Job: Professional Foster Parents for Home Care Training (HCT) Program

A New Leaf’s Home Care Training (HCT) Program, matches experienced people interested in becoming licensed Professional Foster Parents and/or Respite Providers to children ages 5-18 in our community that have special emotional and behavioral needs. We are currently recruiting for the East and West Valley.

You will be caring for children and adolescents with high levels of behavioral, emotional and psychiatric needs. In many cases these children have been victims of severe emotional, physical or sexual abuse. They are in need of a nurturing, structured and supportive home with caring “parent” roles that will help them heal and thrive.

SCHEDULE: Children live in your home. Respite time is available.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This position interacts with all levels, both inside and outside of the agency (e.g: Case managers, courts, other agencies, schools etc). A Full Description of Duties and Responsibilities will be provided at interview.

1) Must have a degree in a related field to behavioral health and/or a minimum of 1 year experience working directly with children that have high behavioral and emotional needs.
2) Must have excellent communication skills and be able to interact with these children, and community members to advocate and continue the care necessary.
3) Must have good computer knowledge and writing ability to document therapeutic care for each child and communicate with all team members as to the care the child is receiving.
4) Must have direct access to a computer.
5) Submit Physician Statement as to your ability to physically and emotional care for a child/adolescent with high needs.
6) Attend all trainings
7) Provide minimum 5 references
8) Adhere to home requirements, and pass an inspection for your home to be safe for these children.
9) Pass a home inspection
10) Provide proof of income
11) 21 years of age
12) Be fingerprinted & must pass criminal background check

**Additional requirements necessary.