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About Léman Manhattan Preparatory School:

Located in Manhattan's most historic neighborhood, Léman Manhattan provides students with a rigorous academic program in the most dynamic, international education setting in the world. Léman is home to students ranging from 12 months old to grade 12, and to New York City's only boarding program for high school students. Léman offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, recognized as the gold standard in college preparatory curriculum, and highly respected by top universities worldwide. Léman students graduate as knowledgeable, principled leaders with a global perspective on the world.

Position Summary: 

The Léman Manhattan Residential Life Program is now seeking a Residential Counselor (Dorm Parent). This position involves overseeing all tasks related to the students’ residential experience at Léman Manhattan. Our Residential Counselors are responsible for cultivating a safe, nurturing, structured and comfortable environment for students while ensuring that students adhere to the program’s expectations.

Developing strong relationships with the boarding students, grounded in compassion, mutual respect, and consistency is essential to the Residential Counselor position. Residential Counselors must be willing to take a proactive and hands-on approach toward working with students to solve problems and conflicts and to offer disciplinary and moral guidance when necessary. In short, Residential Counselors are expected to offer the same level of care and attention that a good parent would to his or her own child. 

This is a full-time live-in position that will typically work a flexible schedule that covers the times when students are not in classes. This includes occasional mornings, weekday afternoons, evenings, and some weekend shifts during the school year.

Specific duties and responsibilities include: 

• Acting in loco parentis for boarding students, and are therefore responsible for all aspects of the residential welfare of the students;
• Monitoring student whereabouts and facilitating student checkouts;
• Assisting with the academic progress of students, developing student-centered action plans alongside key faculty, and monitoring progress;
• Collaborating with school faculty about students’ academic progress;
• Collaborating with families and school support staff to develop and monitor student-centered action plans to identify and support socio-emotional needs;
• Addressing student conduct issues, rule violations, and safety concerns through appropriate channels;
• Assisting with residential/school activities and events periodically;
• Ensuring that the work environment at the dormitory is professional, safe, and efficient;
• Responding to residential life and school emergencies;
• Shadowing, training, and coaching part-time Residential Assistants on school and residential life processes, systems, & operations;
• Other duties as assigned and as needed to support the operations of the residential life program and the school.

Skills, Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in education, counseling, public administration, or another related field
• Minimum 3 years working with adolescents in a leadership or mentorship capacity, preferably in a boarding school environment

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, select holidays, and on-call hours
• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to problem solve both independently and collaboratively
• Maturity and the understanding of appropriate boundaries
• Experience collaborating to develop and refine processes and systems
• The ability to maintain composure during stressful situations
• A motivated and innovative team player
• A demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse populations

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in residential life at a boarding school, summer camp, or similar work environment
• Experience working with English as a Second Language students
• International experience living abroad
• Knowledge of New York City
• Experience planning activities and leading teenage students on excursions
• Proficiency in a second language

Work Environment

• Work is typically performed in an office environment with intermittent sitting, standing, or walking in various settings
• Occasionally move items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Travel may be required when chaperoning school trips

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation range is $40,000 - $45,000 per year, based on experience
• Live-in staff are provided a studio apartment in a private residential building in the Financial District at an annual value of $42,000
• Comprehensive benefits package, which includes a variety of health insurance offerings, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability offerings, HSA/FSA options, and retirement benefits
• Opportunity to enjoy meals in our dining café while school is in session
• Paid Time Off

About Leman Manhattan Preparatory School

Léman Manhattan Preparatory School is an international learning community committed to educating, empowering and inspiring students from early childhood through 12th Grade to be confident, independent critical thinkers. Nestled in the heart of downtown New York City, Léman Manhattan delivers academic excellence that inspires for a lifetime. One of only four independent schools in Manhattan to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, Léman Manhattan is building the next generation of courageous, critical thinkers. Our two state-of-the-art campuses house nearly 750 students representing more than 50 countries of origin, where an exceptional faculty inspires children to view the world as their classroom.

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