FEATURED JOB OPENING: Home Parents - Waxahachie, TX

The Home Parents are a married couple who provide warm and caring professional parenting interactions for 6-8 youth in care.  Interactions and responses to youth are informed by knowledge of the complex issues faced by youth in care and by an understanding that youth need to be equipped to resolve their family isses and to prepare themselves for future sucess.

Essential Job Functions:

Create an intentional community of learning, emphasizing the value of education and promoting active involvement in a variety of learning experiences.  This includes involvement with processes that prepare youth for adult living, afterschool programs, summer programs, daily homework completion, reading for enjoyment.

Document all serious incidents and turn in to supervisor within 24 hours.

Administer medications as directed by physician and maintain up to date and accurate records of all medications administered.

Ensure youth are available for all appointments for therapy, medical, dental, etc... If an appointment must be missed the Home Parent will notify the appropriate person with as much advance notice as possible.

Work with the supervisors to maintain a weekly schedule of activities for youth in the home.

Work cooperatively with team members to insure responsibilities are being carried out.

Job Requirements:

A minimum of a high school diploma is required, plus one or more years of experience working with children.

Must be at least 21 years of age.

Must be a married couple.