FEATURED JOB OPENING: Relief Home Parents - Itasca, TX

Relief Home Parents (Itasca)

Position Summary:

The relief home parent couple provides direct care services for the children in placement at Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide 24-hour, 7-day-a-week coverage for children placed in a foster group home for extended periods of time.
• Within the assigned residence, establish and perpetuate a homelike environment which includes both behavioral and emotional warmth and acceptance.
• Insure the physical safety and well being of children in agency care and promote their spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and social growth and development.
• Supervise daily living habits of children, training new skills as necessary or desirable.
• Assign, train, and supervise children in household tasks.
• Supervise children in various activities both on and off the Itasca campus, in cooperation with other staff members, assist in chaperoning or sponsoring off-campus activities.
• Plan and supervise preparation of meals served in the residence.
• Participate actively in case planning and service implementation for each child living in the assigned area.
• Maintain daily behavior logs, agency reports, medication documentation, financial records, and reports, and menus of meals served.
• Provide transportation for children to and from planned activities using agency vehicles, including passenger cars and 15 passenger vans.
• Work cooperatively with other staff; participate in campus programs and committees as assigned.
• Schedule is 15 days on duty and six days off.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum education - high school graduate, one or more years post high school education preferred.
• Two years previous experience with children preferred.

Job Requirements:

• Good organizational and time management skills required.
• Must have strong interpersonal and parenting skills.
• Must be computer literate and able to operate financial, word processing, and database software within six months of hire.

Apply online or email your resume and a cover letter. For more information, contact us.