The House Mother is responsible for all aspects of day-to-day operations of the home. This is a live-in position. Essential Qualifications: The House Mother should have at least the following education, experience, and skills: • A Bachelor's degree. • The ability to recognize signs of illness and safety/injury hazards and respond with prevention interventions. • Ability to implement policies and procedures. • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. • Maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences. • Ability to maintain professional demeanor while exercising judgment and discretion in work. • Ability to write reports and correspondence. • Ability to maintain confidentiality. • Commitment to the mission, values, and goals of Heather's House and Aid for Women, which includes a commitment to pro-life and sexual integrity values.
Essential Functions: • Promote overall mission, value and goals of the organization. • Ensure residents and staff members follow best practices for safety. • Provide a social and moral example to residents while demonstrating Christian values. • Responsible for providing a nurturing and caring home-like atmosphere. • Maintain vehicles (if, appropriate). • Maintain petty cash log and receipts. • Maintain program statistics. • Maintain office equipment. • Coordinate purchase of groceries. • Coordinate celebration of Mass, and maintain the chapel. • Coordinate gift-in-kind donations. • Maintain the baby boutique. • Train, supervise and evaluate Vitae Corps volunteers. • Promote the overall well-being of those who live in the home. • Train and supervise visitors and administrative volunteers and maintain volunteer log. • Oversee household, ensuring that it is clean, tidy and in working order. • Ensure that the inside and outside of the building are properly maintained for safety. • Participate in all meetings essential to position including house and staff meetings. • Flexibility to attend daytime trainings or meetings outside of regularly scheduled hours. • Supervise all program communication/documentation, i.e., log entries, incident reports, phone and written communication to residential coordinators, and to external bodies, as appropriate. • Must have valid driver's license and be able to lift 40 pounds.
