Job Title: House Parent
Organisation: Dwelling
Places (DP)
Places (DP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Dwelling Places (DP) is a
registered Christian Non Governmental Organization
registered Christian Non Governmental Organization
(NGO) which specialises in the
rescue, rehabilitation, reconciliation, resettlement and follow-up of children
living on the streets. The overall objective of DP is to have a society where
every child has a chest to rest their head on and a place to call home.
rescue, rehabilitation, reconciliation, resettlement and follow-up of children
living on the streets. The overall objective of DP is to have a society where
every child has a chest to rest their head on and a place to call home.
Job Summary: The House
Parent will be a live-in parent and will supervise and care for children by
helping to create a homely atmosphere, helping resident-children towards more
independent living, deal with any problems that arise, provide a sense of
stability, and act as a source of advice and counsel for children. In addition,
provide minimal supervision of security-guards; as well perform minimal duties
in the Creative Learning Centre.
Parent will be a live-in parent and will supervise and care for children by
helping to create a homely atmosphere, helping resident-children towards more
independent living, deal with any problems that arise, provide a sense of
stability, and act as a source of advice and counsel for children. In addition,
provide minimal supervision of security-guards; as well perform minimal duties
in the Creative Learning Centre.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Keeping
regular checks on the resident children to ensure that everyone who should
be there is present - Dealing
with children concerns about their accommodation and living arrangements; - Liaising
with DP social welfare and health department - Helping
child-residents to develop life skills to enable them to function
successfully within the wider community, e.g., meal preparation, personal
hygiene - Packing
school bags for child-residents - Monitoring
and reporting the spiritual activities of the children - Work
with and monitor the work of the Holistic Carers - Following
up health visits for each child - Keeping
updated inventory list of items in homes & provide for TRH
administrator and/or Administration Dept. - Responsible
for washing, drying, and ironing
children’s clothes - In
Kitchen: Cooking and preparing food, feeding children, setting cleaning
times - Carry
out cleaning duties: Making beds, cleaning toilets and play area, cleaning
inside & outside resident house - In
the Nursery, responsible for bathing supervision - Responsible
for ensuring children’s clothes are clean - Making
sure children keep bedtimes - Nurturing
the children (monitoring, supervision, changing diapers) - Supervising
night-guards; make sure they are on post/duty - Responsible
for storage of security guard equipment - Participate
and involve the children in craft-training, poultry, vegetable growing,
other project-training - Under
the supervision of the Teacher, assist in the supervision, care, &
teaching of children from age 3-15 - Compose
written reports on the spiritual activity of each child - Maintain
daily, weekly, and/or monthly logs - Responsible
for reporting any symptoms of child abuse, abnormal behaviors, injuries,
& illnesses - Assist
in the preparation of an individualized plan for each child based on
assessments & observations - Coordinate
activities in the home
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant for the Dwelling Places House Parent job should have experience/
professional certificate in the social work field a plus - Must
be a mature born-again Christian - Secondary
school certificate or equivalent - One
year experience in a school setting is a plus - One
year experience in administrative capacity a plus - Experience
providing care to infants/toddlers, preschool children, and teenagers - Ability
to observe, see, hear and respond to children’s needs, emergencies, &
conflicts - Must
have the ability to nurture relationships with children & must be
sensitive to the child’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics - Awareness
of the cognitive, social, and physical needs of children - Able
to handle the responsibilities and routine stress often associated with
child care services - Able
to lift up to 30 pounds - Ability
to communicate verbally and in writing in English so that children,
parents, & staff members are clearly able to understand and respond - Excellent
organizational and time management skills; ability to carry out multiple
responsibilities simultaneously - Maintain
confidentiality of records and information of children - Bilingual
in Luganda and English
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates are encouraged to send the following;
interested candidates are encouraged to send the following;
- A
handwritten application letter with and updated CV with academic qualifications - A
church recommendation letter (Should be God fearing) - LC
1 letter - Two
passport photos
Deliver your applications to:
Dwelling places head office – Off Nalukolongo Masaka road near Mutundwe police
station or email to: [email protected] or call 0312-513701
Dwelling places head office – Off Nalukolongo Masaka road near Mutundwe police
station or email to: [email protected] or call 0312-513701
Deadline: 17th February 2018
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