Summary:  Under the direction of the Program Consultant, the Teaching-Parent couple provides the day-to-day care and guidance of assigned youths in a residential care setting.

Responsibilities:

• Teaches youth a curriculum of skills in social, self-help, independent living, maintenance, and academic areas and provides moral, spiritual, and physical training and guidance to the youths assigned to the couple's home.

• Provides or coordinates academic assistance to youths and works closely with the public school system.

• Operates the home and the program of care on a 24-hour per day, 365 days per year basis.

• Develops a normalized home environment that encourages the development of close family relationships among the youths.  Provides a naturalized family living experience.

• Has primary responsibility for providing counseling, concern, direction, assistance, and support which would normally be received from a parent.

• Implements an individualized plan of care for each youth.

• Works closely with the youths' parents, teachers, social workers, and significant others to ensure the definition and implementation of a proper and effective program of youth care to assist each youth in achieving to his/her maximum potential.

• Supervises an Alternate Teaching-Parent who provides coverage and program continuity during the Teaching-Parent's time off duty.

• Manages money and expend funds for youth home operation. Maintains a checking account and other fiscal records as directed and in accordance with sound business practice.

• Remains informed about local, state, and federal standards and regulations pertaining to the provision of services to children and their families.

• The Teaching-Parent may assist in providing the following functions: Admission of children to the home; Residential services for children and their families; discharge of children from the receiving home; maintenance of case records

• Establishes and maintains contact with program referral sources by making personal visits and other contacts to agencies and others within a service area.