Location: Onarga,IL, USA
We are looking for a Live In Professional Foster Parent to provide supervision, mentorship and therapeutic, individualized services to clients living in the Treatment Foster Family Home who exhibit moderate emotional, social and/or behavioral issues, yet do not require a group home or residential setting. As a Foster Parent, you will play a critical role in working with youth and their families to promote health, change, and healing.
This position offers a rent free housing, respite time, competitive pay, ongoing team support and a comprehensive benefits package - including up to 26 paid days off a year!
Required Education and Licensure:
* High School diploma or GED required
* Minimum 21 years of age
* Valid Illinois driver's license, vehicle insurance, and a reliable and safe form of transportation.
* must meet the state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements.
* With agency support, must obtain and maintain foster care licensure within the State of Illinois, including DCFS' PRIDE training.
* Must willingly reside in the Treatment Foster Family Home as a primary residence, either as a single person or with one adult significant other that also meets agency and state clearance requirements.
* No other persons or dependents of the Treatment Foster Family Home houseparent will be allowed to reside in the home on a temporary or permanent basis. A successful criminal record background check is required for any adult significant other who will also reside in the Treatment Foster Family Home.
* Must be willing to be exclusively employed as a Treatment Foster Family Home houseparent. Employment elsewhere on either a part-time, full-time, temporary, or permanent basis is not allowed.
Nice to Have:
* Two years of experience working with troubled/specialized children and/or adolescents.
Responsibilities:
* Providing mentorship and supervision of clients and coordinate services as needed, to cultivate a therapeutic relationship with each client.
* Creating a partnership with each client's designated family to assist in the process of treatment intervention that supports the client's achievement of his permanency goal.
* Participating as a member of the interdisciplinary team to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services.
* Ensuring completion of all required documentation and record-keeping, as required by licensing and by Nexus-Onarga Family Healing, the state and any other regulatory agency's standards and expectations.
* Ensuring the client's safety and collaborate with treatment team to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic.
Schedule & Salary:
* Schedule: Full-Time, Live-in Foster Parent position with personal time during weekday school hours when youth are in class
* Salary Range: Starting at $44,000-$45,000 annually
Physical Demands:
* Must be able to assist staff in proper physical interventions and restraining of residents.
* Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance
* Must be able to twist, bend, stretch and move with adequate mobility to execute the daily activities within the treatment Foster Family care home.
Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include:
* Multiple options for health insurance coverage
* No-cost life insurance
* Short/long-term disability insurance
* 401k match
* NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
* NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
* NEW - Carrot Fertility Benefit
* Tuition assistance and training opportunities
* Advancement pathways and internal promotion
* And much more!
At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.
Our ICARE Values:
* Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
* Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
* Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
* Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
* Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards
APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives - including your own!