Become a Foster Parent
...make a difference doing work you love.
Catholic Community Services offers professional opportunities for full time foster parents. Responsibilities include; supervision and direct care for at-risk, delinquent and/or dependent youth, ages 8-18, male or female in their own home or in a provided CCS Community Home for Children, Community Receiving Home, Crisis Respite Home, or Father Taaffe Home for pregnant or parenting teen moms.
Treatment Foster Parents are supported by CCS with training, respite and counseling or intervention services. They work closely with an assigned CCS Youth & Family Consultant for Individualized Service Plans to assure a healthy, successful future for each youth.
Basic Requirements
- 21 years of age or older
- Certification as a Treatment Foster Parent through the CCS Youth & Family Services certification process
- Valid Oregon driver’s license and vehicle (with specified insurance)
- Personal liability insurance (homeowners’/renters’ insurance)
- Criminal History Check & Fingerprinting Check
- Completion of CPR/First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens training
- Bachelor’s Degree or 2 years of experience working with youth is preferred but not mandatory
Who are the children in Foster Care?
Right here in Marion, Polk, and Yamhill Counties, more than 1000 children are in the foster care system. Nearly two-thirds of the children will eventually be reunited with their families, but they need a safe, nurturing home until their parents are ready and able to care for them again. Others are in temporary foster care while they and their parents take a break from each other to work through family or behavioral issues.
Still others will live out their childhood in the foster care system. Some are sibling groups or older children. Some have emotional, mental or physical challenges that require special care and attention. But they, too, want the opportunity to achieve their dreams. These children need and deserve a stable home and a family to call their own.
Reasons you might make a good Foster Parent:
Patience and sense of humor are two of your greatest strengths.
You have good child care skills and a willingness to improve these skills through training and education.
You are honest, motivated, energetic and flexible yet capable of maintaining firm, consistent and realistic expectations for foster youth.
You are able to manage difficult behaviors positively as well as to promote a child’s self-esteem.
You believe the strength that comes from growing up in a loving, supportive and nurturing environment should be a right for every child.
You want to make a difference in the life of a child.
Want to learn more? Visit www.oregonfosterparents.com