Residential Educator in Willoughby, Ohio at Andrews Osborne Academy

Residential Educator

Employment Status and Compensation

• Part-time employee
• Annual compensation of $8,500
• Required on-campus housing
• Standard utilities provided by the Academy
• Meals provided when school dining services are in operation
• Professional development and training related to residential life responsibilities

Residence in Academy-provided housing is required because of the nature of the Residential Educator role and the Academy’s boarding program.

Position Overview

Residential Educators live within the boarding community and serve as mentors, guides, and adult leaders who support the welfare, safety, development, and belonging of boarding students. The position is part of the Academy’s Residential Life program and combines educational programming, student mentorship, and residential supervision.

Residential Educators contribute to a structured and supportive living environment that promotes student growth, independence, accountability, healthy routines, leadership, and strong community citizenship.

Educational and Student Development Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead weekly house meetings aligned with the Academy’s Residential Curriculum and current student needs.
• Plan, lead, and document residential learning experiences and discussions aligned with the Academy’s Residential Curriculum, including leadership, life skills, wellness, personal responsibility, community engagement, and global awareness.
• Build meaningful relationships with boarding students and provide regular mentorship, support, and guidance.
• Help students develop independence, accountability, self-discipline, and positive habits of residential community life.
• Partner with proctors, residential staff, and student leaders to build house culture and student belonging.
• Participate in important boarding and school events that support the overall student experience.

Residential Supervision and Student Care Responsibilities

• Maintain a visible and engaged adult presence in the residence during assigned active-duty periods.
• Share responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the residence with a co-Residential Educator using the established rotation and published coverage model.
• Fulfill assigned evening, overnight residential, weekend, break-period, snow-day, and special-event responsibilities according to the published Residential Life schedule.
• Monitor attendance, check-ins, student movement, passes, and accountability through Orah and other Academy systems.
• Conduct wake-up rolls, study hall supervision, curfew checks, lights-out procedures, room checks, and house inspections as required.
• Administer and document student medication as trained and directed.
• Respond to student concerns, emergencies, and house conflicts, escalating concerns appropriately to Residential Life leadership, Health Services, Wellness, or administration.
• Support student travel, arrival, departure, and other operational aspects of the boarding program.
• Help maintain a residence that is clean, orderly, welcoming, and aligned with Academy expectations.

For a Co-Residential Educator assignment, residential responsibility is distributed across 124 scheduled duty days during the academic year according to the published Residential Life calendar.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adolescents in education, youth development, student life, residential life, counseling, coaching, or related settings
• Strong judgment, reliability, interpersonal skills, and communication skills
• Ability to build trust with students while maintaining clear professional boundaries and expectations
• Ability to manage responsibility in a structured boarding environment
• Comfort with technology and communication tools, including Orah, Google Chat, and shared reporting systems
• Willingness to live on campus and fulfill assigned evening, overnight residential, and weekend responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a boarding school, residential program, camp, or youth-serving environment
• Background in education, counseling, social work, student affairs, or adolescent development
• First Aid and CPR certification, or willingness to complete required training

Outside Employment

Residential Educators may maintain outside employment during daytime hours provided that outside work does not interfere with residential responsibilities, published duty schedules, responsiveness during assigned responsibilities, training, or required Academy events.