Community Life Director

Job Description:

This person is responsible for Student Life at a female adolescent emotional growth boarding school. Interested applicants must possess common sense, good personal boundaries / judgment, effective communication skills, organizational skills, ability to see the big picture, qualities of an effective team member, ability to create agreement, solution oriented problem solving and willingness to be a responsible role model demonstrating accountability. Sustaining professional conduct is a necessity. Applicant needs to be aligned with vision and philosophy of Spring Ridge Academy and represents it to their department and other departments, clients and parents.
Duties include:
• Group process and group facilitation
• Creative behavioral and emotional interventions and plans
• Parent communication
• Peer mediation
• Field trip coordination
• Management of Student Government Funds
• Mentoring and coaching staff , Assist community staff in maintaining consistency through creating alignment with program philosophy through interactions with students
• Crisis Management and effectiveness with teenage girls who have a background of trauma, substance abuse, oppositional behaviors, anxiety, depression and operate in extremes.
• Organization of Student activities and Student Groups including student positions and roles

Job Qualifications:

1. Education: Bachelors degree in psychology, education, recreation or related field.
2. Experience/Skills: One year experience in related field; prefer experience with adolescents
3. Behavioral Health: Meet all Behavioral Health requirements - Fingerprint verification check; Health examination; TB test; CPR and First Aid Certified; sign all agreements as required

Salary:

DOE

Contact:

Call: Suzie Barth - (928) 632-4602 x 110
Fax Resume to: (928) 632-7661
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