Child & Youth Worker
4Kids•Boca Raton, FL
•Hybrid
About The Position
This position partners closely with house parents to help create a safe, nurturing, and Christ-centered home environment for children in foster care. The schedule is Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. with 7:00 p.m. with occasional weekend coverage. Travel between neighborhood foster homes may be required.
Requirements
- Committed Christian with alignment with 4KIDS statement of faith
- Must be 23 years of age or older with valid drivers license in order to drive children in company provided vans
- Minimum two years experience working with children
- Strong communication and relational skills
- Basic computer skills for documentation
- Ability to meet the physical demands of caring for young children (lifting, carrying, active supervision)
- Ability to work in a team within a home-based environment
- Must have reliable transportation that can be used for work purposes
Nice To Haves
- Associates Degree preferred in related field
- Knowledge of trauma informed care principles and experience working with children impacted by trauma preferred
Responsibilities
- Support house parents in creating a safe, structured, and nurturing home environment
- Build safe, trusting relationships with children using trauma-informed care principles
- Recognize the impact of trauma and respond with patience, empathy, and consistency
- Provide attentive, developmentally appropriate care for infants and toddlers
- Engage children of all ages through play, conversation, and relationship-building
- Assist with homework, routines, chores, and life skills development for older children and teens
- Provide supervision and reinforce expectations and appropriate behaviors
- Transport children to daycare, school, appointments, and activities as needed
- Help maintain the home (light cleaning, organizing, and maintaining a child-safe environment)
- Respond calmly and effectively to behavioral challenges and crisis situations
- Administer medications as trained
- Provide on-call support and coverage for house parents as needed
Benefits
- medical/dental/life/disability insurance provided
- 403b retirement plan with match
- Excellent vacation and holiday benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
