House Parent

We are currently looking for a Full Time House Parent to join our Childrens Village Residential team located at the Chickasaw Children's Village.

Summary:

Works in conjunction with other house parents to provide a structured and caring environment for student's grades 1-12, with emphasis on Academic, Social, Cultural, Spiritual, and Physical well being. Provides live-in/on-site 24-hour presence/supervision to student cottages.

Responsibilities:
* Reports any unusual behavior, conflicts, or physical and mental health concerns to line of support
* Seeks support from leadership when experiencing personal challenges impacting work performance
* Provides orientation for new students and ensure all paperwork is complete
* Maintains preparedness and cleanliness of the cottage and living areas
* Maintains daily tasks and chore list for students and ensure completion
* Keeps cottage stocked with necessary food and non-food items
* Assists students with school and homework needs
* Enforces structure of student schedules in regard to sleep habits, school and activities
* Provides a structured and disciplined environment devoid of negative intervention methods
* Assists students in learning and developing through daily living skills training
* Ensures all student health and hygiene needs are met and attended to
* Provides stable and caring guidance to meet the individual needs of student's emotional and social development
* Prepares reports as needed or requested
* Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
* Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
* Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
* Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
* Performs all other duties as assigned

Competencies:
Essential:
* Ability to work effectively in a stressful environment or situation
* Ability to recognize, interpret, and regulate your own emotions, and understand those of other people
* Ability to use a trauma-informed approach with individuals, which promotes environments of healing and recovery
* Demonstrates and prioritizes personal well-being and utilize available resources as needed to support others effectively
* Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
* Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
* Maintains strict confidentiality in all matters
* Good driving record and be insurable by the Chickasaw Nation
* Operate standard and automatic vehicles
* Must be self-motivated
* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
* Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
* Ability to relate with youth, parents and training partners
* Must have empathetic understanding of common social problems (i.e., addictions, mental health problems, domestic violence, sexual assault, etc.)
* Organizes work and assigned area logically and orderly
* Must be friendly with an outgoing personality
* Ability to remain calm under stress
* Establishes professional working relationships as appropriate
* Works well within a team
* Organizational and time-management
* Ability to plan, organize and follow through on assignments
* Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
* Teach children various skills and knowledge

Skills:
Essential:
* Must be familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite of products
* Demonstrates strong self-management skills, including maintaining a healthy work life balance to ensure quality customer service

Experience:
Essential:
* 2 years directly related experience

Education:
Essential:
* High School, GED or Equivalent

Credentials:
Essential:
* Must be 21 years of age or older
* Pass general background check
* Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR)
* Standard Driver's License

Nonessential:
* Class A Commercial Driver's License

Working Conditions:
Essential:
* Residential setting
* Potential exposure to cleaning fluids and solvents
* Potential exposure to contagious diseases
* Communication with groups
* Effective work relationships inside and outside organization
* Interacts with clinical, support, technical, professional or management staff in a variety of settings and situations
* Interacts with young children
* Pass pre-employment drug test
* Must be legally married and able to provide documentation
* Sometimes bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
* Able to drive assigned vehicle types
* Sometimes lift and or carry up to 25 lbs
* Light to non-strenuous work
* 24/7 basis to include days, nights, weekends and holidays
* Travel is primarily within Chickasaw Nation boundaries
* Requires driving
* Transport children
* Must present proof of COVID-19 vaccination
* Must not have charges or arrests for substance abuse related offenses within the past two years
* If applicable, must have at least one year of sobriety
* May be required to assist individuals who are under the influence
* May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions