Residential Advisor 1

The Residential Advisor I works in the Student Life program where the students reside. The Residential Advisor I provides supervision and care in addition to instructing students in daily living skills as well as to provide support for the student’s education and leisure time activities. Students in the Student Life are referred to MSDB via qualifying school districts. These students may be deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or deafblind in live in group-like living environment.

Instruction and Supervision: 80%

• Instructs students in age appropriate daily living skills
• Knows where students in department are at all times
• Works with students to complete homework
• Instructs student on appropriate leisure time activities
• Attends department meetings as scheduled
• Transport students to off-campus activities and appointments

Maintain Safe and Clean Environment: 10%

• Follows established emergency evacuation procedures
• Makes sure the cottage is clean and sanita

Record Keeping: 5%

• Completes daily logbook
• Completes incident reports when needed

• Submits timesheets and requests for leave as instructed

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  All other duties as assigned: 5%

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  A high school diploma or equivalency is required. Training or experience in the field of childcare in residential facilities, Red Cross, CPR, and other related training is highly desirable.
• During the one-year probationary period, Residential Advisor 1 must successfully complete the Advanced Training Course for Residential Youth and Child Care Workers (RCYCP). This program was developed by the National Resource Center for Youth Services at the University of Oklahoma and is conducted by the staff at the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind. Upon successfully completing, the one-year probationary period and the RCYCP course a .80 an hour increase is granted per the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Other combinations of education and experience which could provide this knowledge, skills and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.