Residential Care Specialist - Floater

About the role

For more than 126 years, Epworth Children's Home has grown and adapted to the individual needs of children and families by providing a safe and nurturing environment, evidence-based practices, and programs across the continuum of care and across the state of South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Provide a nurturing group living experience consistent with the C.A.R.E. practice model for children in residential placement, the mission of Epworth, and the respective client's plan of care;
• Rotate among cottages as needed;
• Afford assistance with on/off campus activities as scheduled;
• Model the competence and character outcomes that are desired for residents, including practical skills for living and problem solving, social maturity, educational achievement, and integrity;
• Collaborate as a member of a child care team that exists to work on behalf of the best interests of each resident in its care;
• Provide primary supervision for residents while on duty based upon the development of authentic, caring relationships with each respective child or youth.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to use sound discretion and judgment in developing and implementing decisions;
• Belief system and engagement in faith practices that are compatible with those of the United Methodist Church;
• Ability to pass standard background checks, including: drug screen, employment physical, SLED, DSS Central Registry and Sex Offenders Registry;
• Bachelor's Degree in human service field, or Two (2) year Associate Degree in Human Service field and two (2) years experience in working with children or adolescents, or Significant life experience in working with children and adolescents (i.e. group residential counselor, church/youth experience, camp counselor, etc.).
• Ability to be outdoors in cold/or heat for recreational purposes with the children. Ability to stand, twist, bend, climb stairs, lift, and stoop in the normal course of care of the children/youth.
• Must be able to plan and participate in activities and drive a minibus.