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Houseparent Couples Needed for Pennsylvania Residential Youth Facility
Houseparent Couples Needed for Pennsylvania Residential Youth Facility
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Position Title: Houseparent
Classification: Daily Rate Non-Exempt
Reports To: Assistant Director of Cottage Life, Supervisor of Cottage Life
Supervises: N/A
POSITION SUMMARY
The mission of Bethany Children's Home Department of Cottage Life is to provide a safe and emotionally intelligent, family-style environment that fosters growth and change for traumatized youth. This is accomplished through various methods, specifically tailored to each youth and implemented by all members of the Cottage Life team.
Houseparents live with the residents and are responsible for providing compassion, structure, care and guidance within a cottage setting. Houseparents function in a parental role.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Performs all work in a safe manner
- Is guided by organizational values and Sanctuary Commitments in all interactions
- Demonstrates understanding of the four components of the SELF model
- Treats all children, families, staff with respect and courtesy
- Is required to complete and maintain all mandated and required training within required agency timeframes
- Must maintain timely compliance with all established agency standards and provide supporting documents as necessary (physical form, drivers license, auto insurance)
- Provide care and direction to youth in a "family" environment and oversee the daily routine of cottage living within the framework of Bethany's policies and procedures.
- Oversee youth chores, rooms and cottage assignments and assures these functions meet cottage staff expectations. Handle acting-out behaviors of youth and is able to problem solve in group living situations.
- Utilize interpersonal and communication skills to relate to youth and other members of the cottage team.
- Fulfill all paperwork responsibilities in a timely manner.
- Comply with Infirmary Medication Administration procedures.
- Transport youth as needed to off-campus appointments.
- Will facilitate weekly cottage meetings to address transportation, programming, activities, and other cottage life issues.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
- Function as a team and incorporate programmatically and socially acceptable family-like mannerisms as part of Bethany’s total program and influence over youth in placement.
- Available to work additional time in the event of sickness or other emergency circumstances when necessary.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Education, experience, licenses, etc.)
- Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Health screen required every two years.
- Bethany Children’s Home values family and life/work balance and believes it is vital to provide a living environment for residents and staff that is safe for all and is conducive to providing services to resident children. In order to ensure a safe and effective work environment Bethany has established a maximum occupancy of 4 individuals per houseparent family, comprised of the houseparent couple and not more than two children, who would be residing in the houseparents’ living quarters provided on campus.
- Houseparents must be a legally married couple.
- Attend assigned staff orientation and both ‘in-house’ and ‘outside’ training sessions to maintain required knowledge of state mandated topics and to promote continual growth and development appropriate to job role.
- Experience working with adolescents preferred but not necessary.
- Needs a valid Pennsylvania Driver's License.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Working conditions are in the form of a family setting with parental responsibilities.
SAFETY HAZARDS OF THE JOB
- Responsibilities may include the need to facilitate a passive physical restraint in accordance with the criteria of the Pennsylvania Code 3800.211.
- Potential for possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens - universal precautions are to be utilized in all potential exposure situations.
- Potential for emotional stress as it relates to working with troubled youth.
HIPAA/CONFIDENTIALITY
As an employee I agree to follow the standards set forth by the Health Information Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) as well as the stricter state standards as they apply. Due to the nature of the work environment, employees will have direct and/or indirect access to confidential information regarding clients and/or personnel. All confidential information cannot be discussed with, or disclosed to, unauthorized persons.
EMPLOYER'S RIGHTS
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Employees may be asked by the Company to perform other duties. Performance evaluations, in part, will be based upon performance of the tasks listed in this job description.
The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. That is, employment with the Company can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice at any time, at the option of the employee or that of the Company.
BENEFITS
Bethany's total compensation package includes:
- Private apartment in one of our on-campus apartments
- Complete housing, utility, and food expenses provided
- Competitive bi-weekly stipend
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement
- Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
- Paid holidays
- Access to recreational and fitness facilities, including a swimming pool
- Use of company vehicles for transportation to appointments and community trips
- Cable TV
- Laundry facilities
SANCTUARY® MODEL OF CARE
The Sanctuary® Model of Care represents a trauma-informed whole system approach designed to facilitate the development of structures, processes, and behaviors on the part of the staff, youth, and the community as a whole that can counteract the biological, affective, cognitive, social, and existential wounds suffered by the youth in care.
One of the major components of the Sanctuary® Model of Care is a shared language. There are four elements that guide the way we work and the way the youth heal and make progress in their lives. Those elements comprise The SELF Model:
- Safety – Safety includes physical, social, emotional and moral domains. Progress cannot be made without safety.
- Emotions – Managing emotions is the step that helps us to know what we are feeling and handle our feelings in a way that does not hurt ourselves or others.
- Loss – Loss is the step that helps us acknowledge and grieve the painful things that have happened to us in a safe way and move to a healthy future.
- Future – Future is the step where we look at our choices in creating a better personal future and to make the better place.
Another component of Sanctuary is The Seven Commitments. These commitments are to:
- Non-violence
- Emotional intelligence
- Inquiry and social learning
- Shared governance
- Open communication
- Social responsibility and
- Growth and change
By committing to these seven areas, the Bethany Children’s Home community works to heal our trauma and become healthier individuals. Healthy people help others become healthy. In this way, our staff and youth heal together and move forward to a healthy future.
Bethany is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
