Summer Residential Assistant - Berkeley Business Academy for Youth

Job Description

Position: Resident Assistant

Employer: Berkeley Business Academy for Youth

Job Duration:

HSEN  1- Program Dates: Session I: Saturday, July 5 – Saturday, July 19, 2025

HSEN  2 - Program Dates: Session II: Saturday, July 19- Saturday, August 2, 2025

HSEN Training - Monday June 23 - Friday June 27, 2025.  Time: TBD 

Applicants must be available to work both High School Sessions and attend in-person training during the training week. 

RAs are required to work weekends and evenings during the sessions.

Salary: $1,850 stipend per session, double room occupancy and two meals per day during program dates

          $22.00/hour during assigned training week.

Position Description:

It takes a talented, dedicated, and responsible young adult to become a successful B-BAY Residential Assistant (RA).  The challenges of the position are numerous, but very rewarding.  RAs gain valuable experience in organizational skills, teamwork, leadership skills. Many RAs form long-lasting friendships during their tenure, both with students, staff and faculty.

Each year, Berkeley Business Academy for Youth seeks highly motivated, mature, fun-loving college students to serve as resident assistants in the middle and high school B-BAY programs. The Resident Assistant will reside in the dorms (double occupancy room) and is responsible, with the other residence hall staff for fostering a cooperative, safe and considerate community environment which contributes to the success of each B-BAY student resident. Resident Assistants are to provide information, direction, guidance, friendship, support, and safety to B-BAY participants and staff.

Responsibilities include:

• Attend in person and actively participate in all mandatory training sessions during the assigned training week .
• Reside and sleep in the residence hall with students throughout the entire session.
• Be knowledgeable about the B-BAY program and other staff roles. Function as a resource of information for students
• Attend daily staff meetings with the Program Manager and Teaching Assistants staff.
• Adhere to University of California Minors on Campus rules (see training packet), i.e. no outside guests in resident hall
• Supervise Students during in-dorm hours, chaperone weekend excursions with students, and plan evening activities.
• Enforce rules to maintain the safety of program attendees. Learn all residence hall policies and procedures including COVID-19 protocols.
• Foster a positive learning community experience for program attendees.
• Follow established procedures for use of resident hall keys and fobs.
• Assist with daily operational procedures: check-ins, check-outs, damage assessment, room changes, lock-outs, identifying and reporting maintenance and safety concerns, etc.
• Know residents well enough to know when a resident is having trouble.
• Mediate roommate conflicts as necessary and inform B-BAY Program Manager and Director of issues that arise.
• Keep B-BAY student residents informed of important dates and activities by maintaining a neat, up-to-date bulletin board
• Immediately respond to emergency and crisis situations as covered in training, reporting occurrences to the B-BAY   Program Manager/Director or first available senior staff member.  Report suspected child abuse or neglect to the Program Manager or to UCPD at 510-642-6760.
• Treat minors with respect at all times, regardless of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, medical condition, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation
• Gather facts and document all incidents impacting the smooth operation of the residence hall/life program, including reporting all policy violations to the B-BAY Program Manager/Director
• Conduct a College Awareness Workshop, including writing a personal statement, completing college applications, etc.
• Complete program internship journal and evaluation reports daily
• Perform other administrative tasks as requested by the Program Manager/Director
• All check out procedures are followed at the close of the program, ( ie residents remove all trash from rooms prior to checking out and receiving their deposit, etc..)

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or 18-21 years on or before June 1, 2024
• Available to work without absences for the duration of the high school summer programs.
• Must hold at least college sophomore status, having completed 30 hours or more. (Preferred: have lived in a residence hall setting for at least one academic year.
• Must be available for employment for a minimum of 3 weeks and a maximum of 7 weeks. Each session is 2 weeks long plus 1 week of training. Reside and sleep in the dorms for the entire session in which you are hired.
• Undergraduate/Graduate student preferred
• Experience working with middle and high school students
• Strong work ethic, dependable and work well as a team member
• Responsible, flexible, responsive in emergencies, and adaptable to changes.

 Application Requirements

●  Resume

●  Short Answer Question

● Recommendation Form: Please request 2 former employers, professors or supervisors to complete the following form and send directly to bbay@berkeley.edu: Click here to download