Youth Care Provider (Part-time)
About The Position
We are committed to supporting at risk children and families providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission, we provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations, in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, which provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client. The Growing Together Program will provide a childcare space at the Growing Together office where the caregiver will supervise and intervene with children. Other community spaces may be utilized and Growing Together will provide all items necessary for supervision of children in those spaces. Much of the work hours will be spent in the Growing Together office or other community spaces where they will supervise children. Reliable transportation is a necessity for commuting from home to work and other community spaces for events. Evening and weekend hours will be required as needed to meet the needs of client schedules and community events. This position reports directly to the Parent Groups Coordinator.
Requirements
- Some experience working with children in a childcare setting or similar.
- Ability to learn and implement evidence-based interventions.
- Must be 21 years of age.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Flexibility in terms of work hours is necessary and will necessitate some evening and weekend hours to meet the needs of working families.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with children and their families.
- Strong emotional regulation skills, patience, and flexibility in scheduling.
- Highly motivated self-starter with special abilities to relate to, and interact in healthy ways with, young children and their families.
- Must hold a valid driver’s license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record.
- Must be willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare/elder care disqualification list screenings.
- As requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the state of your employment and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in childcare or other related field.
- Two-year experience working with children and their families is preferred.
- Some college experience in early childhood education or related preferred.
Responsibilities
- To provide trauma informed, attachment focused supervision to children of all ages as parents participate in parent education groups.
- To utilize evidence-based interactions with children that teaches necessary skills and promotes healthy child development.
- To practice with a family centered, strength focused and goal driven approach while utilizing the PCHAS Way.
- To work well with others and collaborate with other community organizations as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Flex work schedules
- Paid time off
- Medical, dental and vision insurance options
- Voluntary life insurance options
- Paid holidays
- Generous 403(b) Retirement Plan (After 1 year of employment, PCHAS provides a 3% contribution and an additional 2:1 match up to an employee's 3% contribution)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
