Cottage Parents - Family-Style Residential Home

Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches • Safety Harbor, FL

37d • Onsite

About The Position

While living on campus, and under the supervision of an assigned Unit Director, the Cottage Parents provide youth with a strong parental role model while implementing a professional family-style program that emphasizes skill acquisition and personal development and a safe and secure environment in which to grow and learn. The Cottage Parents teach and develop social skills, self-help skills, academic skills, and independent living skills; and foster moral and spiritual development through a broad array of activities to youth in residence that typically have a background of low self-esteem, academic failure, and problem behavior.
The Cottage Parents administer the day-to-day operations of a large family residence including various paperwork, domestic responsibilities, and other assigned duties. The Cottage Parents work closely with other child care professionals as a team in carrying out responsibilities while in the work place. The Cottage Parents are directly responsible to the Unit Director. This position is not eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

• Requires high school graduate or equivalent (some college credits preferred.)
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Be a married couple
• Have a valid Florida driver’s license or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment
• A good driving record
• A concern for youth
• The ability and desire to work and live with youth
• A strong desire to work in the human services field
• Employment in this position is contingent upon successful completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, as required by Florida law.

Nice To Haves

• some college credits preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide youth with a strong parental role model
• Implement a professional family-style program that emphasizes skill acquisition and personal development
• Create a safe and secure environment
• Teach and develop social skills, self-help skills, academic skills, and independent living skills
• Foster moral and spiritual development
• Administer the day-to-day operations of a large family residence including various paperwork, domestic responsibilities, and other assigned duties
• Work closely with other child care professionals as a team

Benefits

• Housing, Utilities, Meals, and Agency Vehicle included while on duty
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company paid Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance 2x annual salary
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eligible for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Health savings account, supplemental life insurance, short term disability, and Aflac products available
• Annual leave and Sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED