House Parents - Leakey, TX

We work with abused and orphaned children in our residential placement in Ingram and Leakey, Texas.

Position Responsibilities:

• Teach constructive behavior and social skills.
• Teach realistic problem-solving behaviors, and life skills.
• Teach good personal hygiene skills.
• Reinforce positive behavior by providing healthy, positive incentives for residents.
• Oversee daily chores and room checks.
• Ensure cleanliness of all cabin areas.
• Complete behavioral logs daily to document progress and activities completely and accurately.
• Document all serious incidents completely, accurately, and in a timely manner.
• Follow reporting and notification protocol for serious incidents.
• Maintain positive culturally competent relationships with residents and staff.
• Provide input into development of treatment plans as appropriate.
• Utilize trauma informed consequences when redirecting resident behavior.
• Maintain and uphold appropriate boundaries with residents and staff at all times.
• Be a positive role model for residents.
• Provide proper SAMA procedures and guidelines as trained.
• Gain a working knowledge of policies.
• Possess maturity, sense of confidence and emotional stability.
• Ability to adhere to DFPS Client Youth Rights, Minimum Standards, contractor and funder requirements.
• Other job duties as assigned.
• Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of self, others.

Shift Specific Expectation & Responsibilities:

Morning Routine

• Help wake residents and supervise morning routine.
• Dispense Hygiene Items to Residents.
• Supervise morning chores (spray cleaning products for residents) and room checks.
• Prepare and serve breakfast and assist residents during breakfast clean up.
• Process medications from pharmacy.
• Dispense medications.
• Drop residents off at school when school is in session.
• Complete end of shift duties example: ensure cabin is clean, check medication books for accuracy, and turn in paperwork such as incident reports and progress notes.

Overnight Routine

• Conduct assigned bed checks throughout the night
• Check refrigerators/pantry for expired food items
• Prepare and set out breakfast for residents
• Wake up residents and assist with morning routine and supervision of residents.
• Prepare logs, needs requests, inventory, and resident binders
• Process and dispense any medications
• Complete daily med audit and email to appropriate personnel
• Assist with completing necessary household chores such as dishes, laundry sweeping etc.

Competencies: 

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies

• Adaptability
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• De-escalation
• Empathy
• Resilience
• Solution Oriented
• Stress Management
• Teamwork
• Technology
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Minimum Qualifications:

• Education
  • Associate’s Degree Preferred in a Human Services Field, Education, and Psychology etc. Minimum High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience
  • Minimum of 6 month experience in human services field or Child Welfare Field working with children and adolescents preferred not required.
• License and Credentials
  • Reliable transportation
  • Valid driver license
  • Valid vehicle insurance

Minimum Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with computer software
• A solid grasp of Trauma Informed Care
• Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team;
• Must have good written and verbal skills;
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.