FEATURED JOB OPENING: Relief Home Parents (Married Couple) - Itasca, TX

The Relief 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 issues and to prepare themselves for future success.

Essential Job Functions: •Create an intentional community of learning, emphasizing the value of education and promoting active involvement in a variety of learning activities. This includes full 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

Working Conditions: •Must be able to work extended hours when necessary •May be required to provide awake-night staffing in emergency situations •Must regularly be on call for the group home children when on duty but children in care are away from the home •The relief schedule is normally a 15 days on, 6 days off rotation. They rotate between 2 homes. •Requires flexibility and maturity! Provided with one bedroom apartment in each home while they’re here.

Job Requirements: •A minimum of a high school diploma is required, plus one or more years of experience in working with children or youth •Must be able to see, hear and respond to youth in multiple settings •Must be at least 21 years of age •Must be a married couple

Competitive salary and excellent benefits.