Job Summary

Tallulah Falls School seeks an eclectic and enthusiastic Residential Life Staff member with a desire to confidently influence middle school and high school youth. Tallulah Falls School is hiring for multiple Residential Life Staff for both male and female dormitories. The position requires shifts every weekend and two weekdays (3 p.m.-8 a.m.). TFS has, at a minimum, a break every six weeks. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Those fortunate enough to influence young lives at TFS receive a competitive benefits package and have access to many free fun activities.

Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Monitor the safety and well-being of boarding
• Assist international students with cultural acclimation to an American high school and promote friendships with domestic students.
• Chaperone off campus
• Oversee evening study hall and tutor students as
• Oversee daily work program in the
• Other duties as

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Must be able to pass a DOT Physical prior to and during employment
• Experience working with youth in all types of situations (resident assistant, camp counselor, etc).
• Valid driver’s license
• Current lifeguard certification or willing to obtain a lifeguard certification
• Strong work ethic and initiative in understanding all-school dynamics and proactively responding to a fast-paced environment.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to support the needs of middle and high school student living in a residential dorm.
• Strong collaborative
• Passion for working with students, families, colleagues within a vibrant and diverse
• Effective organizational skills with attention to accuracy and
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Compatibility with the school’s values, culture, and
• Ability to pass periodic background, drug and alcohol
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and composure under

Standard Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit and/or stand for an extended period of
• Must be able to bend, reach, lift and
• Must be able to understand written and verbal
• Must be able to communicate and respond to questions from various levels with the
• Must have manual dexterity sufficient to perform specified
• Must be able to lift, carry, move and handle equipment, boxes weighing up to 50
• Must be able to possess basic mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

To Apply

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume, portfolio/work samples and a list of three professional references to the Director of Residential Life, Jon Benson at [email protected]. No telephone calls, please.

Tallulah Falls School is an equal-opportunity employer.

All job applicants at TFS will undergo testing for the presence of illegal drugs as a condition of employment. Any applicant with a confirmed positive test result will be denied employment. Applicants will be required to submit to a specimen test at a laboratory selected by Tallulah Falls School and sign a consent agreement to release TFS from liability.