HOUSEPARENTS/RELIEF HOUSEPARENTS

Applicants for the position of Houseparents/Relief Houseparents for AG COMPACT Family Services, Hillcrest campus need to be a mature, compassionate husband and wife team with a heart for ministry and/or credentialed ministers. They provide supervision, structure and assistance in meeting abused/neglected children’s physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs while teaching them life skills. It is a wonderful opportunity to invest in the lives of children and youth. Serve foster children and youth in a group home on a beautiful, 55+ acre campus.

Position Requirements

1. Need to be mature and compassionate couples/individuals who have a heart for ministry.
2. Provide direct supervision and care of children to meet their physical, spiritual, emotional, educational, and social needs.
3. Work closely with a treatment team to establish and help fulfill treatment goals.
4. Work with children and youth facing a variety of challenges to include: teen pregnancy, treatment needs, transition into adulthood, and special needs.
5. Must be at least 21 years old and have at least a high school diploma or its equivalent, with prior childcare experience preferred.
6. Have a valid driver’s license and good driving record.

SafeCare Enrollment Coordinator – Area 4

SafeCare is a home-visiting program designed to equip and empower vulnerable families to better care for their children under 6 years old.  Applicants for the position of SafeCare Coordinator need to have a heart for vulnerable children and families in in Sevier, Little River, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Ouachita, and Nevada Counties.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee a team of providers who deliver SafeCare programming to referred families in Sevier, Little River, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Ouachita, and Nevada Counties.
• A successful applicant for this position will need to reside in the service area.
• Ensure quality and adherence to the fidelity of the SafeCare model among agency providers.
• Maintain a steady flow of referrals from Arkansas Department of Children’s and Family Services into the SafeCare program by communicating regularly with county offices.
• Conducting an intake for all families referred to the SafeCare program.
• Participate actively in all training programs.
• Report a child maltreatment and /or suspected child maltreatment
• May participate in family centered meetings and/or court hearings on an as needed or requested basis.

Applicants must have bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.  Field of Study must include Social work, Education, Sociology, Psychology, Human Services, Counseling, or related field in Human Services along with 2 years’ experience in Home Visiting, Child Development and/or Parenting. Master’s degree in one or more of these areas is preferred.

Candidate is also required to have a Class D Arkansas Driver’s License with good driving record.