Youth Care Provider (PRN)

Presbyterian Childrens Homes and Services • Mexia, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization dedicated to empowering children, young adults, and families by nurturing their strengths, resilience, and faith. The Growing Together Program offers a PRN position with a flexible schedule, requiring approximately 10 hours per week. This role involves providing strength-based, attachment-focused supervision to children in a childcare space at the Growing Together office or other community locations. The position aims to promote healthy child development, prevent abuse and neglect through trauma-informed supervision, and support parent education groups and community events. The role requires reliable transportation and flexibility for evening and weekend hours.

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, including some evening and weekend hours.
• 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 and maintain a risk-free driving record.
• Willingness to undergo child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare/elder care disqualification list screenings.
• Must submit fingerprints for state and FBI review as requested.
• Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen.
• Must undergo a pre-employment physical showing no evidence of communicable disease.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in childcare or another related field.
• Two years of experience working with children and their families.
• Some college experience in early childhood education or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed, attachment-focused supervision to children of all ages as parents participate in parent education groups.
• Utilize evidence-based interactions with children that teach necessary skills and promote healthy child development.
• Practice with a family-centered, strength-focused, and goal-driven approach utilizing the PCHAS Way.
• Collaborate with the Parent Groups Coordinator and other Growing Together staff to support parent education groups, parent support groups, community events, and other early childhood trainings.
• Work well with others and collaborate with other community organizations as needed.

What This Job Offers

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