Residence Advisor (Youth Worker)

Bodwell High School's Boarding Program is currently recruiting candidates for the positions of Part Time and Assistant Youth Advisors to assist with activity programming, youth guidance, and campus supervision as part of our dynamic Boarding team. The position will begin early January.

Bodwell High School, a private boarding school founded in 1991 and located at the waterfront of North Vancouver, offers grades 8-12 to students from over 30 countries (www.bodwell.edu). Our Boarding Program offers a week-round youth development program for 300+ on-site boarders. Candidates should review our school website (http://bodwell.edu) and program website (http://bodwell.edu/boarding/). Program features include life skill development, healthy living, mentorship, academic support, sport & hobby learning, outdoor education, community service learning, and cooperation with school staff and overseas parents.

We are currently looking for part-time staff to work closely with a group of students (ages 13-18). Applicants must be available for the following consistent shifts:

• Saturdays 5:00pm-1:00am
• Sundays 4:00pm-12:00am
• One additional weekday evening

Hours will vary throughout the evenings and weekends for assistant youth worker positions. Shifts include:

• 3:00pm-11:00pm
• 4:00pm-12:00am
• 5:00pm-1:00am
• Various day and night shifts on weekends as needed

The successful candidate should be fluent in English, possess skills and experience in working with adolescents, have demonstrated capability of handling emergencies -- and should love to have fun with teens! Candidates must be positive role models in their own daily habits and life outlook. Backgrounds in youth guidance and counselling, life skill mentorship, outdoors training, youth leadership, teaching, coaching, tutoring, and health care are assets. Overseas and multicultural experiences are very helpful to the job.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

* Working closely with a group of 40-50 students in a designated hall

* Assist with designing and facilitating of weekend activities, life-skills workshops, hall parties, and encouraging participation

* Supervising study time in the evenings

* Help cultivate a fun, warm, safe, harmonious, and youthful atmosphere in the dormitories

* Through constant presence and mobility throughout all the dorm spaces, monitor individual students' conditions and performance by observing them, interacting and conversing with them.

* Collaborate with other Advisors to help to guide students in developing good daily habits.

* Tend to common responsibilities with colleagues and complete other tasks as requested by the admin.

* Follow safety and emergency preparedness guidelines; attend to emergencies

Candidates should submit an application detailing their full-availability and submit a resume and cover letter to danika.kelsch@bodwell.edu.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00-$22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Every Weekend
• Holidays
• Night shift

Application question(s):

• Do you have reliable transportation to and from North Vancouver at the hours listed?

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Youth Work: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person