Residential Educator in Willoughby, Ohio at Andrews Osborne Academy

• Part-time employee

• Annual compensation

• Required on-campus housing

• Utilities provided by the Academy

• Meals provided when school dining services are in operation

• Professional development and training related to residential life responsibilities

Residential Educators live within the boarding community and serve as mentors, guides, and adult leaders who support the welfare, safety, and development 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, and strong community citizenship.

• Lead or co-lead weekly house meetings aligned with the Academy’s Residential Curriculum and current student needs.

• Facilitate educational activities and discussions that support 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.

• Maintain a visible and engaged adult presence in the residence during assigned duty periods.

• Share responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the residence with a co-Residential Educator, using the established rotation and coverage model.

• Support assigned evening, overnight, weekend, break-period, snow-day, and special-event coverage when scheduled.

• Monitor attendance, check-ins, 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, counseling, health services, 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.

• 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 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, and weekend responsibilities

• 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

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