Therapeutic Child Care Aide

As a full-time Therapeutic Child Care Aide at Middle Flint Health & Wellness in Fort Valley, GA, you'll contribute to a safe and compassionate childcare environment. You'll help care for our resident children, monitor family visits, and support healthier relationships.

Perks & Benefits:

• Negotiable, experience-based pay
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• PTO
• Growth opportunities
• HSA/FSA
• Short- and long-term disability
• Retirement plan with matching
• Legal and accident insurance
• Paid orientation/training
• Free parking
• Clinical supervision for licensure track

ABOUT US:

At Middle Flint Health & Wellness, we are a diverse, passionate, and team-oriented organization committed to improving lives through high-quality behavioral healthcare. We provide affordable treatment, education, and support for individuals facing addiction, emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges. Our employees make a meaningful impact every day while enjoying opportunities for professional growth, a collaborative work environment, and a competitive benefits package that may include health insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and clinical supervision for licensure-track professionals.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Therapeutic Child Care Aide coordinates with the direct support staff at our residential treatment facility to help provide compassionate childcare services. You'll help facilitate groups for parents and children, following instructions from the TCC lead to provide attentive child supervision and support mothers with childcare needs. Some parents/children may be in crisis, so an understanding and compassionate attitude is a must. Complying with agency and regulatory guidelines, you'll help document necessary information, monitor on-site visits between children and parents, and monitor resident children while their mother is absent. With a focus on safety, you'll also transport daycare and school-aged children to school and appointments.

You'll attend team meetings, participate in training, and help uphold a safe, professional, and compliant environment for children, mothers, and staff. We're responsible for protecting the resident children, and you'll promptly report any health, well-being, and abuse concerns to the correct authorities. Our Therapeutic Child Care Aides help keep areas clean/organized, swiftly respond to emergency situations, and form positive relationships with the residents to help foster each child's well-being. You will also assist with tasks such as changing diapers, potty training/toilet use, and performing basic first aid.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 18+ months of qualifying childcare experience
• High school diploma (or equivalent)
• Valid, unrestricted Georgia state driver's license
• CPR and First Aid certification
• Solid computer skills
• Basic childcare, feeding, and infant/child development knowledge
• Ability to complete physical tasks like carrying babies/young children, stooping, sitting, and engaging in meaningful play
• Ability to work evening or weekend hours as needed

Our ideal Therapeutic Child Care Aide has an associate/bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, or a related human services field from an accredited school, but it's not required. Experience working with children or parents with substance abuse disorders would be valuable but isn't required.

Must have the ability to pass a background check and drug screening test.