Family Teachers

Boys Town•Tallahassee, FL

26d•$100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about shaping the future of America's youth? Boys Town is now hiring teams of Family Teachers in Omaha, Nebraska! We are seeking a team of two individuals to work together in this role. You will share your job as a Family Teacher. Together each of you will be part of a team that provide care and guidance to boys and girls in need. Schedule: Live in, 24x7 position Locations where we have Family Homes: Omaha, NE New Orleans, LA Tallahassee, FL Oviedo, FL Benefits and Perks: Starting salary of $100,000 per couple varies on location site. Fully-paid living expenses, which include rent, utilities, and a monthly household budget Benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance; a 401K retirement plan; paid vacation and sick leave Supporting youth with new traditions such as sport events, family dinner, graduation, volunteering in the community and visiting Lake Okoboji Opportunities to earn college credit while working Relocation assistance Company vehicle Responsibilities: Live on-site in a Boys Town Family Home and provide direct care for 6-8 at-risk youth through creating a safe and loving family-style living environment Provide emotional support utilizing praise, positive feedback, affection and empathy to build one’s self-confidence and respect Use rational problem-solving techniques to teach youth critical thinking skills, assist with behavioral problems, counsel through personal issues and provide crisis intervention Plan, participate and provide opportunities for individual and family activities that are both educational and entertaining Display and teach parenting, family and relationship skills to youth, legal guardians and caretakers to create family engagement Maintain contact with both internal and external consumers agencies to obtain or provide information regarding youth’s behaviors, strategies and progress Prepare written records for household budgeting, tracking youth progress, reporting incidents/behaviors and document youth medical needs and appointments Teach and role model Boys Town values and ethical behaviors, as well as support and encourage participation in regular religious activities Supervise the activities of assigned Assistant Family-Teacher to aid in their development and success Manage the daily operating schedule of the home; assist with youth transportation needs, and overall household upkeep Provides safe and effective services Adheres to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients. Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned. Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising service recipients. Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations. Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.

Requirements

Be at least 21 years of age or older
Preferred college credit is preferred
High School diploma or equivalent is required, some college credit is preferred
Valid driver’s license with good driving record and ability to pass MVR Check
Flexibility and willingness to work a wide array of hours, which includes days, evenings, weekends and holidays
Ability to pass a thorough background check and reference verification procedure in order to determine one’s fitness to satisfactorily and safely care for youth
Ability to attend a 2-week paid training in Omaha, Nebraska
Valid marriage certificate required.
Demonstrate to criteria while maintaining current in CPR and nationally recognized personal restraint model must be obtained during pre-service training required.

Nice To Haves

Some college credit is preferred

Responsibilities

Live on-site in a Boys Town Family Home and provide direct care for 6-8 at-risk youth through creating a safe and loving family-style living environment
Provide emotional support utilizing praise, positive feedback, affection and empathy to build one’s self-confidence and respect
Use rational problem-solving techniques to teach youth critical thinking skills, assist with behavioral problems, counsel through personal issues and provide crisis intervention
Plan, participate and provide opportunities for individual and family activities that are both educational and entertaining
Display and teach parenting, family and relationship skills to youth, legal guardians and caretakers to create family engagement
Maintain contact with both internal and external consumers agencies to obtain or provide information regarding youth’s behaviors, strategies and progress
Prepare written records for household budgeting, tracking youth progress, reporting incidents/behaviors and document youth medical needs and appointments
Teach and role model Boys Town values and ethical behaviors, as well as support and encourage participation in regular religious activities
Supervise the activities of assigned Assistant Family-Teacher to aid in their development and success
Manage the daily operating schedule of the home; assist with youth transportation needs, and overall household upkeep
Provides safe and effective services
Adheres to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising service recipients.
Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.

Benefits

Starting salary of $100,000 per couple varies on location site.
Fully-paid living expenses, which include rent, utilities, and a monthly household budget
Benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance; a 401K retirement plan; paid vacation and sick leave
Supporting youth with new traditions such as sport events, family dinner, graduation, volunteering in the community and visiting Lake Okoboji
Opportunities to earn college credit while working
Relocation assistance
Company vehicle
A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few.