What is this job? 

You help get vulnerable children at the United States’ southern border OUT of influx shelters and placed instead with a child and family-focused, not-for-profit organization that can provide appropriate housing, medical, mental health, and educational services to that young person.

Do I get a sign-on bonus?

Yes!  BCC is offering you a $2,000 sign-on bonus if you can provide full-time (40 hours/week) availability. This offer expires July 21st so apply today!

What is the Caminos program?

You would be helping children who have recently migrated to the United States and are seeking opportunities for reunification with family as well as the chance to pursue their education and legal immigration cases. BCC calls this our Caminos program, and we see it as a fulfillment of our purpose as a non-profit: to enrich communities, one family at a time.

What is this company?  Board of who? 

Board of Child Care (BCC) is not a federal or state agency. It is an independent not-for-profit organization that serves over 1,000 children annually across 12 locations. You would join about 800 teammates across DC, MD, PA, and WV that empower youth and their families to flourish within their community.

What does this job do specifically?

Provides direct childcare services, ensures that day-to-day supervision of youth is consistent with agency standards, and effectively works as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Essential Functions:

• Consistently implements each youth’s care plan and completes documentation as required.
• Accurately administers medication according to physician and/or nurse’s orders and documents the medication administration record (MAR.)
• Actively encourages and reinforces youth’ participation in maintaining established standards of cleanliness and orderliness in their living unit and the surrounding campus.
• Ensures that each youth’s health needs are identified and met within the specified time frame.
• Actively encourages and supports each youth’s need to achieve satisfactory academic performance.
• Participates in the development of unit activities, recreation activities, and spiritual life awareness while providing direct supervision as required.
• Provides safe transportation in agency vehicles for youth to keep scheduled appointments as required.
• Provides direct mealtime supervision to assure that youth are provided a balanced meal and that dining procedures are consistently followed.
• Completes a thorough inventory of each youth’s belongings upon admission, discharge, and on a quarterly basis.
• Complete bag searches any time youth return to the program from being in the community, visits, etc.
• Completes assigned unit system responsibilities and documentation.
• Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with health and safety standards through weekly on-site inspections according to agency guidelines.
• Demonstrates the ability to receive, transmit, store and retrieve information as evidenced through written and verbal communication.
• Contributes to the prevention and management of challenging behaviors by implementing the Board of Child Care’s Behavior Support and Safe Crisis Management Techniques.
• Promotes effective communication through the timely submission of documentation and compliance with logbook policy, as well as the Electronic Health Record keeping system
• Provides coverage, as needed, for direct care vacancies.
• Provides mandatory on-call coverage as required.
• Fosters quality and diversity in problem identification and conflict resolution among youth and co-workers.
• Perform duties, as requested, to achieve agency goals.
• Provide transportation to and from appointments (Medical, Family Visits, etc.) as needed.

What shifts would I work? Are full-time positions available?

• We are hiring for FULL TIME (40 hours a week) positions with benefits!
• Most of our staff work four days a week, either front-end (Sunday through Wednesday) or back-end (Wednesday through Saturday).
• We have morning, afternoon/evening, and overnight shifts available.
• We are open to applicants who can only work part-time hours or who wish to be PRN / on-call only.

What experience and education do I need?

NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN DIRECT CARE / CHILD CARE NECESSARY! 

We will train you and get you certified in everything you need for this role.

Required Education:

• High School Diploma

Other Job Requirements:

• Bilingual (Spanish and English)

• This position requires you to drive BCC vehicles. Must have a valid, active, driver's license with less than 7 points.

What are my next steps?

Drug screen and background check required.

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The United Methodist Home for Children, a Board of Child Care program, is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. All eligible candidates, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply for vacancies as appropriate.