Professional Foster Parents

About the role

Southmountain Children and Family Services is seeking House Parents/Professional Parents to provide care in a home setting for 4–5 foster children.

Qualifications

A High School Diploma is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide round-the-clock care in a home setting for 4–5 foster children.
• Meet children’s daily needs: meals, hygiene, transportation, school support, medical appointments, and recreation.
• Maintain a stable, nurturing, and safe home environment that promotes emotional and physical well-being.
• Support age-appropriate independence, life skills, and personal growth.
• Build trusting, supportive relationships with children using trauma-informed care principles.
• Offer consistent encouragement, praise, and accountability to help children develop self-esteem and confidence.
• Foster a family-like environment where children feel loved, seen, and heard.
• Utilize the C.A.R.E. (Children and Residential Experiences) model to guide responses to children’s behavior, emphasizing connection over control.
• Apply Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) techniques to safely prevent, manage, and de-escalate emotional or behavioral crises.
• Collaborate with clinicians and support staff to implement individualized care plans for each child.
• Participate in weekly team meetings, coaching sessions, and ongoing training to ensure consistency and alignment with best practices.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with case managers, therapists, educators, and program leadership.
• Maintain documentation related to the children’s daily care, progress, and incidents.
• Manage the home environment, including basic cleaning, organizing, and meal preparation.
• Model responsible adult behavior, including budgeting, household management, and conflict resolution.
• Help children engage in and take responsibility for household routines.
• Attend and actively participate in all required trainings, including TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention), C.A.R.E. Model implementation, First aid/CPR and medication administration, if required.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and improving parenting practices.

Benefits and Compensation

• 401(k) with matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Advanced training
• Clinical supervision

Pay

$80,000 starting salary.

Schedule

House Parents/Professional Parents work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the children they care for.

Contact Information

For more information, contact:

• Email: info@southmountain.org
• Phone: +1 (828) 584-1105
• Address: P.O. Box 3387, Morganton, NC 28680