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Neosho County Community College

Upward Bound Summer Program 2024

Head Resident Assistant Job Description

The Upward Bound Summer Program at NCCC is a free six-week residential college prep program that

simulates the college experience. Participating students will take classes that help with their upcoming high school

curriculum and prepare them for college. Students will also participate in fun activities with community and campus

partners.

The Upward Bound Program seeks a Head Resident Assistant (RA) to provide participants with a positive

living/learning environment. This is a seasonal overnight position beginning May 27 and ending June 27, 2024. The

Head RA will also be required to work an end-of-the-program trip from June 29 July 3. The pay amount is \$2,700.

(Optional - \$500 stipend for RA who drives students to/from Driver\'s Ed before their shift (Between 7 am and 2:30

pm).

Head Resident Assistant Expectations

1. Be a positive role model for UB participants and to the regular RAs.

2. Discuss problems and concerns with your immediate supervisor.

3. Support fellow RAs and maintain positive relationships/a cohesive team feeling with each other.

4. If you have an outside job, arrangements must be made with your employer to accommodate our required

hours. Our hours may change with little notice and may require RA\'s to be available before or after the below-

mentioned on-duty hours.

5. Have fun and enjoy the activities, encouraging student participation.

6. Demonstrate personal qualities of maturity, self-reliance, motivation, initiative, responsibility, self-esteem, and

integrity. Demonstrate strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

7. Applicants are expected to be college degree-seeking students or have already earned an Associate\'s Degree or

higher. Promotion of higher education to the participants is encouraged.

Head Resident Assistant Responsibilities

1. Attend resident assistant training online and in person before students move in.

2. RA staff move into the dorms on Monday, May 27, 2024, at 8:00 am. Final checkout is after the last student

leaves on June 27, 2024. RA staff are required to work the end-of-program trip from June 29-July 3, 2024. Staff

cannot remain on campus during the weekend or the break before the trip.

3. Assist with student check-ins and checkouts. Collect car keys and give students dorm room keys at check-in,

return car keys, and collect dorm room keys at checkout.

4. Provide security for students while in the residence hall and while away on trips and activities. This includes

conducting rounds, making sure doors are not propped open, making sure side doors of the Res Hall are locked,

monitoring anyone who enters the Res Hall, etc.

5. Conduct room/hall checks periodically throughout the night to ensure all students are in the building and in the

correct room. Assist RAs during their night On-Call hours - 10:30 pm to 7:30 am.

6. Be On-Call from 10:30 pm to 7:30 am. The Head RA may go to sleep but must respond to any phone calls or

overnight situations. (Note: A security guard will be present overnight.)

7. Head RA is responsible for teaching one creative educational program/activity every Sunday evening.

8. Provide and facilitate evening programs and activities.

9. Keep a log of attendance for lunches, classes, study hall, on/off-campus activities, and field trips.

10. Ensure that students are not returning to the dorms during the daytime.

11. Travel with UB staff and students.

12. The Head RA must be on duty every day (Monday-Wednesday) for breakfast from 7 am-9 am and from 2:30 pm

to 10:30 pm. All RA staff members are on duty until the last student has left for the weekend on Thursday from

2:30 pm to 6 pm (the first week check out is Friday). Head RA will report to the college on Sundays at 6 pm and is

on duty until 10:30 pm. Hours are subject to change based on students\' needs.

13. Head RA will begin duty at 7 am to ensure every student is awake & escort students to breakfast each morning at

8 am.

14. May need to transport students to appointments, Wal-Mart, driver\'s ed, etc.

15. Supervise students during their free time and evening activities.

16. Check students out early if a family member is coming to pick up a student.

17. Work with the UB Staff to provide a quality and successful summer program.

18. Document violations or infractions and maintain current, accurate incident reports.

19. Follow all policies outlined in the Upward Bound Handbook, the Neosho County Community College catalog and

emergency procedure manual, and the Upward Bound student handbook.

20. All RAs must collect and turn in any receipts for purchases for UB to the Upward Bound staff immediately after

purchase. Failure to return a receipt will result in a deduction from RA wages.

21. Other duti