditional American boarding schools with innovative approaches to language development and college guidance.

Backed by the Sterling Partners Education Opportunity Fund Amerigo forms strategic partnerships with private day schools in the United States to provide a seamless academic experience for our students. Through the Amerigo model we collaborate with our partner schools as they provide the core preparatory high-school curriculum while our team on-the-ground delivers a suite of academic language and cultural immersion programs in a well-staffed residential environment based in our local boarding campus. Amerigo seeks partners that our aligned in our mission to energize American educational communities through the diversity of students from around the world.

job Overview

The Resident Assistant Position is a part-time position (part-time hours/week ten months per year) that oversees all tasks and activities related to the student residential experience at the Amerigo campus location. Resident Assistants work with the campus team to maintain a safe healthy and engaging residential atmosphere. Developing strong relationships with the residential students and members of the partner school teams is essential to this position. Resident Assistants must be willing to take a proactive hands-on approach in working with students to solve problems and conflicts and to offer academic disciplinary and moral guidance as needed.

Success in this role will be demonstrated by:

• Establishing nurturing and trusting relationships with students
• Creating and implementing processes procedures and policies related to the academic residential supervisory and safety elements of the program
• Implementing an organizational focus on delivering exceptional student outcomes and satisfaction
• Aligning oneself and the team around a set of organizational values and standards

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Resident Assistants will be responsible for implementing all operational elements of the program and overseeing the day-to-day student experience.

On a day-to-day basis the resident assistant will:

• Oversee all aspects of the residential welfare of our students within the construct of the policies of Amerigo and the school
• Cultivate a safe nurturing structured and comfortable environment for students
• Oversee daily operations of the residential facility
• Communicate residential issues to the Full-Time Dorm Parents and Director of Campus Operations
• Supervise and coordinate evening and weekend organization and activities
• Manage the residential student meal program
• Promote the image of the residential program within the school and local community

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will be a caring energetic member of the school community with a love of working with people particularly adolescents. This person will be organized and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Further this person must be resilient and reliable while demonstrating an ability to build a strong community culture within a global environment. This candidate will demonstrate sound judgment and thoughtful decision-making skills.

• Bachelors Degree or a third-year student at a 4-year institution preferred
  • Relevant experience in lieu of formal educationis acceptable
• Excellent communication skills; strong interpersonal skills
• Willingness and ability to work evenings weekends and holidays
• Experience working within a residential camp or youth setting
• Comfort working within a multicultural community
• Familiarity with technology and social media applications (Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint)

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally move equipment weighing 50 pounds across campus for various campus needs
• Frequently move about inside the residence hall to access different parts of the building
• Frequently ascend/descend stairs to access different parts of the building

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