EPOH Children's Home

EPOH Resident Staff

Position Title: EPOH Resident Staff

Status: Full-Time Residential

Reports to: Chris Staser, Director of Ministry Operations

Department: EPOH, BLOC Ministries

Position Summary:

The EPOH House is a residential ministry within BLOC that exists to bring structure and stability to at-risk youth by partnering with willing families to provide students with long-term housing, identity, and hope. Each EPOH home is gender specific and can house up to four students at a time. Residential staff is essential to the students’ experience. Two residential staff live in each home, provide on-site care and oversight of residents, and maintain a Christ-centered, family-like environment in which students can thrive.

Primary responsibilities:

• Fundraise salary
• Oversee Student Care and Development
• Provide Spiritual Leadership
• Care for Home and Facilities
• Manage Budget and Funds
• Communicate with Students, Staff, Student’s Family, Student’s Support Team (i.e., probations officers, mentors, teachers, coaches, etc.)
• Be a Team Player
• Take Care of Self
• Agreement and comply with BLOC employee handbook

Required skills and experience:

• Actively-growing, faith-professing follower of Christ.
• Must be self-aware, teachable, and work well in a highly relational team environment.
• Spiritually, physically, and emotionally stable in the presence of instability.
• Able to enforce structure and discipline, while also maintaining flexibility to rapid and necessary change as needed.
• Willing to communicate personal needs to team members. “Martyr” mentality not conducive to long-term individual and team health.
• Able to maintain a clean, comfortable environment for residents and guests.
• Reliable and accountable with ministry funds/budget.
• Driver’s license and reliable vehicle.
• High school education/equivalency
• Must pass background check.
• Agreement and comply with BLOC employee handbook

Preferred but not required:

• Previous experience/training in ministry, youth-specific work, counseling, and/or trauma competent care not required, but beneficial (some training provided).

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

If applying for an open position please email: chris.staser@onebloc.org