Title: Campus Life Associate - Dorm - #WWRW0374

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate III

Hiring Range: Minimum salary starting $41,756 comm w/ experience

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Wilson Wkfc Rehab Ctn

Agency Website: https://www.wwrc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

WWRC has a long history of helping Virginians with disabilities enter or remain in the workforce.

Job Duties:

About the Agency:

Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC provides people with disabilities comprehensive, individualized services to realize optimal personal independence and employment. We strive to be the preferred provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation for Virginians with Disabilities. We apply our shared values; Ethical, Engaged, and Effective, to everything we do.

Job Duties:

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Campus Life Associate - Dorm. The purpose of this position is to engage with clients and other rehabilitation team members to create a safe, clean, and supportive residential/recreational experience throughout the entire Campus Life Division environment.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Promotes and maintains a safe, secure and therapeutic environment in which to live and learn. 
• Foster the interdisciplinary team approach across the campus life division and the entire WWRC campus.
• Provides appropriate documentation according to the center/departmental standards.
  Perform other program duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Valid VA Driver’s License required.

Knowledge/Skills -

• Knowledge of theory and techniques utilized in behavior modification, crisis intervention and problem solving; of confidentiality and boundary issues. 
• Knowledge of safety awareness in a residential/dormitory setting; of the recreation hall environment for coverage as needed.

Skills/Abilities-

• Skills in assessing individual and group needs and ability to plan and implement programs to meet those needs. 
• Good oral and written communication, computer and organization/time management skills.
• The ability to relate positively to people with disabilities and knowledge of disabilities served; to foster a safe, clean and supportive environment promoting positive social, interpersonal and self-management skills encouraging opportunities to learn needed skills to promote and enhance personal independence.
• The ability to assess environmental factors and safety hazards while conducting day-to-day operations; and to foster the interdisciplinary team approach.

Additional Considerations:

• Training or experience in health and human service-related fields working with people with disabilities, particularly in a therapeutic residential and/or recreational setting. 
• Recreational training or experience and/or certification(s) such as:
  • Fitness Instruction Certification
  • Lifeguarding
  • Coaching (team or individual)

Special Instructions:

• This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2-1201.1.
• A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.