Respite Care Provider

St. Jude's Ranch For Children • Clark, NV

84d

About The Position

Provides live-in respite care to foster youth during house parent time off. Responsible for providing parental role modeling using the therapeutic model to care for youth in a nurturing, caring and safe home-like environment.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field; AND one (1) year of child care experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Must be a minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age.
• Basic principles and theories of social work and early childhood development.
• Assessing and responding to children's needs.
• Rules and regulations related to work.
• Record keeping and report writing.
• Basic principles of behavior management and modification for children.
• Communicating effectively in oral and written forms.
• Techniques for working with a wide variety of people from various backgrounds.
• Performing effective crisis intervention and counseling.
• Organizing own work, setting priorities and meeting critical deadlines.
• Assessing and analyzing client situations and developing and implementing effective recommendations.
• Using initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.
• Contributing effectively to the accomplishment of team goals.

Responsibilities

• Provides on-going direct care, emotional nurturing, and daily supervision of children ages 0-18 years.
• Works with Behavioral Health staff to provide updates and follow through on clinical recommendations.
• Coordinates and facilitates needed services and interventions.
• Identifies and responds to children's needs; including hunger, medical care, transportation, appointments, school, etc.
• Administers and documents medication. Works with person legally responsible to begin, continue, or discontinue medication.
• Teaches youth social, self-help, academic, independent living, problem solving, personal hygiene, money management and employment skills to maximize skill development and independent living.
• Provides crisis intervention to youth while maintaining emotional self-control.
• Attempts to de-escalate youth in crisis. Uses approved containments if child poses a physical threat to self or others.
• Provides home cooked meals in family style dining.
• Communicates with youth's team to provide information in regard to youth behaviors, strategies, and progress.
• Provides emotional and moral support and serves as a role model.
• Attends court sessions, team meeting, and conferences on behalf of youth and advocates for youth's best interest.
• Continually provides support for academic success; monitors academic performance; assists with homework; provides transport to extracurricular school activities.
• Completes documentation as required.
• Interacts with, engages, and teaches youth while at home, on campus, in the community, and during events.
• Conducts routine house maintenance; reports repair needs to supervisor; and performs housekeeping duties as required.
• Ensures home meets DFS licensing, health department, and USDA requirements at all times.
• Ensures financial responsibility of household and youth funds. Responsible for submitting receipts, reconciliation, and reports.
• Maintains line of sight supervision on youth at all times, depending on age and maturity.
• Represents the organization with dignity, integrity, and a spirit of cooperation in all relationships with staff and the public.
• Performs House Parent duties as required, when providing respite breaks.
• Will be required to work in any licensed St. Jude's home as a live-in,(3.5 days a week) capacity.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees