Casa de Esperanza offers a unique service in the Houston area, providing emergency and voluntary foster placements for infants and young children, up to six years old, without charge to the family or placing agency. Casa is one of the only agencies in Houston able to provide specialized care for infants and young children with complex medical needs and/or exposure to HIV/AIDS. Our comprehensive Family Support Services program is available for families as long as they need us; ensuring children have a permanent stable home. Making a difference for a child means making a difference for the parents, the family, and the community.
Our mission: Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos strives to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect for at-risk infants, children and their families by providing comprehensive residential and family support programs that transform people and communities.
We are recruiting for the Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Member position with our organization. Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members provide direct child-care and supervision to children in foster care placement that reside in the assigned household members are placed to serve in the Casa de Esperanza Neighborhood during a 12-month service year program. Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members leave our program with knowledge and experience that they can apply to the complex social problems faced by children and families in the child welfare system to achieve innovative solutions.
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED (minimum)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum age of 21 years old
Fluent in written and spoken English
Completed Application and References
Cleared Background Check
Valid driver’s license (held for at least two years) is required to transport children and operate agency owned vehicles. Applicants without a driver’s license or those who have not been licensed for at least two years will not be permitted to transport children or operate agency vehicles
Cleared pre-placement drug screen. Clear random drug screens for duration of placement
Completion of TB Screening
Annual vaccination for Influenza
Remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless an exemption applies)
