Compassionate Care Provider for Children

Organization

Since 1895, Palmer Home has provided superior care for children while introducing the love of God through our service to each individual child. Palmer Home ensures restorative environments where children feel safe, connected, and supported. Each child served by Palmer Home has a safe place to call home with trustworthy, supportive adults to guide them as they grow and develop into all that God created them to be.

Position
Caregivers care for children in a residential setting and use a professional, team-oriented, trauma-informed approach to provide a safe, healing, homelike environment. Palmer Home is currently seeking caregivers to provide compassion and daily supervision. Caregivers manage homes of six to eight children and support our Whole Child Initiative nurturing each child educationally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. The ideal couple should be mature, responsible, ministry minded and mission driven.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care and support to children in a group home.
• Assist children with activities of daily living.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in living spaces to ensure a safe environment.
• Work with case managers and campus care team to support development of children.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in caregiving
• Certification in First Aid and CPR
• Experience in home and community care settings
• Knowledge of cleaning and maintaining a safe environment
• Background in long-term care or social work is a plus
• Ability to observe and report needs of children to administration

For more information please visit our website at:

https://palmerhome.org/careers

Benefits

· Sign-on bonus

· Available Day 1: Palmer Home offers affordable insurance to our employees (and their dependent family members) which includes the following: Medical, Dental, Vision, and a Flexible Spending account (FSA). Selected coverages begin on Day 1.

· Effective Day 1: Life and AD&D insurance: 2x annual salary 100% paid by Palmer Home

· Effective Day 1: Long-Term Disability (LTD): 60% of salary, 100% paid by Palmer Home

· Paid vacation: you will begin accruing vacation upon hire.

· Paid sick time to care for yourself or an immediate family member (accrues at 1 full day for each month of employment up to 90 days max annual carryover). You begin accruing sick time upon hire.

· Participation in Palmer Home’s matching 401(k) plan (100% up to 6%).

· 100% Paid housing, utilities, transportation and food.

· Paid “relief” time: In addition to paid vacation, Caregivers are on a set rotation in their assigned cottage and are provided paid “relief” time away from campus (free housing provided).

· Relocation assistance

· Employee Assistance program

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Agree to sign a Statement of Christian Faith

Experience:

• caregiving: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Hernando, MS 38632: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30,000