Boston, Massachusetts
Emeryville, California
Posted: 05-Nov-24
Location: Tallulah Falls, Georgia
Type: Full Time
Salary: $38,000 - $42,000
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Internal Number: 1
Job Summary
Tallulah Falls School seeks an eclectic and enthusiastic Residential Life Staff member with a desire to confidently influence middle school and high school youth. This position will serve in the female dormitory. The position requires shifts every weekend and two weekdays (3 p.m.-8 a.m.). TFS has, at a minimum, a break every six weeks. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Those fortunate enough to influence young lives at TFS receive a competitive benefits package and have access to many free fun activities.
Responsibilities:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Monitor the safety and well-being of boarding
- Assist international students with cultural acclimation to an American high school and promote friendships with domestic students.
- Chaperone off campus
- Oversee evening study hall and tutor students as
- Oversee daily work program in the
- Other duties as assigned.
To Apply
Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume, portfolio/work samples and a list of three professional references to the Director of Residential Life, Jon Benson at jon.benson@tallulahfalls.org. No telephone calls, please.
Tallulah Falls School is an equal-opportunity employer.
All job applicants at TFS will undergo testing for the presence of illegal drugs as a condition of employment. Any applicant with a confirmed positive test result will be denied employment. Applicants will be required to submit to a specimen test at a laboratory selected by Tallulah Falls School and sign a consent agreement to release TFS from liability.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Must be able to pass a DOT Physical prior to and during employment
- Experience working with youth in all types of situations (resident assistant, camp counselor, etc).
- Valid driver’s license
- Current lifeguard certification or willing to obtain a lifeguard certification
- Strong work ethic and initiative in understanding all-school dynamics and proactively responding to a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to support the needs of middle and high school student living in a residential dorm.
- Strong collaborative
- Passion for working with students, families, colleagues within a vibrant and diverse
- Effective organizational skills with attention to accuracy and
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Compatibility with the school’s values, culture, and
- Ability to pass periodic background, drug and alcohol
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and composure under pressure.
Standard Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to sit and/or stand for an extended period of
- Must be able to bend, reach, lift and
- Must be able to understand written and verbal
- Must be able to communicate and respond to questions from various levels with the
- Must have manual dexterity sufficient to perform specified
- Must be able to lift, carry, move and handle equipment, boxes weighing up to 50
- Must be able to possess basic mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.