Dormitory Counselor

About the role

Start a rewarding career as a Dormitory Counselor at the Hiram G. Andrews Center. You will play an important role in creating a safe, supportive, and welcoming living environment for students. From mentoring and supervision to helping students navigate daily challenges, your work will make a meaningful difference. Bring your people skills and commitment to service to a role that helps shape student success.

As a Dormitory Counselor, you will support students living on campus by promoting safety, encouraging positive behavior, and assisting with daily residential activities. You will have the opportunity to work closely with students and staff to help maintain an environment that supports rehabilitation, learning, and personal development. In this role, you will perform the following duties:

• Student Guidance: Counsel and advise students on social, interpersonal, and adjustment concerns while referring issues for additional support when needed
• Residential Support: Orient new students to dormitory life, assist with room assignments, and help them become familiar with campus resources and routines
• Safety Monitoring: Tour dormitory and outdoor areas, identify potential hazards, and help maintain a safe and orderly living environment
• Behavior Supervision: Monitor student conduct in dormitories and other center areas and document incidents when necessary
• Emergency Response: Respond to medical, psychological, and evacuation situations and obtain assistance based on the circumstances
• Daily Operations: Complete reports, assist with student services, distribute mail, and support recreational and community-related activities

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment
• Irregular work hours: 7 days per week and rotating shifts. Shifts include 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 4:00 PM to Midnight, and Midnight to 8:00 AM with a 30-minute lunch period. Overtime will be required.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• Three years of experience in working with school age children (aged 6 to 21)* or adults in an organized physical, recreational, educational, or related program; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements

• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
• Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

Additional information

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.