FEATURED JOB OPENING: Residential Family Teacher Couple - Salt Lake City, UT

Do you and your spouse want to make a difference in the lives of young children? Interested in training and professional growth? Like being part of a team that prides itself on exceptional care & services?

Utah Youth Village is looking for three caring, enthusiastic, self-motivated husband and wife teams to be the primary live-in care takers for up to eight boys, ages 5-13 in two homes and ages 14-18 in another. Both husband and wife will be employed full-time by Utah Youth Village. Family Teachers will provide youth with a caring environment in which to grow and learn, model and teach social skills, self-help skills, academic skills, and independent living skills. You will be responsible to foster the moral and spiritual development of youth, administer the day-to-day operations of a large family residence, and supervise and work with other professional Family Teachers in carrying out responsibilities.

Both husband and wife must be at least 21 years old to apply, and any interested couple must have been married for at least one year. In two of the homes, Family Teachers may have their own children. In the third home, the Family Teacher couple may not have a child under the age of 14.

Youth Populations:

Males ages 5-13 or 14-18 in our Child Welfare division. The youth are placed in care by DCFS; their parents are involved in treatment whenever possible. These homes are in residential neighborhoods in suburbs of Salt Lake City.

Females ages 11-18 at our private residential campus. These youth are placed at our school by their parents and come from all over the nation. The campus is situated in Erda, a rural town west of Salt Lake City. This position will become available in December 2018.

The youth in both placements display behaviors consistent with major depressive disorders, oppositional defiance, developmental delays and other emotionally disruptive conditions. They may struggle with impulse control, emotional control, maintaining relationships, social skills and other behaviors. The parents of the youth are involved in their treatment. You would be an important part of a caring and supportive team to provide the youth with effective treatment.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Annual Salary: $57,000 per couple
• Dental and Medical Benefits
• Room and Board
• Contributions to a Retirement Fund
• No-cost life insurance
• Unique opportunities to participate in outdoor recreational sports and other activities

Requirements of the Job:

• Ability and desire to work and live with youth.*
• Must be at least 21 years of age.**
• Must be married.*
• Prefer that one spouse has obtained a Bachelor’s degree.
• A valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Pass a criminal background check.
• A concern for youth and a strong desire to work in the human services field.
• Ability to implement all facets/techniques of the Teaching-Family Model.
• Ability to model appropriate behaviors and morals.
• The judgment to work with the children assigned to the group home in a mature, responsible manner.
• Will not attend college classes for the first year of employment.
• Will not hold another job outside of Utah Youth Village.
• Will have a current Tuberculosis (TB) test.
• Ability to pass scheduled and/or random drug tests.

Specific Duties:

• Teach youth to engage in appropriate social behavior using the Teaching-Family Model (paid training is provided for full-time employees).
• Provide a loving, sensitive, and caring environment.
• Provide supervision and monitoring to youth in care.
• Schedule doctor and dentist appointments and attend with the youth.
• Provide for moral/educational development.
• Maintain frequent contact with Parents.
• Manage the group home budget.
• Keep records by ensuring skill cards, incident reports, medication logs, and allowance forms are complete.
• Manage/Supervise up to three full-time Associate Family Teachers in the group home.
• Schedule and conduct weekly meetings to discuss the youth, their goals, the home, and upcoming events to ensure coordination among staff members.
• Maintain physical facilities of the home.
• Accept feedback and direction from the Residential Supervisor.
• Help the youth respect their boundaries with the main part of the home and the individuals who reside there.
• Provide supervision and training to Associates Family Teachers.
• Plan and oversee preparation of nutritious meals and snacks that are in line with guidelines from a nutritionist.
• Attend to all of the physical, emotional and treatment needs of each individual youth in an ethical and responsible manner.

Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required to perform the job:

• Ability to observe and specifically describe youth behaviors.
• Ability to give and accept feedback and implement feedback.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule.
• Ability to apply the skill of maintaining acceptable tolerance levels for inappropriate youth behaviors.
• Ability to model and teach appropriate social skills, dress codes, language and public behaviors.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions and to give them to the youth.
• Ability to exhibit emotional control, patience, and persistence in extremely stressful situations.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and implement work activities independently.
• Ability to make decisions using sound judgment, with information at hand.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and implement materials at a high school level.
• Ability to exhibit loving and caring behaviors.
• Ability to apply knowledge of and ability to teach self-care skills, independent living skills, and academic skills.
• Ability to serve as a role model for youth.
• Ability to teach moral values to youth.
• Ability to operate a computer and associated computer programs such as a word processor, email, the internet and electronic records systems.
• Ability to participate in physical recreation activities such as swimming, hiking, running and basic sports.

Physical Requirements:

• See well enough to read reports, skill cards, monitor youth, drive a vehicle, and observe describe behaviors well enough that a third person who is not present could understand what is being described
• Hear well enough to converse on the telephone and hear comments mumbled under breath.
• Speak well enough to be easily understood in English when teaching skills, giving feedback, discussing strategies, and conversing on the telephone.
• Physical ability and mobility to track behaviors of youth moving whenever a teenage girl may go throughout the house or the neighborhood, including over fences into the neighboring fields and at night
• Participate in moderately stressful hiking and camping which would include sleeping on the ground or in tents
• Climb flights of stairs and get into van.
• Dexterity to write, cook, and help with arts and crafts and games.
• Strength to carry groceries, suitcases, and move furniture.
• Stamina to work eighteen-hour shifts.
• Stamina to drive for up to three continuous hours and ability to drive at night.
• The ability to work under adverse conditions such as constant interruptions, inappropriate behaviors.
• The ability to teach to potential verbal and physical threats from youth which could include the need to physically restrain a youth to prevent injury to the youth or to others.

Candidates are required to:

• Complete a criminal background check through the State of Utah and Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Provide a certified copy of their driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Meet the licensing and registration requirements of the State of Utah.
• Successfully complete the Pre-Service Workshop (Teaching-Family Model).
• Complete the Predictive Index Survey (administered by Utah Youth Village).

Job Type: Full-time