Child & Youth Worker

Child & Youth Worker - Neighborhood Foster Homes

Do you want a meaningful career providing Hope, Homes & Healing for children in foster care? 4KIDS is looking for a staff person to support our Neighborhood Foster Homes in Broward and Palm Beach County. This position partners closely with house parents to help create a safe, nurturing, and Christ-centered home environment for children in foster care.

The schedule is Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. with 7:00 p.m. with occasional weekend coverage . Travel between neighborhood foster homes may be required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support house parents in creating a safe, structured, and nurturing home environment
• Build safe, trusting relationships with children using trauma-informed care principles
• Recognize the impact of trauma and respond with patience, empathy, and consistency
• Provide attentive, developmentally appropriate care for infants and toddlers
• Engage children of all ages through play, conversation, and relationship-building
• Assist with homework, routines, chores, and life skills development for older children and teens
• Provide supervision and reinforce expectations and appropriate behaviors
• Transport children to daycare, school, appointments, and activities as needed
• Help maintain the home (light cleaning, organizing, and maintaining a child-safe environment)
• Respond calmly and effectively to behavioral challenges and crisis situations
• Administer medications as trained
• Provide on-call support and coverage for house parents as needed
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Committed Christian with alignment with 4KIDS statement of faith
• Must be 23 years of age or older with valid drivers license in order to drive children in company provided vans
• Associates Degree preferred in related field
• Minimum two years experience working with children
• Strong communication and relational skills
• Basic computer skills for documentation
• Knowledge of trauma informed care principles and experience working with children impacted by trauma preferred
• Ability to meet the physical demands of caring for young children (lifting, carrying, active supervision)
• Ability to work in a team within a home-based environment
• Must have reliable transportation that can be used for work purposes
  
  
  

Why work at 4KIDS?

• Certified Best Christian Workplace for 9 years in a row
• Excellent benefit package (medical/dental/life/disability insurance provided, 403b retirement plan with match)
• Great staff culture
• Amazing workplace environment
• Excellent vacation and holiday benefits
• Fulfilling career providing Hope, Homes & Healing for children in crisis