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This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

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The position provides comprehensive support to students ecumbe High School (MEHS) by fostering a positive residential environment, coordinating culturally grounded community programs, and promoting healthy lifestyles. The incumbent mentors students, supports residential life activities, facilitates culturally relevant programs that strengthen connections to heritage and traditions, encourages healthy lifestyle practices, and maintains accurate records and program documentation. Through these efforts, the position enhances student well‑being, leadership development, cultural engagement, and overall residential life at MEHS.

Mt Edgecumbe High School is an advanced accredited public boarding school with 430 students from over 100 communities throughout Alaska. Most come from communities with schools enrolling fewer than 50 students: approximately 80% are Alaska Native. This diverse population results in a unique remarkable learning community – blending cultures and beliefs, old ways and new, honoring the wisdom of the past while working together to forge the future.

Our school is in Sitka, Alaska on Baranof Island. Please check out our school website address:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The benefits for joining Mt. Edgecumbe High School include working with a diverse group of high school‑age students who are 14‑18; working with the dedicated staff with low turnover; summers off (early May through mid‑August) and a period of seasonal leave during the school’s winter break. The employee will also have health insurance while working and personal leave.

This position is part of a close‑knit team. We value an attitude of service, collaborative relationships, and teamwork. Our focus is on providing a world‑class educational experience for a diverse group of students on a residential high school campus. Duties of this position may require the incumbent to work irregular hours.

• Integrity/Honesty:
  Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Arithmetic/Mathematical Reasoning:
  Performs computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division correctly; solves practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques such as formulas and percentages.

• Maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certification.
• Must pass a background check per AS 47.32.101 and 7 AAC 10.900.

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

• Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing…