STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: DORMITORY SUPERVISOR I
Class Code: 3720-08
Date Established: 01-07-93
Occupational Code: 3-2-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To monitor dormitory activities and
ensure the correct social conduct and welfare of the residents.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Monitors attitudes
and behaviors of non-working residents and relates any significant changes to
counselor or director.
·
Maintains daily house
log to delineate whereabouts of residents, number of support group meetings
attended, and daily and weekly work list.
·
Transports residents
to support group meetings, job interviews, house functions, and ancillary
services necessary for client treatment.
·
Answers incoming
telephone calls and provides necessary program information to interested
members of social agencies, civil agencies, and the general public.
·
Checks rooms and
assigns housekeeping duties to ensure that residents maintain suitable living
standards and that the facility is maintained in proper order.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and
using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard
operating procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires obtaining and exchanging
information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to
questions from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires minimal choice in performing
routine duties under immediate supervision and in following simple instructions
according to standardized policies and procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of high school or G.E.D.
equivalent. One additional year of
formal education in the area of human services may be substituted for one year
of required work experience.
Experience: One year's experience in working with
groups of individuals requiring tact, understanding and supervision.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's
license if necessary for performing job accountabilities.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of community problems and
interpersonal relationships.
Ability to work independently and supervise residents and employees. Ability to make reports and keep
records. Ability to get along with
groups of residents. Ability to
advise and be responsible for the residents' welfare and social conduct. Tact and courtesy in dealing with the
public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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