Residential Advisor

About This Role

Supervise high school students participating in a STEM-focused summer program at UC Berkeley, ensuring their safety, well-being, and adherence to university policies while fostering a strong community environment.

Responsibilities

• Reinforce and adhere to university policies
• Live on-campus full-time to monitor and secure the residence hall and report all maintenance issues in a timely fashion
• Act as a role model, maintaining physical and social boundaries with scholars while cultivating an environment of belonging
• Supervise 150 scholars for various activities, including structured and unstructured free time
• Participate in a rotating on-call shift (when scholars are in class) and/or on-call nighttime shift by responding to emergency phone calls and conducting rounds
• Manage and facilitate daily wake up calls and lights out, suite meetings, meal reminders and snack preparation, community meetings, and ensure students are in their dorms at lights out
• Support program activities including movie nights, study hall, game nights, ice breakers, and other various activities
• Complete administrative duties as it relates to surveys, incident reports, scheduling, event planning and coordinating, tracking
• Report, document, and follow-up on any scholar misconduct as per NAF & university policies, expectations, and core values
• Track daily attendance of scholars
• Transport supplies to and from the CEP office to various remote locations on campus
• Organize workshop materials and supplies
• Assist with technology support
• Travel within California to transport students to and from the program
• Serve on student and career panel
• Attend 3 days of NAF Future Ready Scholars residential and summer support training

Requirements

• Work leadership skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and inter-personal skills for those in a lead capacity
• Ability to work effectively and in an intensive, fast-paced summer schedule
• Service orientation, program management experience, sound judgment and decision-making, critical thinking, ability to develop original ideas, and creative problem-solving skills in a varied and challenging environment
• Ability to work effectively with NAF staff and students, across all organization levels, internally and externally
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Understanding of issues faced by low-income, first-generation (LIFG) students
• Ability to Travel within California

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and/or equivalent experience/training. One year of coursework at a university, college, or community college and/or equivalent experience/training.

Nice to Have

• Advanced knowledge of program activity experience working with high school students in an educational context
• Proficiency in the use of basic computer applications
• Ability to incorporate technology in the classroom
• Knowledge of and/or ability to learn campus policies and procedures
• Previous experience with youth camps, fitness, and outdoor programs
• Previous experience working with age level specific to an activity
• Red Cross CPR Certification
• Standard First Aid Training Certification