FEATURED JOB OPENING: Residential Student Life & Learning Advisor(s) - Ridgefield, CT

Posted: 1/27/2025

This is a full-time, live-in, residential position for a couple or individual within a Golf Academy serving student-athletes within middle or high school and some post-grads, reporting directly to the on-site Director of Student Life & Academics. The position will work collaboratively with all other advisors, online academic instructors, Academy golf coaches, and GPC staff. It is a unique and engaging role that includes non-traditional hours on a rotating schedule to support student-athletes’ needs, growth, and development. Position requires patience, flexibility, a good sense of humor, sound judgement and personal integrity. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include:

Ensure the safety and well being of all student-athletes.

Administrative responsibilities for day-to-day Academic Hours, check-ins, study halls, & weekend activity planning as needed from the Director of Student Life & Academics.

Advising a small group of student-athletes to help build relationships & goal-set. 

Picking up student-athletes from afternoon golf practice at GPC at set times each day.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree or significant relevant work experience. 

Be over 25 Years of Age with a Valid Driver’s License 

Valid driver’s license and comfortable with driving 15 passenger transit vans.

Ability to set clear expectations and boundaries with teenagers, while maintaining a positive attitude.

Experience working with student-athletes, ideally in a residential setting. This could include work as a camp counselor, RA, classroom teacher, etc. 

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. 

Organized and detail oriented with high-quality personal management skills.

Good communication, people management and decision making abilities.

Ability to complete online duty reports through our Student Management System app on your phone.

Supervision of Main Campus dining hall, atrium, and tv lounge for all hours of operation.

Activity & Evening Check-In Management & Supervision (evening check-ins: 8, 9, & 10 Sunday to Thursday and 11pm if working Friday/Saturday)

Rotating overnights on-call with all other staff in case of emergency.

Knowledge and understanding of our Student/Parent Handbook in order to assist in holding all student-athletes accountable to rules and regulations as outlined.

Weekly meetings with the Director of Academics & Student Life.

Assisting our GPC Hospitality Associates with student-athlete shuttles between Golf Performance Center sites, airport runs, and local golf tournaments.

Utilization of our Student Management system for daily and nightly Duty Reports sent to the Director for general information,concerns, maintenance requests, etc. (Full-time Director on-site or on-call for any major concerns or disciplinary issues needed)

Chaperoning Weekly Program trips, Field Trips, and Academy Spring Training in FL.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Academics & Student Life.