NAC424.665. Staff: Qualifications.

     1. Group home staff shall be sufficiently mature to provide effective supervision and possess the vitality, interest and understanding to meet the needs of children. Prospective group home staff shall be selected for their ability to care for children in relation to the ages and needs of the children to be accepted for care.

     2. The educational background of group foster home staff should be appropriate to the position for which they are hired. A combination of experience and education will be taken into consideration.

     3. Group home staff must be able to work with and control children in a group.

     4. Group home staff must be able to work cooperatively with caseworkers, teachers and other professional personnel in carrying out a treatment plan to meet the individual child’s needs.

     5. Group home personnel who have responsibility for working directly with children and families shall be able to:

     (a) Work with and guide children in a group;

     (b) Deal with the individual needs of each child;

     (c) Work cooperatively with caseworkers, the court, teachers, counselors and other professionals to develop and carry out the treatment plan; and

     (d) Accurately observe and report each child’s progress in carrying out the treatment plan.

     6. Ancillary staff, including cooks, housekeepers, drivers or other persons not having the direct responsibility for the care and guidance of the children, shall be able to understand inconsistencies in child behavior and support the work of staff who have direct responsibility for carrying out the treatment plan.

     7. All group home staff must have sufficient physical and emotional strength and vigor to carry out assigned responsibilities involved in caring for a group of children in a manner consistent with the facility’s program and designated level of care.

     [Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 110.5, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89]