Job Openings
House Mentor
Type: Full-time
Position Purpose:
Live-In role, preparing young women ages 18-21 who have aged out of foster care to prepare for adulthood, including obtaining employment, life skills, and educational goals.
Job Specific Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of college or a high school diploma
- Minimum 21 years of age
Responsibilities:
- Driving students to appointments
- Lives on site with/next to SIL students
- Guide and advise on processes of adulthood such as, but not limited to, driving, making appointments, going to school/work, preparing resumes, attending job interviews, etc.
Child Care Worker
Type: Part time, overnight
Pay Range: $12.00-$12.50/hour (Pay is based on education and prior experience)
Position Purpose:
Offer support and relief to House Parents while also directly caring for children at CHOL to ensure their needs are fulfilled.
Job Specific Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years experience in child care related services with children/families
- Experience working with children with therapeutic needs preferred
CCW General Responsibilities:
- Provide assistance to House Parents in cottages
- Cleaning/organizing cottage
- Preparing food
- Monitoring medications or medical needs
- Help with schoolwork
- Drive to appointments or activities off campus
- Taking children to activities on campus
Overnight CCW Responsibilities:
- Staying up in cottage to provide relief to house parents
- Help kids to/back to bed
- Provide comfort to children if needed
Hours:
10:00pm-6:00am
Emergency Assessment Center Child Care Worker
Type: Part time & Full time
Pay Range: $12.00-$12.50/hour (Pay is based on education and prior experience)
Position Purpose:
Providing direct care to the children currently residing in our Emergency Assessment Center, ensuring that all their physical, mental, medical, and emotional needs are met.
Job Specific Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years experience in child care related services with children/families
- Experience working with children with therapeutic needs preferred
CCW General Responsibilities:
- Provide physical, mental, medical, and emotional support to children
- Cleaning/organizing cottage
- Preparing food
- Monitoring medications or medical needs
- Help with schoolwork
- Drive to appointments or activities off campus
- Taking children to activities on campus
House Parents
Type: Full time, Lives on campus
Position Purpose:
The House Parents, with assistance from the treatment team, will reside on campus, creating a nurturing and structured environment to address the physical, developmental, and emotional requirements of the children in their care.
Job Specific Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years experience in child care related services with children/families
- Experience working with children with therapeutic needs
- Willing to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed.
General Responsibilities:
- Provide physical, mental, medical, and emotional support to children
- Cleaning/organizing cottage
- Preparing food
- Monitoring medications or medical needs
- Help with schoolwork
- Drive to appointments or activities off campus
- Taking children to activities on campus
Licensed Foster Parent
The Children’s Home of Lubbock is looking for a loving, Christian couple in West Texas who is licensed for Foster Care to live on our campus!
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, contact Ben Witt at [email protected] or 806-762-0481 ext 228
If you believe you are the right person for this opportunity, please complete the application on our Foster Care & Adoption Program page.
General Qualifications for All Employees of The Children’s Home of Lubbock:
- Be at least 21 years of age.
- Be able to read, write and communicate with co-workers, medical personnel and other persons necessary to care for the young adult’s needs.
- Have a Valid Texas Driver’s License.
- Exhibit behavior and health status that does not present a danger to young adult in care.
- Meet the requirements of licensing standards in regards to a criminal background check.
- Have a record of tuberculosis screening showing the employee is free of contagious TB.
- Be physically, mentally and emotionally capable of performing assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform assigned tasks.
- Commit to the seven values of Sanctuary: Non-Violence, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Democracy, Open Communication, Social Responsibility, and Growth and Change.
- Complete a notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment
Applicants must submit the last five years of employment history.
Full-Time employees are eligible for medical coverage options, dental, EAP, life and long term disability, 401(k), paid holidays, paid time off for vacation and sick, wellness, self-care, and recognition programs.
If you choose to fill out the PDF application, please email finished application to Leslie Hernandez.
Manifesting Christ through excellence in childcare.