Houseparents, Full-Time
On-siteFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate daily routines including wake-up, mealtimes, homework, recreation, and bedtime while fostering a safe, respectful living environment. Coach students in conflict resolution, social skills, and personal responsibility through role-modeling and consistent discipline aligned with school policies. Communicate regularly with teachers, administrators, and health services to monitor progress, and plan recreational activities, community service, and cultural experiences. Manage household logistics such as meal planning, basic budgeting, transportation coordination, and maintaining a clean living space. Work extended on-duty blocks with scheduled time off in school-provided housing.
Required Qualifications
- Experience working with children or youth—such as teaching, coaching, social services, childcare, or residential care
- Understanding of the challenges many students from diverse and often under-resourced backgrounds may face
- Comfort working in a multicultural environment
- Commitment to promoting equity, inclusion, and respect
- Strong communication skills
- Teamwork
- Collaborative mindset
- Ability to follow established protocols
- Contribution to a professional, mission-driven culture
- High levels of energy
- Empathy
- Patience
- Organizational skill
- Dependability as a caregiver
- Ability to manage household logistics such as meal planning
- Ability to perform basic budgeting for home needs
- Ability to coordinate transportation to school functions or appointments
- Ability to maintain a clean, orderly living space
- Availability for extended blocks of on-duty time
- Residency in school-provided housing attached to or near the student home
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