Travel Chaperone / Residential Instructor

WORKING TITLE: Travel Chaperone (50%) / Residential Instructor (50%)
STATE CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Direct Support Professional III
DEPARTMENT: Weekends Home / Comprehensive Residential
POSTING #: 24-056
TWC JOB ORDER:
MONTHLY SALARY:  Travel Chaperone – $1,750.00
Residential Instructor – Starts at $1,750.00
SHIFT: Weekends Home Dept.–20 hrs/wk; Fri 1:30 pm–11:30 pm & Sun 9:00 am–7:00 pm.  Shift may change to Thursday or Monday 1x monthly.  Must be available all these days.
Residential Dept.– 20 hrs/wk; To be determined
OPENING DATE:  8/7/2024
CLOSING DATE:  Until filled
CLASSIFICATION / GROUP #:  5123 / 5203; A12 / A9

$500 recruitment bonus available for a limited time (contact HR for details)

Ways to Apply

Essential Job Functions (Weekends Home Department)

• Accompanies students to and from their home communities on weekend trips, ensuring their safety and well-being.
• Supervises and assists students at departure, during the trip, and at all stops.
• Participates as a member of student teams and implements the student’s educational plans during the weekends home trips.
• Fosters the education of the students in academic, daily living, leisure time and social skills based upon the programs written by the teachers and team.
• Maintains Vehicles and weekends home facilities so as to provide for safe transportation of students and a safe environment.
• Attends work regularly in accordance with TSBVI leave policy.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Essential Job Functions (Residential Department)

• Participates as a member of specific student teams.
• Implements the student’s educational plans during the evening and weekend hours.
• Plans activities to consistently foster the education of the students in academic, daily living, leisure time and social skills based upon the programs by the teachers and team.
• Maintains residential facilities in order to provide for an optimal learning environment.
• May be required to enter the water and monitor students during swimming activities.
• May be required to drive students in a school vehicle.
• Attends work regularly in accordance with TSBVI leave policy.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• Skill in working harmoniously with children and adults.
• Must have sufficient physical strength to assist in lifting and/or transferring students up to adult age.
• Willingness to accompany students to swimming pools.

Preferred Qualifications

• One-year full-time experience as a Resident Specialist at TSBVI OR one-year full-time experience in a closely related direct care capacity.
• Experience working with children.
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must be willing to learn basic sign language.
• Ability to communicate, receptively and expressively, through both sign language and oral speech.
• Ability to swim and to accompany students into the pool during swimming activities.
• Previous child/adult related experience in a child care, group home, educational, or medical facility setting.
• Current driver’s license.
• Good driving record.