HOUSE STAFF

POSITION:

House Staff/ House Parent

Reports To:

Program Director

General Function:

Under the direction of the Managers, the house staff/house parents are to provide direct care over the residents and encourage engagement as they build relationships with each of them.

Minimum Requirements:

• Specific calling or motivation to serve difficult and high-risk youth
• Relational personality with the ability to engage and serve others
• Being able to walk out individual expectations while being a part of the team and exercising proper communication and documentation
• Being able to balance adherence to rules and relationship goals with the residents
• Home church with regular attendance and references
• Personal relationship with Jesus and an understanding of his role in your’s/others’ lives

Prefer: Bachelor’s in a social, psychological, or a medical field related to health and welfare, but not required.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop a relationship with residents in the safe house with the intent of meeting their individual needs and goals based on their services plan
• Adhere to the schedule assigned for each resident and use “down-time” to continue to engage and build relationship
• Have an understanding of Safe House Rules and walk them out in a relational and rehabilitative manner
• Prepare meals for the residents and encourage them to assist
• Ensure that the girls remain in proper supervision parameters at all times
• Exercising proper trauma-informed care based on trainings provided by the state and organization
• Taking additional initiative to promote involvement and engagement in creative ways
• Maintain daily and weekly reports and file them electronically for each resident
• Complete digital reports as required
• Be able to navigate and operate computer programs effectively