Cottage Parent

Overview:

Houseparents have a wide-ranging list of job responsibilities. Houseparents act as a parent-like figure, with all of the duties and responsibilities that being a parent entail. This would include assisting in daily operational duties to maintain and care for the residence home, providing spiritual guidance, providing transportation for the children to appointments, activities, and church, supervising the completion of chores, homework or other responsibilities, meeting with classroom teachers to discuss the children under their care, and taking children on activities.

Requirements:

Because houseparents work with children, they are required to pass extensive background checks, which include a medical examination, FBI background checks, and local police background checks. Houseparents need to demonstrate a proven track record in working with and assisting children, particularly at-risk children. Currently, Hope Children’s Home is only seeking married individuals to fulfill the houseparent position. Both spouses will be hired to work together in a home and need to demonstrate the stability and longevity of their relationship.

Scheduling:

Because Hope Children’s Home offers round-the-clock care for children, houseparents may work atypical schedules. Currently, houseparents work a 6/1 schedule (6 days on, 1 day off).

Staff members hired by Hope Children’s Home must be dedicated to maintaining and instilling Christian values in the children it cares for.  All Hope Children’s Home employees must be born-again Christians and agree with our Mission Statement, Doctrinal Beliefs, and Staff Commitments. Additionally, staff members are hired based on professional and educational credentials, demonstrated experience, and Christian testimony.

Hope Children's Home is generally exempt from the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes illegal discrimination in employment based on religion. Therefore we retain the right to give preference in hiring to persons who are Christian, and/or in good standing with this organization. Beyond this religion exception, however, it is our employment practice to tolerate no discrimination in hiring, compensating, promoting, or terminating employees because of an individual’s race, color, sex (except as pastoral staff needs require), national origin, disability, veteran status, or age. This policy is based on laws established under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other applicable local, state, and federal guidelines.