HOUSEPARENT I

We wish to inform you that DSWD Field Office VII, Cebu City has one (1) vacant Contractual position:

TERMS OF REFERENCE

HOUSEPARENT I

• Salary Grade: 4 (P17,506.00)
• Status of Employment: Contractual
• Location/Office: Reception and Study Center for Children
• Program/Division/Unit: Protective Service Division

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

• Education: High School graduate (prior to 2016) or Completion of Grade 10/Junior High School (starting 2016)
• Experience: None required
• Training: None required
• Eligibility: None required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Completion of two (2) years studies in College
• Experience: One (1) year relevant experience as Houseparent/caregiver Well-versed with the standard of hygiene and sanitation, good housekeeping, good parenting
• Training: None required
• Eligibility: None required

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Assume the role of a substitute parent of the residents and look after their physical, social and emotional well-being in the institutions
• Observes and records any significant behavioral manifestation of clients and reports to the supervising Houseparent as reference of the rehabilitation team (e.g. incident, progress and behavioral report)
• Prepares anecdotal reports of behavior of clients
• Attends homelife meetings and case conference
• Administers medication to clients, in accordance to specific instructions provided by the Nurse/Medical Officer
• Prepares prescribed food such as for clients by following the instructions of Nutritionist Dietician appropriately
• Leads educational activities such as reading, writing and participation in extracurricular activities in a bid to develop the client's interest as part of learning process
• Assist/supervises the socio-cultural, spiritual, physical and moral development of clients
• Assists in the implementation of practical skills development and other activities
• Provides direct care and supervision to able-bodied clients in the residential care facilities in performing daily activities
• Manages distribution of resources to ensure proper and efficient consumption
• Undertakes general household duties, including cleaning and laundry, in order to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the Center
• Acts as watcher in hospital and executive-on-duty when necessary
• Records important events in the logbook
• Participates in staff meeting and conferences, rehabilitation team meeting
• Performs other tasks that may be assigned.

JOB OUTPUTS

• Daily/Monthly Accomplish Report
• Clients Progress Reports
• Anecdotal Reports
• Inventory of client's belonging
• Logbook recording
• Incident Report/s, when needed

DATA PRIVACY POLICY

All the personal information contained in documents submitted shall be used only for documentation and processing purposes within the DSWD and shall not be shared with any outside parties without your written consent. Personal information shall be retained and stored by the DSWD within the prescribed timeline in accordance with the National Archives of the Philippines General Disposition Schedule.

EEO/DEI Statement

This office highly encourages interested and qualified applicants including persons with disability (PWD), members of indigenous communities and those from any sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI) for there shall be no discrimination in the selection of employees on account of gender, sexual orientation, civil status, disability, religion, ethnicity, or political affiliation. Also, this office prefers those non-smoker applicants.