House Parent (Polk County)

Integrity Care; Florida; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrity Care, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Resident Supervisor to oversee daily resident activities, coordinate schedules, and maintain a safe, supportive environment.

The role involves supervising residents, facilitating group activities, and ensuring proper documentation of progress and incidents. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, 2–4 years of related experience with children, and CPR/First Aid, Florida driver's license, and nonviolent crisis prevention certification.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence.
• Math abilities: add/subtract two-digit numbers and handle money, weight, volume, distance.
• Reasoning abilities to follow written or spoken instructions and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision of residents on a constant basis.
• Supervises daily activities and daily schedules.
• Facilitates group activities including basic living skills (cooking, cleaning, outings, education sessions).
• Completes daily progress notes on each resident by day’s end.
• Develops effective communication with residents and maintains a positive relationship.
• Ensures a clean, safe environment for all residents.
• Documents incidents and resident needs.
• Coordinates activities to fit management’s schedule.
• Maintains and attends all activities scheduled for residents.
• Maintains a positive attitude and sets a good example.
• Monitors transportation to activities and ensures management approval for trips.
• Maintains transportation log; notifies management of vehicle needs.
• Reads and responds to emails within 1 business day.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Professionalism

Genuine desire to work with children

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Electronic records database software

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provides supervision of residents on a constant basis. *

2. Supervises daily activities and daily schedules. *

3. Facilitates group activities including basic living skills such as cooking, cleaning, community outings, and drug abuse and alcohol education awareness sessions. *

4. Completes daily progress notes on each resident by the end of each day.

5. Develops a line of communication to effectively interact with residents.

6. Ensures a clean, safe environment for all residents. *

7. Documents any incident and information that addresses the needs of the resident. *

8. Coordinates activities to fit the schedule developed by management. *

9. Maintains and attends all activities scheduled for residents. *

10. Maintains a positive attitude and sets a good example for residents. *

11. Maintains a parent-child relationship, not a friend-friend relationship. *

12. Monitors and contributes to the on-going maintenance, safety, and housekeeping of the program. *

13. Participates in staff development programs, staff meetings, and training sessions. *

14. Confirms that all medical and dental visits are documented and placed in the resident file. *

15. Coordinates and transports residents to and from school, outings, and appointments and ensures that transportation to visits have had management approval prior to transport. *

16. Maintains transportation log of all transportation in company vehicle. *

17. Notifies management staff of maintenance needs for vehicles and homes. *

18. Reads and responds to all emails and messages within 1 business day. *

19. Checks work calendar for daily appointments. *

20. Provides crisis prevention and intervention.

21. Completes monthly supplies and food inventory.

22. Responsible for monthly grocery shopping.

23. Prepares homes for annual inspections.

*Essential Functions

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word and electronic records database software.

Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. At least 2 years experience working with children or adolescents, preferably in a community‑based program.

Required Trainings and Certificates:

• CPR and first aid certification
• Valid Florida driver's license
• Nonviolent crisis prevention intervention certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

• Great oral and written communication skills
  
• Professionalism
• Genuine desire to work with children and adolescents.
• Basic computer skills

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, use hands. reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and ability to see color.

Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to verbally and physically aggressive residents.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Integrity Care, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and hereby does not discriminate against sex, race, religion or national origin. Integrity Care, Inc. is a drug, alcohol and smoke free environment.