The posting
We have a full-time, hourly positions available. We are looking for candidates who can speak: English and Spanish. The positions are located in Enterprise, FL. For night shift positions only, there is an added $1.50 per hour differential.
Available shifts:
- 2nd Shift: Wednesday through Saturday from 2:00 pm to 12:00 am; flexible.
Do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining Residing Hope where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.
How We Help Children in Need
At Residing Hope, we believe that children and families should be empowered to experience the transforming love of Christ through evidence-based care and holistic services. This is reflected in our work as we care for children in crisis, including those abused, abandoned or neglected.
We give love, hope, and a place to live to more than 500 children through group homes, foster care, an independent living program, and specialized therapy.
Why the Children’s Home?
- Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, vision, life insurances, and more
- Work life balance, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off plans and ten paid holidays per year
- Retirement benefits with up to a 5% contribution match
- Educational tuition reimbursement and certification incentives
- Incredible training opportunities
- Discounted tuition rates to our onsite Montessori school
What You Need
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED equivalent, required.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience working with children or youth, required.
- Ability to read, write and speak proficiently in both English and Spanish, required.
- Ability to provide proof of, obtain, and/or maintain the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) currently required immunizations (which are subject to change per ORR guidance).
- Proof of Immunizations: Yearly requirement of Influenza and TB testing 1 dose- Influenza during flu season, (August/September through June) 1 dose- Tdap within the past 10 years 2 doses- MMR 2 doses- Varicella
- Valid driver license with a clean driving record, required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assure compliance of all standards that apply to the Caminos Program, including national accreditation, Federal and state licensure, and serve as an internal resource on all applicable regulations.
- Ensure that the staff to resident ratio is adequate and consistent with the agency policy.
- Ensure line of sight and sound supervision of DCF and ORR standards are maintained at all times.
- Maintain the order, safety, cleanliness of the facility, housekeeping and adequate supervision of residents at all times. If no youth are present in the program and/or youth are unable to perform their chores due to illness, quarantine or refusal, staff will complete cleaning tasks including but not limited to: sweep/mop/vacuum floors, dusting, laundry, wipe down surface areas, window cleaning, cleaning of bathrooms, youth bedrooms, collecting and taking our trash, and cleaning company vehicles.
- Plan and provide for the safe transportation of youth to various activities that may include, but not limited to outings, court/legal appointments, meals out, medical appointments, etc.
- Consistently wear the appropriate safety PPE when working with youth who are under a quarantine setting, this includes youth waiting for test-results or those deemed positive of an infectious disease, including but not limited to Covid-19.
- Assist with preparing residents for airline travel, accompanying residents to the airport as needed and accompanying residents on fly outs.
- Provide for the nutritional needs of the youth including the preparation of culturally sensitive meals according to approved dietary menu, along with serving and cleaning up from meals.
- Responsible for efficiently administering and documenting medications as prescribed to youth.
- Promote effective communication and demonstrates the ability to receive, transmit, store and retrieve information through the timely submission of documentation and compliance with logbook policy as well as active participation in weekly unit meetings.
- Provide mandatory on-call coverage as required.
- Perform all other job duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
House Bill 531 (2025) Requires that we provide the following link that we screen all applicants through the Clearinghouse https://info.flclearinghouse.com
As part of our commitment to safety and child protection, Residing Hope requires all candidates for positions with access to children and teens to complete the Diana Screen®. The Diana Screen is a scientifically validated online sexual risk screen designed to help identify individuals who may not recognize appropriate sexual boundaries between adults and children. It is not a test of intelligence, but a tool to measure attitudes and potential risk.
