Keystone State Challenge Academy Team Leader (Dormitory Counselor)

Full Job Description

Make a positive impact on the lives of teenagers while using your leadership and motivational skills!

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is seeking a dedicated Dormitory Counselor to serve as a team leader at the Keystone State Challenge Academy (KSCA).

Apply today and work with young people in a quasi-military environment to energize and direct at-risk youth to better themselves and achieve their goals

Watch this video to see how you can make a difference working for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Come join the DMVA team, apply today!

Requirements

In this position, you will interact with cadets as their team leader. By guiding and training cadets using military practices, you will provide a safe and structed environment for the cadets.

Your work will involve providing day-to-day supervision for cadets, providing input into the training schedules, and executing daily and weekly schedules to ensure all activities are met.

You will also lead cadets during their movement on campus and transport them when they participate in off-campus activities.

By role modeling positive social values and behaviors, you will encourage both individual growth and positive group dynamics.

You can expect to conduct daily inspections of cadet property and uniforms, as well as the barracks and unit formations.

Additionally, you will assist in preparing KSCA facilities, supplies, and equipment for program activities and participate in set-up and conduct of recurring and special events.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM on a rotating schedule as The Keystone State Challenge Academy is a 24/7 facility.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of experience in working with school age children (aged 6 to 21) or adults in an organized physical, recreational, educational, or related program; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• You must possess a valid federal or state-issued photo ID and pass a favorable NCIC screening for admittance to Fort Indiantown Gap.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Working knowledge of military customs, courtesies, drills, and ceremonies
• Ability to conduct daily physical training with cadets
• Knowledge of at-risk teenage population

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• The following background checks are required:
  • Department of Human Services Child Abuse History Clearance
  • Pennsylvania State Police Request for Criminal Records Check
  • Federal Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)
  • National Sex Offender Registry Check

In accordance with the seniority provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, this position was previously posted for seniority candidates. Since there were no seniority candidates, it is now open to all applicants.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.