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Family Teaching Couple - Alaska

Family Teaching Couple - Alaska


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 Kenai Peninsula Community Care Center

Job Description

Family Teaching Couple

Function:

This is a regular, full-time, exempt position.  This is a live in position.  Couples are responsible for the daily care of five youths, transportation, academic maintenance, behavioral management, social skills training, maintaining communication with youth’s family and youth advocacy.  Couples will be responsible for conducting a continuous learning program as integral part of the home life.  The training is inclusive of all areas of personal growth and directed toward the youth becoming more self-sufficient, developing self-control and discipline all aspect of his/her life, promoting positive social relationships, improving family relationships and advancing academically.  This training process is to be done utilizing the Family Teaching Model.

 Duties:

  1. Daily maintenance
  2. Assure that the kitchen is supplied with appropriate food items
  3. Assure the preparation of meals and snacks that meet USDA food nutrition requirements
  4. Prepare meals and assisting youth in meal preparation
  5. Assure that youth have proper and appropriate clothing for each setting that the youth may be in
  6. Assure that youth maintain proper hygiene and have necessary hygiene equipment available
  7. Assure that the home environment is safe, clean and secure
  8. Assure that youth receive proper medical and dental care
  9. Transport youth to all appointments, work sites, recreational settings, family homes, etc.
  10. Behavioral Management
  11. Participate in the development of  treatment contracts which reflect youth’s needs
  12. Maintain a learning environment for youth in care
  13. Address  youth’s behaviors in the context of the Family Teaching Model
  14. Encourage youth’s appropriate behaviors through the use of a variety of positive reinforcement techniques
  15. Communicate with youth regarding areas of need or concern in a non-judgmental solution finding process
  16. Insure that each youth is involved in the numerous decision making situations that accompany living in the community through a the use of a structured self-government program in the home

Assist youth in developing meaningful relationships with peers and adults

  • Improve the parent/child relationship
  • Community Outreach
  • Develop positive public relations with community organizations
  • Intervene with community on behalf of the youth
  • Advocate for youth in a variety of community settings
  • Develop vocational and academic planning with youth for the youth’s future
  • Paperwork and documentation
  • Maintain financial records for funds used in the home
  • Maintain daily logs on each youth
  • Maintain appropriate menus and USDA records
  • Maintain monthly vehicle inspections
  • Report all major equipment and appliance repair need directly to Financial Manager
  • Report need for youth appointments directly to Insurance Manager
  • Maintain secondary file files on each youth which includes report cards, progress letters and other pertinent documents
  • Medicaid Notes
  • Other
  • Attend weekly staff meetings as scheduled
  • Attend scheduled training
  • Participate in regularly scheduled consultation meetings with Program Manager
  • Supervise assistant
  • Maintain personal quarters and office space in accordance with agency policies
  • Other duties as assigned

 Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree preferable
  • At least two years experience working with adolescents in a similar setting, preferably in the Teaching Family Model
  • No criminal history
  • Completed and approved MMPI**
  • Ability to be insured by KPCCC auto insurance company

 Supervision:  Directly supervised by Program Manager.

 Schedule:Dependent on home hired to work in. 

**The Kenai Peninsula Community Care Center uses the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 as a screening device in employee selection. This is an objective psychological test and interpreted by a clinical psychologist. This is only one part of the recruitment process which has a multiplicity of factors for consideration such as the background check, employment history, high school education, interview, references and other considerations. This is used only as a screening device and is not the only means of determining employability. It is retained in a separate, locked, confidential file under the supervision of Dr. Turner. The applicant completes a release before completing the test informing them of the purpose, that this is not for counseling purposes, it is not for their personal use, and it is the property of KPCCC.

 

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