Living Proof Ministries Jobs (NOW HIRING)

House Parents For Foster Care Youth Group Home

• 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 many of the daily tasks you might take care of in your own home, from meal prep and laundry to transportation and housework to homework to modeling to children a healthy family and 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.
• Of course, there is plenty of paperwork you will do, too.

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

• We pay for your:
• FBI fingerprint clearance check and card.
• Medical and Mental Health physicals and Drug screen.
• Bi-Annual CPR, AED amp; 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.
• We clothe you in GAP apparel – well, at least one t-shirt.
• You accrue up to 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave annually to use as you want.
• Vouchers to shop our Community Warehouse and Treasures amp; More resale store.
• COSTCO Warehouse Gold Membership

• Your choice from 3 Medical Plans: a PPO plan and 2 Free HSA plans
• Employer Paid Dental
• Employer Paid Vision
• Dependents are eligible for insurance plans at employee’s cost
• Employer Paid $10,000 Life Insurance
• 8.5 days of Paid Leave in the first year
• Access to employer matching retirement savings plan and retirement planning resources through Principal

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

Qualifications Needed for Live-In Houseparents:

• FBI fingerprint clearance check and procure a Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Tuberculosis (TB) screen, Drug screen, physical examination (fit for duty).

Requirements of House Parents:

• Must be 22 years old in order to drive GAP's 15 passenger vans.
• At least a high school diploma or equivalency diploma (GED), and one year experience in working with children.
• Successful clearance of Criminal Background Check(s), Central Registry in Arizona and any state(s) lived in within 5 years of hire.
• Valid driver license and a good 5 year driving record to drive 15 passenger van.
• Staff children must have proof of current immunizations at all times.
• Have manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills and be able to perform various physical tasks.

Other Information:

Learn more at gapmin.com or visit our YouTube channel.

GAP Ministries, a faith-based ministry standing in the GAP for those in need in three core areas: Children, Family, and Community. GAP has been serving Southern Arizona since 1999.
CHILDREN - GAP Ministries began by caring for foster children in the home of our founders, and that aspect of the ministry has grown over the years, depending on the need, from 9-14 family model group homes where the love of God is shared with the children and teens each day. GAP also licenses and trains individuals and couples to care for foster children to increase the number of homes where these children can live and thrive while away from their own family.
FAMILY - Children are at the heart of GAP, but if we continually care for abused and neglected children but never help their families, it becomes a never-ending cycle. If we can begin to heal these families we can change the direction of their lives and generationally impact them going forward. To heal the root causes of the foster care crisis, GAP has programs to provide supervised visitation and parent aid for the birth parents. It is our desire and goal to see healthy restoration of families when possible
COMMUNITY - Breaking cycles of poverty and creating transformed communities. Tucson is a beautiful city, but unfortunately there are many children, women, and men who are really struggling. One in four of our residents are below the poverty line. GAP's Community Warehouse reclaims food and new items from major retailers that would otherwise end up in landfills, and redistributes them to individuals in need through nonprofit partnerships.
GAP Ministries is all about impacting One Life. Because we believe each and every person matters to God, we strive to lift up each child we care for and each individual we serve to become all God made them to be and live out their best life.

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