Overview
House Parents Jobs in North Carolina, United States at Crossnore Communities for Children
Title: House Parents
Company: Crossnore Communities for Children
Location: North Carolina, United States
House Parents – Bridging Families™ and Bridging Futures™ Bridge Parents
Crossnore Communities for Children | Multiple Locations Across Western North Carolina Full-Time, Salaried | Live-In | Impact-Driven | Housing, Utilities, Meals & Vehicle Provided
Ready to make a life-changing impact every single day?
At Crossnore Communities for Children, we’ve been walking alongside children and families for more than 100 years – helping them heal, grow, and thrive. Guided by The Way to Hope and Healing, we provide safe homes, trauma-informed care, and supportive partnerships that help children stay connected with families and build strong futures.
If you’re a warm, committed couple or duo (partners, spouses, relatives, or close friends) who wants to show up fully for youth and young adults in foster care – then your next meaningful chapter could begin right here with us.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
You and your partner will:
- Live in an agency-provided home and create a safe, structured, and nurturing household.
- Support youth with daily routines, emotional connection, and trauma-informed care using proven models like Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and Sanctuary Model.
- Help young people practice real-world skills like budgeting, cooking, self-care, school and job pursuits, and community engagement.
- Build trusted relationships with community partners – schools, Social Services, therapists, and employers – to help each young person succeed.
Why This Role is Different
Our Bridging Families™ program, endorsed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as the state model for professional foster parenting, allows you to work with sibling groups of children ages 18 and younger while partnering closely with birth parents to support reunification. You are an active member of the reunification team, helping families heal, stabilize, and move safely toward being together again.
Modeled after Bridging Families™, our Bridging Futures™ program supports youth ages 17–21 who are preparing to age out of foster care. In this role, you provide stable housing, consistent adult support, and hands-on life-skills coaching as young people build independence. Together, we focus on education, employment, financial literacy, healthy relationships, and long-term stability—so youth don’t age out alone.
What You’ll Do (Day-to-Day)
Together, you and your partner will:
- Provide 24/7 live-in support and supervision for up to 6 youth or young adults in foster care.
- Establish and maintain trauma-informed routines that support physical health, emotional wellbeing, schooling, and social growth.
- Take part in regular meetings with a compassionate and supportive multi-disciplinary team, including Child and Family Therapists, Case Managers, Supervisors, Regional Directors, and fellow Bridge Parents.
- Model positive behavior, teach life skills, and support education, employment, and independent living goals.
- Maintain accurate documentation, coordinate appointments, and uphold foster care licensing standards.
- Facilitate household meetings, plan community outings, and create opportunities for celebration and growth.
- Coach and partner with biological families when appropriate — strengthening bonds and supporting reunification.
What We’re Looking For
You bring:
- A passion for working with youth and young adults who’ve experienced trauma
- A team mindset and adaptability in a dynamic care setting
- Clear communication skills and the ability to build trust
- A willingness to live in an agency-provided home and comply with foster care licensing requirements (homes vary by region across Western North Carolina and include locations in: Avery County, Hendersonville, Metrolina Region (Charlotte), Smoky Mountain Region, and Winston-Salem)
- Clean driving record
Couples who thrive in this role often include:
- Couples seeking meaningful, purpose-driven work
- Couples without children or with grown children
- Foster-minded couples not ready to foster privately
- Couples from education, ministry, social services, healthcare, or hospitality
- Couples seeking a career change with impact
Preferred, but not required:
A degree or experience in human services, child development, social work, or related fields.
Benefits & Support
We value you and your wellbeing. That’s why we offer:
- Competitive salaried compensation: $84,000–$96,000 annually per couple ($42,000–$48,000 per person)
- $3,000 sign-on bonus per person
- Housing provided, including utilities, meals, and a family vehicle
- Monthly respite provided – 4 days per month
- Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, and vision plans
- $0 copay for mental health visits with our medical insurance
- Life insurance, short and long-term disability, accident and critical illness coverage, and flexible spending accounts available
- 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match
- Paid parental leave (based on tenure)
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
This work isn’t easy – but it is deeply meaningful. If you and your partner feel called to walk alongside youth and families during critical moments of change, Crossnore Communities for Children offers the support, structure, and community to do it well. Take the next step and apply at https://www.crossnore.org/careers.
