Houseparents, Full-Time
On-siteArcola, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate daily routines, mealtimes, and bedtime for a residential group of students while fostering a safe, inclusive living environment. Coach students in conflict resolution, social skills, and personal responsibility, maintaining clear expectations 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 to support student development. Manage household logistics including meal planning, basic budgeting, transportation coordination, and maintaining a clean living space. Work extended on-duty blocks balanced 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
- an understanding of the challenges many students from diverse and often under-resourced backgrounds may face
- comfortable working in a multicultural environment
- committed to promoting equity, inclusion, and respect
- Strong communication skills
- teamwork
- a collaborative mindset
- the ability to follow established protocols
- high levels of energy
- empathy
- patience
- organizational skill
- dependable
- role-modeling
- ability to coach students in conflict resolution
- ability to coach students in social skills
- ability to coach students in personal responsibility
- ability to maintain clear expectations and consistent discipline that align with school policies
- ability to plan and participate in recreational activities
- ability to plan and participate in community service
- ability to plan and participate in cultural experiences
- ability to manage household logistics such as meal planning
- ability to manage basic budgeting for home needs
- ability to coordinate transportation to school functions or appointments
- ability to maintain a clean, orderly living space
- ability to coordinate daily routines such as wake-up, mealtimes, homework, recreation, and bedtime
- ability to support students in developing strong study habits
- ability to support students in developing life skills
- ability to support students in developing positive character traits
- ability to communicate regularly with teachers, administrators, health services, and other support staff
- ability to monitor student progress and behavior
- ability to collaborate with the broader MHS community
- ability to ensure students' needs are met in a consistent, caring way
- ability to provide guidance in behavior
- ability to provide guidance in decision-making
- ability to provide guidance in interpersonal relationships
- ability to foster a nurturing, stable home environment
- ability to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive living environment
- ability to help students grow academically, socially, and emotionally
- ability to provide daily care, structure, and supervision for a group of students
- ability to live in and manage a student home on campus
- ability to work on campus
- ability to reside in school-provided housing attached to or near the student home
- ability to work extended blocks of on-duty time
- ability to work scheduled time off
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