Cottage Parents Mills 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.
• Builds and maintains 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• $750.00 signing bonus subject to hiring.

Pay

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

Schedule

Cottage Parents work 2 weeks on duty / 2 weeks off.