House Parent

Rite of Passage•Escondido, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a House Parent at San Pasqual Academy in Escondido, California. San Pasqual Academy is located on a beautiful 238 acres in rural San Pasqual Valley. SPA is equipped with all the amenities of a private high school, including classrooms, an auditorium, gym, and cafeteria. On grounds sports and activities include basketball, softball, and football. Our unique campus features residential staff and house parents serving as surrogate parents who mentor and tutor students, teach age-appropriate independent living skills, create opportunities to explore new interests, encourage participation in sports and recreation, assist in the exploration of career and job opportunities, and promote family living skills. As a House Parent, you will be living onsite and considered a direct-care staff member who is responsible for providing a homelike environment through positive mentoring, instruction and supervision of youth. The house parent follows prudent parent standards. As a House Parent, you’ll provide safety and supervision for the youth in our program and provide an atmosphere that is supportive of the needs of the students. You’ll monitor and document student behaviors and activities, participate and assist with educational, social, athletic, and recreational activities, and work in collaboration with other professional staff to establish and/or meet the goals of each student’s treatment plan. After 40 years of improving the lives of youth, we are looking for passionate advocates to continue the legacy of helping young people become successful adults. As a House Parent, you will have the unique opportunity to create a positive, safe and supportive environment for the youth we serve while building a career rich in growth opportunities and self-fulfillment.

Requirements

Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
Be at least 21 years of age
Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and TB test
Be able to pass a search of the child abuse central registry

Responsibilities

Provide a homelike environment through positive mentoring, instruction and supervision of youth.
Follow prudent parent standards.
Provide safety and supervision for the youth in our program.
Provide an atmosphere that is supportive of the needs of the students.
Monitor and document student behaviors and activities.
Participate and assist with educational, social, athletic, and recreational activities.
Work in collaboration with other professional staff to establish and/or meet the goals of each student’s treatment plan.
Mentor and tutor students.
Teach age-appropriate independent living skills.
Create opportunities to explore new interests.
Encourage participation in sports and recreation.
Assist in the exploration of career and job opportunities.
Promote family living skills.