Houseparent Job Chamberlain South Dakota USA,Social Work

Location: Chamberlain

Summary of Position

The Houseparent is responsible for the students assigned to the home, as well as the care of the home itself. The employee is expected to work cooperatively with their assigned partner, the core team and the community. This is an exempt position starting at $45,000 and summers off.

Accountability

Reports to the assigned Residential Coordinator

Core Responsibilities

Supports and models the Catholic Mission and the Native American Culture that are the foundations of St. Joseph’s Indian School.
Promotes a reclaiming environment for all students through the Circle of Courage.

Duties and Responsibilities

Guiding Each Student in Developing Age-Appropriate Living, Social, and Educational Skills

Promotes a reclaiming environment for students by:

Establishing trust
Advocating for students’ best interest
Mentoring students
Developing strong, mutually respectful relationships
Providing consistent emotional support through praise, empathy, and recognizing student achievement
Listening to students’ thoughts, feelings, concerns, and problems
Creating a family style environment by establishing student home family rituals and traditions
Helping students in developing healthy relationships
Maintaining students’ dignity and self-esteem
Providing opportunities for students to develop personal maturity through developmentally appropriate freedoms and responsibilities
Teaching developmentally appropriate decision making and critical thinking strategies
Providing opportunities for students to practice and demonstrate learned social skills including manners, conflict resolution, budgeting, cooperation, and teamwork
Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive materials
Supporting students by attending as many functions that involve their student as practical
Orientating students and their families to the student home upon acceptance
Providing opportunities for and promoting interaction with siblings residing on campus
Communicating with the family regarding student’s progress, accomplishments, growth areas, and concerns as appropriate.

Protects the rights and dignity of individual students by:

- Making decisions based on the best interest of students
- Supporting the ethical treatment of all students
- Promoting problem solving and relationship development between students
- Collaborating with others to decide how to help each child reach their best potential
- Working cooperatively with fellow team members (House parents, Teachers, FSC’s) and Residential Coordinator to meet the student’s needs
- Supporting and working toward decisions made by the team, administration, and other in the SJIS community

Attends to students’ health care needs by:

- Recognizing students’ health care needs and referring to the health center when appropriate
- Immediately reporting serious accidents or illnesses affecting students to the Residential Coordinator and health center
- Maintaining and securing prescription and non-prescription medications as well as other medical/first aid supplies
- Implementing and administering prescribed/suggested medical treatments
- Maintaining accurate medication sheets

Attends to students’ mental health needs by:

- Immediately reporting any type of abuse or neglect (suspected or alleged)
- Being aware of and attentive to warning signs of emotional distress
- Reporting signs of student sadness and self harm to the Residential Coordinator and Family Service Counselor
- Referring students for specialized services via the completion of the Student Service Request Form
- Maintaining students’ dignity and self-esteem
- Recognizing and supporting students in grief and separation issues
- Actively listening to students’ thoughts, feelings, concerns, and problems
- Implementing prescribed/suggested behavioural treatments and systems

Attends to the moral, spiritual, and…