Cottage Parent

Hope Children's Home•Tampa, FL

10d

About The Position

Cottage Parents have a wide-ranging list of job responsibilities. They act as a parent-like figure, with all of the duties and responsibilities that being a parent entails. This would include assisting in daily operational duties to maintain and care for the residence home, providing spiritual guidance, providing transportation for the children to appointments, activities, and church, supervising the completion of chores, homework or other responsibilities, meeting with classroom teachers to discuss the children under their care, and taking children on activities. Please enquire for additional job description details. Watch this video to get an idea of what it's like to be a cottage parent at Hope.

Requirements

pass extensive background checks, which include a medical examination, FBI background checks, and local police background checks
demonstrate a proven track record in working with and assisting children, particularly at-risk children
married individuals to fulfill the houseparent position
Both spouses will be hired to work together in a home and need to demonstrate the stability and longevity of their relationship.
Staff members hired by Hope Children’s Home must be dedicated to maintaining and instilling Christian values in the children it cares for.
All Hope Children’s Home employees must be born-again Christians and agree with our Mission Statement , Core Values , and Doctrinal Statements .
staff members are hired based on professional and educational credentials, demonstrated experience, and Christian testimony.

Responsibilities

assisting in daily operational duties to maintain and care for the residence home
providing spiritual guidance
providing transportation for the children to appointments, activities, and church
supervising the completion of chores, homework or other responsibilities
meeting with classroom teachers to discuss the children under their care
taking children on activities