Houseparent

Full time – Monday - Thursday from 2:30pm - 10:30pm and Sunday from 8am - 4pm. Starting pay: $16.59/hr (based on experience).

About the role

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania – Elizabethtown Campus is hiring a Houseparent to carry out our Mission of Love by providing nurturing care, supervision, guidance, and discipline to the children in our care.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of Department of Human Services and Masonic Children's Home regulations concerning the supervision of children.
• Complete documentation necessary to maintain accurate records for the children, including medication administration.
• Use basic communication skills to record daily activity and communicate with house parents, tutors, and administration through computer folders, logs, various computer programs, and email.
• Establish and maintain good rapport and credibility with children while maintaining appropriate boundaries and professional relationships.
• Maintain positive communication with families, volunteers, college students, professionals, alumni, employees, and visitors through telephone contact.
• Communicate effectively with other staff through written or oral exchange of pertinent information via overlap meetings and cottage logs.
• Apply preventative techniques to de-escalate out-of-control behavior, enforce routines and guidelines, assign appropriate consequences, and report incidents.
• Attend Youth Appreciation Day Program, scheduled staff meetings, cottage meetings, educational meetings, and team meetings.

Requirements

• Certification of Act 33.
• Must meet Department of Human Services required 40 hours of annual in-service training, including First Aid, CPR, Fire Safety, Masonic Village, Resident Advocacy, and Medication Administration.
• Current motor vehicle operator's license from the state of Pennsylvania.
• At least 21 years of age, high school graduate or equivalent with one year of experience involving the supervision of a group of children or practical experience with children.

Benefits

• Comprehensive industry-leading benefits package.
• Vacation time, flex time, and paid holidays (full-time and part-time regular staff only).
• Discounted grocery gift cards.
• Discounts for onsite daycare.
• Free gym and pool membership.
• Paid lunch break.
• Cell phone discounts, shoe discount, and discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and more.
• Employer-matched retirement savings with free financial planning.
• Employer-sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition and educational reimbursement, leadership, and mentorship programs.

Schedule

• Monday - Thursday: 2:30pm - 10:30pm
• Sunday: 8am - 4pm

Pay

Starting at $16.59 per hour (based on experience).