House Parents Foster Care Group Home

Overview

Live-In House Parents, Youth Group Home. GAP Ministries needs mature, compassionate houseparents with a heart for ministry. At GAP you will provide supervision, structure and assistance in meeting neglected children’s physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. This opportunity involves serving foster children in a group home in northwest Tucson, Arizona. A $3,500 incentive bonus is offered temporarily and ends March 31, 2026.

• Provide daily supervision and mentorship to a group of 8 to 10 children/young adults living in the home.
• Work as a team with your husband/wife and your team to create a safe, nurturing environment for children who come from difficult backgrounds.
• Creatively teach basic life skills and Christian values through positive behavior responses and engagement with children, doing homework, cleaning house, doing community activities, etc., either as a family or one-on-one as the needs require.
• Complete daily tasks you might handle in your own home, including meal prep, laundry, transportation, housework, homework, modeling healthy family dynamics, and maintaining a clean, welcoming home.
• Initiate and follow a daily schedule to create structure and stability for the children.
• Collaborate with team members on community activities as families.
• Manage necessary paperwork involved in the role.

• Experience working or volunteering with youth.
• Be physically fit to keep up with the children, home, and paperwork.
• Be self-aware, emotionally able to display warmth, and comfortable with active, occasionally frustrated, and disorganized children.
• Comfortable navigating computer and smartphone applications.
• Be willing to engage in our community and participate in outings, trainings, and staff activities.
• Embrace GAP Ministries' mission and core values and love the children placed under your mentorship and care.
• Be flexible with a good sense of humor in challenging situations.

.$80,000/year per couple (approximately $40,000 annually per person) based on a 48-hour work week (3 days at 16 hours/day). Out-of-state relocation assistance bonus is negotiable. After experience with our team, there is a possibility to move to 4 days a week for $50,000 annually per person.

A $3,500 incentive bonus is offered temporarily and ends March 31, 2026.

Three days on with four days off weekly; you must work weekends to accommodate family time and church attendance. You’ll also receive seventeen days of paid leave in the first year.

• We pay for FBI fingerprint clearance check and card.
• Medical and mental health physicals and drug screen.
• Bi-annual CPR, AED & First Aid Certification.
• Annual De-Escalation Certification.
• We pay you during training.
• You will live in our homes with minimal maintenance requirements and no utility expenses.
• GAP apparel provided (at least one t-shirt).
• Up to 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave annually.
• Vouchers to shop our Community Warehouse and Treasures & More resale store.
• COSTCO Warehouse Gold Membership.
• Full-time employees also receive: choice of 3 Medical Plans (PPO or 2 Free HSA plans), employer-paid Dental, employer-paid Vision, dependents eligible at employee’s cost, employer-paid $10,000 life insurance, additional 12 days of PTO in the first year, access to retirement savings plan and planning resources through Principal.

• Be at least 22 years old to drive the home’s 15-passenger van.
• Provide at least a high school diploma or GED and one year of experience working with children or a related role.
• Successfully pass FBI and interstate criminal history background checks.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and a good 5-year driving record to drive a 15-passenger van.
• Have manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills to perform various physical tasks.
• Be willing to learn GAP’s ways and love the children.

• FBI fingerprint clearance and Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• TB screen, drug screen, and physical examination (fit for duty).
• Must be 22 years old to drive GAP’s 15-passenger vans.
• High school diploma or GED and one year experience with children; successful…