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New Hire Sign-On Bonus: $1,500.00
Position Summary
CHRIS 180 Migrant Wellness Program provides 24-hour care for unaccompanied children (UC) under the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) who are placed in residential care as they prepare for sponsorship. The program provides stabilization, behavioral support, comprehensive case management, educational services, daily living skills acquisition, recreational and therapeutic activities, and coordination of care. The Migrant Wellness Program provides a family-involved, trauma-informed, and strengths-based approach to care within residential communities throughout the Atlanta area.
Being a House Parent is more of a mission/calling than your occupation. This is a 24-hour-a-day responsibility, just like being a parent to your children. Your schedule would be two weeks on and two weeks off. You must have an innate concern for the safety and well-being of children and youth. You do not choose the children who will be placed in the home, so a good understanding of cultural differences and trauma-informed care is important. You will be a paid staff member of CHRIS 180 as a foster parent receiving a salary living in one of our Migrant Wellness fully furnished homes.
This is a year-round position. While living in the home you are provided with a rent-free private bedroom, bathroom, living area, and a vehicle to use. All utilities are provided, and meals are included with the residents living in the home during your weeks on-site. Recreational activities involved with the residents during your schedule are also paid for through household funds. You may receive up to eight hours of specialized respite care during the week or one full weekend of specialized respite care a month. The position also earns two weeks of paid vacation a year that may be taken without the children.
The House Parent functions as the live-in therapeutic foster parent to the UC who immigrated to the United States primarily from Spanish speaking countries. The foster children living in the home maintain trauma histories, complex behavioral health needs, and may have experienced abuse and neglect. This position is responsible for creating a healthy, positive, long-term family living environment for up to four children in the home to prepare for reunification or transition to permanent foster care settings. Under the supervision and direction of the Program Manager, the House Parent is responsible for all of the day-to-day operations of running the home such as overseeing financial operations of the residential setting; assuring the home meets all regulatory standards; overall cleanliness of the home; coordination of home/youth activities and services provided; supervision of youth at all times; overall record keeping required for the home; communications from/to the office, youth and outside service providers, etc.
Role and Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Duties:
Documentation Requirements:
Performance and Conduct:
Demonstrate Customer Service:
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HOW TO BECOME A HOUSE PARENT
If/once you are selected to be a House Parent you will be asked to complete the foster parent certification process. To become an approved foster parent in the State of Georgia you will be required to complete some or all of the following processes. The process of becoming a House Parent Caregiver with CHRIS 180 typically lasts between one to three months and includes the following steps:
Certification Process
SUPPORT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
CHRIS 180 understands that the commitment to foster a child comes with great rewards — and great challenges. This is why we offer the benefits of support and tangible resources to our LIRS to Adoption house parents.
These benefits include but are not limited to:
These supports include but are not limited to:
Salary: $52,000.00/annually & $1,500.00 New Hire Sign-On Bonus
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
This position is grant-funded.
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$41k-52k (estimate)
01/31/2024
05/08/2024
chris180.org
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
100 - 200
1981
CHRIS KIDS
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
Since 1981, the CHRIS 180 mission has been to heal children, strengthen families and build community. CHRIS is an acronym that represents our core values: Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity and Safety. Our goal is to unlock the potential of Georgias youth and fortify families by providing a hand up, not just a handout, through our integrated Family of Services. We believe that potential is a right, not a privilege. This holistic approach enables children, youth and families to unlock their potential for happiness, health and success despite challenging circumstances, often beyond their cont...rol. We offer an array of individualized programs through our Family of Services which includes: Behavioral Health, Safe Homes & Environments, Strong Communities and Education & Training. Our ambition is to be Georgia's go-to place where every vulnerable child or traumatized youth discovers how to unlock their potential. For more information or to help make a difference, visit www.chris180.org
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