Cottage Parents Broyhill Home

About the role

Baptist Children's Homes of NC, Inc. provides cottage homes where professionally-trained parents care for children in a Christian, family environment. A nonprofit organization, BCH is nationally-accredited and uses Children and Residential Experiences: CARE, a trauma-informed model to help boys and girls find healing.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision, both on an individual and group basis, to assigned children in care.
• Provides Christian Role Model and spiritual guidance and a Christian environment to include Daily Devotions and regular church attendance.
• Provides daily care to meet the needs of the children.
• Prepares and provides well balanced meals as outlined by the agency's menus and daily nutritional requirements.
• Establishes structure in the cottages that enables the children to learn responsibilities, self-regulation and to become functioning members of the cottage.
• Generates an atmosphere which helps the child feel accepted and respected as a group member.
• Encourages children to plan, set and achieve personal goals and provides positive direction for children in care.
• Works within the guidelines of the clothing program, supervises appropriate clothing, evaluates clothing needs and purchases clothing as approved by supervisor.
• Participates in evaluation process of children in care by working with Case Manager/Clinician and Regional/Area Director.
• Affords responsibility for purchasing/requisitioning materials and supplies needed to run the cottage.
• Maintains a safe home environment including instructing group in safety, fire prevention, fire drills and evacuation plans.
• Plans events for children, including informal play time, special events and group activities.
• Complies with safety in accordance with OSHA, food program, accreditation standards and N.C. licensing requirements.
• Provides transportation for children to events, including but not limited to school, work, church, and medical appointments.
• Participates in developing and carrying out strategies which promote learning and movement toward self-discipline and value change by incorporating the (TCI) Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Model and the Care Model.
• Utilizes the techniques of discipline to provide positive direction with self regulation to children.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of the dynamics of family crisis.
• Accepts and works within the general philosophy and structure of the agency in meeting the needs of the family by accepting the parent as a worthy person and by promoting parent-child relationships.
• Represents the agency to various individuals, groups, and public in a professional manner.
• Maintains professional standards as set by the agency.
• Has the commitment and the capacity to build and to maintain individual and group relationships with the various teams within the family services area.
• Respects the rights of the total team and keeps other team members informed of any changes in the cottage.
• Works under the supervision of the assigned supervisor.
• Respects the cultural and socioeconomic diversity of staff members and children in care and strives to create a positive relationship within BCH.
• Participates in the agency's Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) program as needed.
• Keeps Case Manager/Clinician and Regional/Area Director informed of any incidents regarding children in care.
• Provides continuous monitoring of children in care, and maintains records.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 25 years of age.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience as a residential Cottage Parent and/or demonstrate the ability and motivation to learn and practice basic child care skills.
• Valid drivers license and be able to operate an agency vehicle to transport children.
• Must have the capability to manage, plan, organize, implement, monitor and maintain agency programs as well as adhere to accreditation standards and N.C. licensing requirements.
• Mets the general qualifications for employment as outlined in the agency's personnel policies.

Skills

• Ability to work with Microsoft applications.
• Able to operate standard kitchen equipment.
• Ability to drive a 15 passenger van and get in and out of the van unassisted.
• Ability to read, write and complete necessary documentation.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, parents, teachers, counselors and team members and others within the scope of Child Care.

Benefits

The Cottage Parent position is salaried, exempt. Baptist Children's Homes of NC, Inc. offers each Cottage Parent a $750.00 signing bonus subject to hiring. (These funds will be scheduled to be paid in combination with the employee's first pay period earnings.)

Pay

$32,000/yr + $250/mo housing supplement

Schedule

2 weeks on duty / 2 weeks off

Contact

Regular contact with colleagues in all departments, as well as with outside individuals and groups; should represent Baptist Children's Homes of NC, Inc. in a positive manner.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to drive and get in and out of a 15 passenger van unassisted, walk up and down stairs, sit, stand, reach, talk and/or hear, and lift up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee would encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Duties required are performed in a group home setting, The Cottage Parent is required to live on the premises of Baptist Children's Homes of NC, Inc., and to be available 24 hours a day while on duty.

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