FEATURED JOB OPENING: House Parent Couples - St. Augustine, FL

Position Salary: We offer a highly competitive salary (in the top 25% nationwide) plus bonus and benefits.  We have an excellent benefit package including medical, generous personal leave, paid holidays, and life insurance.  There is also optional dental, vision, and disability. 

Job Description: Established in 1989,  located in beautiful, historic St. Augustine, Florida. Our mission is to shape the future of Florida’s at-risk youth by providing coaching, counseling and care in family style therapeutic group homes and outpatient community services. Our three residential group homes provide therapeutic & pre-independent living programs for youth ages 6-17 who have suffered trauma due to abuse and/or neglect. 

We are currently looking for house parents for our Therapeutic Residential Program. Our house parents provide a safe and loving, home like environment, together with a strong treatment based program.  The boys we serve are victims of abuse and neglect and therefore have significant mental and behavioral health issues stemming from their traumatic pasts. The house parents work closely with the entire administrative and clinical team to provide outstanding, effective treatment for the boys who reside here. 

Requirements:

• Be at least 21 years old
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Florida driver’s license and the ability to pass a MVR Check
• Pass stringent background screening
• Live in position that is 3 ½ days per week and must stay on campus days and night throughout the shift. A new shift will be starting in September, that will be a 7 day on and 7 day off shift, where the couple is able to live in the home full time.  
• Two years experience working with children, preferably children who have behavioral and mental health challenges.