Direct Care Staff for Group Home for boys (Mesa)
Job Description
Job Description
Immediate Openings Available! Apply NOW! We have a beautiful group home in a nice neighborhood in Mesa for teen boys in foster care.
We need enthusiastic, caring individuals to join our exceptional team of professionals to work with teen boys in foster care. We are hiring male and female staff, Part-time and full-time available (full-time preferred).
Examples of a typical shift at our house:
• Weekday 3pm-12am, 11pm-8am
• All weekend hours available: overnights, mornings, afternoons and evenings or “Weekend Warrior” (24-48 Hour shifts)
• Pay $17-$20hr DOE.
Your role is to provide support, care, & stability for the boys living in the home and to maintain a safe & family like environment. The Staff will assist the boys by directing interactions, including but not limited to behavioral management and by facilitating therapeutic, recreational, and social life skills. You will essentially function as a role model, adhering to agency standards of practice for children, staff, and the public. Provides a therapeutic approach during daily routine. We will provide you with continuing training/education to assist in your ability to provide the best care and support possible to our kiddos.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Behavior Management through Positive Behavior Support strategies.
• Administration of Medication.
• Completing daily communication (Program log, staff communication log, mileage log, group messaging through apps, etc.)
• Transportation to/from, and participation in residents’ activities (medical/dental/psych, shopping, sporting/extracurricular, social, etc.)
• Preparing & cooking meals, house cleaning & maintenance.
• Assisting & instructing residents with their chores (as appropriate for individual residents).
• Assisting residents in managing their behaviors, by using positive behavior supports.
• Follow house rules and schedules to provide consistency.
• Demonstrates strong boundaries and shows care and concern for children in crisis.
• De-escalate children when child is dysregulated.
• Knowledge of basic behavior modification principles, strategies, and techniques.
• Demonstrate cultural competency and diversity appreciation.
• Recognize, prevent, and respond appropriately to behavioral situations. Qualifications
• Reliable transportation to commute to our Group Homes in Mesa (Required).
• Fluently speak, accurately write and 100% understand the English language (Required).
• Minimum 1 year of experience in childcare or related training and education (Required).
• High School Diploma or equivalent (Required).
• Must be at least twenty-five (25) years of age (Required).
• Valid AZ driver's license and able to provide a 36-month clean motor vehicle report in order to be a driver for the agency (Required).
• Experience in crisis de-escalation and trauma informed care (Preferred).
• Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card (Required - must be able to obtain this).
• CPR & 1st Aid Certification (Required - we can help you obtain this).
• Prevention & Support Certification (Required - we can help you obtain this). This requires you to be able to safely restrain an individual, if absolutely necessary, using your hands and arms in specific methods. It also requires you to be able to get up and down from a kneeling or squatting position.
• Pay range $18-$20hr DOE with room for advancement with benefit stipend after 90 days for full time employees.
• Please go to -house-employment
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