Residential Life Trainer pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000398
- Class code
- 32000398
- Pay group
- NC05
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Residential Life Trainer is $33,902 to $59,327 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000398.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/2023.
What the state says the job is
Positions in this class are responsible for direct services including supervision, training, and supportive counseling to clients of diverse backgrounds having one or more disabilities in a residential school (or training facility) setting. Based on the setting, the client population is predominantly children and youths, but a small number of residential training programs serve adults. Positions in this class ensure a safe and secure environment and monitor and supervise students. Positions also enhance learning opportunities and assist or train students in a variety of age-appropriate activities that include personal hygiene and grooming, homework, and projects, and social and/or recreational activities.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Children & Youth (i) Intermediate knowledge of the principles and practices of guiding, training, and caring for children, youth, and/or adults with one or more disabilities (ii) Ability to understand the personal and social problems of children, youth, and/or adults with disabilities (iii) Ability to exercise judgment in assessing, observing, and recording progress, participation, and/or demonstrated skills and abilities of clients. Adults (i) Intermediate knowledge of the principles and practices of guiding, training, and encouraging adults with one or more disabilities (ii) Ability to encourage and foster skill development to assist with achieving successful independent living and vocatio ...
Minimum qualifications
Children & Youth: High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of experience in an age- appropriate childcare setting or a goal-oriented setting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Adult: High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of experience in residential or goal-oriented program for adults; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.