Employment

Open Positions
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baton Rouge provides work within a nationally networked, uniquely structured residential and educational program setting. Our program provides an opportunity to build long-term relationships guiding boys and girls to the realization of college and career goals. If you join us, you will become a part of a very strong, caring and supportive community.

Residential Counselors (a live-in position)
We are currently accepting applications for full-time, live-in Residential Counselors who will be responsible, as part of an up-to 4 person team, for the overall home life supervision of our program, which includes guidance of Scholars, home management and academic tutoring. As a member of a team with other Residential Counselors, this position monitors and assists our Scholars to meet quarterly academic, social, community and spiritual growth targets. This position is part of a group effort to provide counseling in the areas of emotional, spiritual and personal behavior needs for our Scholars. Residential Counselors are expected to participate in all scheduled team meetings, as well as the scholar candidate selection process.

Benefits include:

• health insurance
• room and board
• formal training at our National office in St. Louis
• informal in-house training in proven child care and development techniques
• this position also receives paid time off – 15 days in a year, plus 10 major holidays
• paid membership to local YMCA.

Requirements for this position include a college degree, in a related field preferred. Work experience and a desire to work with adolescents. One must also demonstrate an ability and flexibility to live in a community/group setting.

For more information, please contact Audra Ray at 225-346-5095 or via e-mail at: aray@bhgh.org

Volunteer Houseparents (a live in position)
You can make a difference in the lives of an entire group of children by volunteering to live and work for a year with children in-need who benefit from your role-modeling, guidance, support, care and nurturing.

Boys Hope Girls Hope recruits, screens, trains, and places volunteers to work alongside professional staff in providing surrogate parenting for a group of 8 children, ages 10 to 18. The annual Boys Hope Girls Hope volunteer corps program runs from June to June of each year and provides a rewarding experience of helping children develop into young adults. However, we do look for and interview volunteers throughout the year.

For more information, please contact Audra Ray at 225-346-5095 or via e-mail at: array@bhgh.org