• Residential Advisor

    Adams and Associates (Laurel, MD)


    Residential Advisor

    Job Details

    Job Location

     

    Woodland - Laurel, MD

    Position Type

    Full Time

    Education Level

    High School

     

    Salary Range

     

    $21.38 - $21.38 Hourly

     

    Job Category

    Education

    Description

    •Residential Advisor – Woodland Job Corps Center

     

    Ready to Lead, Inspire, and Empower?Become a Residential Advisor at Job Corps andchange lives every day!

     

    As a Residential Advisor, you’ll be theheartbeat of our dorm community, mentoring, motivating, and guiding young adults (ages 16–24) as they build brighter futures through education and career training.

     

    •About Woodland and Job Corps Center

    The Woodland Job Corps Center provides students with the opportunity toearn their High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED), and hands-on training in the following areas:

    + ⚡ Electrical Wiring

    + 🪚 Carpentry

    + 🏗 Building Construction Technology

    + 🍳 Culinary Arts

    + 🍽 Advanced Training - Culinary Arts and Hotel & Lodging

     

    We also assist students withjob placementupon completion of their educational and career technical training.

     

    •About Adams & Associates

     

    Adams and Associates is a 100% employee-owned company that is service-focused and outcome-driven. We began as a small business formed in 1990 with the sole mission of operating at-risk youth and children's programs for local, state, and federal governmental agencies. Today, we are one of the largest workforce providers involved in the federal Job Corps program!

     

    Adams and Associates employs more than 2,000 staff members across the United States. Each year we provide academic, vocational training, and placement services to approximately 9,000 young people from ages 16 to 24 primarily in a residential setting. Our academic and career technical training programs are accredited and lead to national industry-recognized credentials.

     

    •Benefits

    + 💵 Competitive hourly wage

    + 🏥 Free Health, Vision, and Dental insurance

    + 📚 Opportunities for professional development

    + 🌈 Positive and inclusive work environment

    + 🌟 Making a difference in the lives of young individuals

    •Position Summary

     

    Responsible for providing proper guidance to students to ensurepositive group living relationsandachievement in the Job Corps program.

     

    Your Role: More Than a Job—It’s a Mission!

     

    + Create asafe, respectful, and inclusive living space

    + Lead by example—setting the tone forresponsibility and growth

    + Coach students throughlife skills, conflict resolution, and personal development

    + Keep dorm operations running smoothly withchecks, reports, and teamwork

    + Be thetrusted adultstudents turn to for support and encouragement

    •Responsibilities

    + 🏠 Provide guidance for students to achieve apositive attitude and proper behaviorin dormitory living and accomplish goals

    + 📝 Determine, recommend, and arrangestudent visits to counselor

    + 🎯 Assist inunit activities, including unit government

    + 👀 Patrol and monitor dormitories and center, ensuringsafety and proper behavior; resolve problems

    + 🗂 Preparedaily operations report, pass list, and other administrative correspondence

    + 🧹 Direct students and assist incleanup and maintenanceof dormitory

    + 🛒 Recommend or requisitionsuppliesfor dorm living and student safety

    + 📂 Maintain dormitory andindividual student files, ensuring they are complete and updated

    + 💻 Enterstudent case notesin the center information system

    + 👥 Participate incareer development servicesby ensuring a safe living environment and positive peer leadership

    + 🧠 Provideguidance, counseling, group sessions, and independent living skills

    + ⏰ Work overtime when directed; maintainregular and predictable attendance

    + 🌟 Providepositive, quality customer servicesto students, staff, and center customers

    + 🛡 Support, promote, and enforce theJob Corps' Zero Tolerance Policy

    + 🎓 Promotecareer success standardsby modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students, and monitoring behavior through interventions

    + ➕ Other duties as assigned

    Qualifications

    •Qualifications & Experience

    + Education:High School Diploma or equivalent required. Advanced degrees preferred.

    + Experience:A minimum ofone-year Job Corps or related program experiencerequired.

    + Licensing:A validin-State Driver’s Licensepreferred.

    Physical Requirements:

    + Ability to performsitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, pulling and/or pushing, carrying, reaching, stooping, and crouching

    + Demonstrates the ability tolift 40 poundsand/or assess the lift load to ask for necessary assistance

    •Adams and Associates, Inc. abides by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.” 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.