Direct Care

SUNNY GLEN CHILDRENS HOME INC • San Benito, TX

3d • $15 - $15 • Onsite

About The Position

Direct Care Staff at Sunny Glen Children's Home are compassionate and experienced individuals who care for children who are in DFPS custody, are from difficult backgrounds, and experience behavioral and emotional challenges. Our goal is to reach the heart of each child in our care and help them heal from their traumas. To that end, Direct Care Staff must have a strong commitment to the youth and to understanding their lives.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Must live a Christian lifestyle
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Valid Texas Driver's License with an excellent driving record.
• Clean driving record for the past 3 years
• CPR/First Aid, 15-passenger van, Handle with Care, Sanctuary, TBRI, KaleidaCare, Paycom, and other DFPS-mandated training (training offered on the job.)
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance.
• The employee must regularly exert up to 25 pounds of force (mopping, lifting groceries, moving furniture, cooking, etc.) and occasionally be able to perform a restraint on youth weighing up to 200 lbs.
• Must be able to frequently maintain visual and auditory supervision of multiple children.
• The employee must be able to make quick decisions, tolerate frustration, and be able to always balance mental toughness with compassion.
• The employee must be able to multitask.
• The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• The employee must be able to function in a noisy environment.

Nice To Haves

• Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Must abide by Sunny Glen's mission of giving nurturing, trauma-informed care to children from difficult backgrounds
• Learn and abide by Sunny Glen Children's Home policies and procedures
• Learn and stay within Minimum Standards
• Work independently and as a team
• Maintain appropriate boundaries
• Attend training and meetings, as scheduled
• Possess sensitivity to the residents' cultural and socio-economic characteristics
• Supervise children in DFPS custody
• Uses strong organizational skills
• Must follow a daily schedule
• Maintain an orderly and clean unit that is always ready for inspection
• Prepare nutritious meals and snacks
• Administer medications, as needed
• Participate in social, recreational, and psychoeducational activities
• Assume responsibility for safe transportation
• Assist in orientation of new residents
• Oversee youth's homework, chores, hygiene, and other activities of daily living
• Be a positive role model for residents
• Teach residents healthy life skills
• Set appropriate behavioral limits
• Utilize positive child management techniques
• Assist youth in shaping their behavior
• Charting progress and incidents in Extended Reach (Case Management Software for quality improvement, data collection, reporting, and documentation)
• Participate in licensing investigations
• Participate in medical and therapy appointments if needed
• Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position
• Working weekends is required

What This Job Offers

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