Posting number: 54434
Department: Education & Early Development
Division: Mount Edgecumbe High School
Job classification: Dormitory Attendant
Posting type: Open
Categories: Administration, Administrative Assistant, Clerical & Data Entry, Safety, Human Services, Community Development, Customer Service, Security, Student Services, Office and Administrative Support
Welcome to the Department of Education & Early Development (DEED)!
We’d be delighted to have you join our team.
If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!
What You Will Be Doing:
This position provides daily supervision and support to MEHS residential students to ensure a safe and positive living environment. The incumbent will respond to students’ needs and assist them as challenges arise.
The incumbent will maintain discipline and uphold respectful community standards within the dorms. In emergency or high-stress situations, the incumbent will remain calm, assess circumstances quickly, and take effective action. Overall, this position ensures students are well supported, appropriately supervised, and set up for success in their residential experience.
Mission and Values/Culture:
Mt Edgecumbe High School is an Advanced accredited public boarding school with 430 students from over 100 communities throughout Alaska. Most come from communities with schools enrolling fewer than 50 students: approximately 80% are Alaska Native. This diverse population results in a unique remarkable learning community – blending of cultures and beliefs, old ways and new, honoring the wisdom of the past while working together to forge the future. Our school is in Sitka, Alaska on Baranof Island. Please check out our school website address: www.mehs.us
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
There are some fantastic benefits of joining the team at Mt. Edgecumbe High School. Firstly, our school offers the unique opportunity to work with a diverse group of high school students aged 14-18. It's an incredibly rewarding experience to help guide and support these young minds as they navigate their educational journey. Another perk to consider is the generous time off. You'll enjoy summers off from early May through mid-August, allowing for plenty of rest and relaxation. Plus, a period of seasonal leave during the school's winter break, giving you ample time to spend with your loved ones during the holiday season.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position is part of a close-knit team. We value an attitude of service, collaborative relationships, and teamwork. Our focus is on providing a world-class educational experience for a diverse group of students on a residential high school campus. Duties of this position may require the incumbent to work irregular hours.
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:
Two years of paid work experience, one year of which was dealing with the public.
College education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
At time of interview, applicants are required to submit (if not already attached to your application):
Special Note:
Valid Driver`s License and First Aid/CPR
Must be able to pass a fingerprint-based background check per AS 47.32.101 and 7 AAC 10.900.
Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.
WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.
EEO STATEMENT
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