Direct Care Staff

Boise Girls Academy is a Christian therapeutic boarding school which serves up to 20 at-risk teen girls, ages 13-17. We are looking for female staff members to join our team as a PART-TIME direct care staff. We are a faith-based boarding school. Applicants must have a strong faith in Christ and should be able to agree with our statement of faith.

General Statement of Duties & Responsibilities: Position requires specific responsibility for:

1. Morning, day and evening hours of supervision and security for the facility and program residents; 2) preparation of written reports as required; and 3) supporting other ATCPW staff as needed. Supervision Received: Works under the direct supervision of a program coordinator or designee, who determines goals, assigns work and reviews performance for overall effectiveness through reports, observation and conferences. Employee shall exercise a degree of independent decision and judgment in relation to scope of duties and responsibilities. Supervision Exercised: Supervision of other program employees is not a regular responsibility of this position; however, position shall require supervision of student residence who participate in the program, including interns and trainees during on duty hours. Examples of Principle Duties: (Examples do not cover all duties that will be performed).
2. A thorough working knowledge of all program policies and procedures relative to assigned scope of duties and responsibilities included in the ATCPW “Staff Policies and Procedures Manual", “Crisis Manual” and the "Student Manual".
3. Possess good standards of personal hygiene and a clean neat appearance including prescribed standards for hair and dress.
4. Responsible for the securing of facility at night after lights out or when students are leaving the facility for outside activities. Securing the facility shall include the following:
5. Lock and secure all doors and windows,
6. Turn off all lights that are not required to be on,
7. Check to see that all thermostats are turn down to proper setting, and,
8. Turn off all appliances, washers and dryers.
9. Responsible for implementing weekly scheduled group activities set forth by the Program Coordinator or designee.
10. Transportation of students, if required, to designated program activities.
11. Prepares periodic reports pertaining to a student's attitude or behavior that is in violation of program policies and procedures as the need arises.
12. Placing of student phone calls during authorized times.
13. Responsible for the provision of evening and early morning security for the facility and students during designated hours.
14. A thorough working knowledge of emergency procedures which shall include: 1) notification of emergency services as required, 2) evacuation of facility if required, 3) notification of designated staff personnel as required, and, 4) a working knowledge of the automatic fire alarm system.
15. Responsible for the serving of required meals in cooperation with the Kitchen Supervisor or designee.
16. Supervision of the following weekly scheduled activities: 1) recreation,
17. T.V. news, and, 3) entertainment movies.
18. Responsible for strict adherence to the program's scheduled events and activities.
19. Supervises students, interns and trainees in the functioning of the program during designated hours of responsibility; and,
20. Supervises student, intern and trainee morning job task assignments for daily facility clean-up and maintenance.
21. Availability and cooperativeness to assist in other areas of the program as required by the Center Executive Director or designee; and,
22. Other related work as required.

Requirements

High school diploma GED Valid driver's license Must be at least 21 years old Must attend a local church Please see our website: www.boisegirlsacademy.org for more information This is a part-time position (less than 30 hours per week). Employment is subject to results of background check. Please note that available hours are NOT 9a - 5p Monday-Friday.

Work Location: In person Pay based on education and experience. We operate with staff awake 24-hours a day. For this position, schedule may require overnight hours (11p - 7a, 11p-9a, 9:30p-9a, etc.), evenings, and/or weekends.