Catholic Health Services
Offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services
Caregiver
About the job
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
- National Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential in Infant/toddler.
- Bilingual – English / Spanish.
- CPR & First Aid Certificate.
- Department of Children and Families 45 mandatory training hours must be obtained within 6 months of employment.
- Analytical, decision, and problem solving skills.
- Effective verbal and listening skills.
- Stress management skills.
- Time management skills.
- Knowledge of computer office software.
- Ability to read, write and understand the English language.
- Ability to lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds, walk, climb stairs or ladders, and stand for extended periods.
- Familiarity with emergency procedures.
- Greet infants, toddlers, and their parents warmly each morning.
- Provide daily lesson plans.
- Give each child individual attention at arrival and gradually assist them in joining the small group.
- Plan and implement activities addressing the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs of children.
- Provide varied experiences that develop curiosity, initiative, problem-solving, creativity, and gross motor skills.
- Respond promptly and soothingly to children’s cries and distress.
- Respond consistently to children’s needs for food and comfort.
- Implement individualized feeding plans and support family-style meals, manners, and good nutrition.
- Supervise children at all times, including nap time, and place infants on their backs.
- Verify daily parent or legal guardian signatures in the center sign-in/out log and release children only to authorized persons.
- Maintain a clean and safe learning environment.
- Attend to children’s hygiene needs, including diaper changing, cleaning, feeding, and changing wet or soiled clothing.
- Administer medicine and provide first aid according to guidelines.
- Provide a safe and secure environment for children.
- Integrate children with special needs positively and respectfully.
- Visually assess or screen children’s general health at arrival and complete a Health Alert form when necessary.
- Identify, refer, and discuss children’s problems with appropriate professionals.
- Keep parents informed about program expectations, activities, and children’s progress.
- Conduct developmental screening and ongoing assessment according to guidelines.
- Prepare and submit written records of accidents, unusual incidents, and child abuse or neglect according to guidelines.
- Record meal counts and monitor portions according to guidelines.
- Develop and maintain accurate, current, and confidential client information.
- Talk, sing, and read to children frequently.
- Develop culturally appropriate programs and activities.
- Observe children and document their progress.
- Promote feelings of security and trust in infants and toddlers.
- Ensure children treat one another gently.
- Establish routines and provide positive guidance.
- Maintain an open, friendly, and cooperative relationship with each child and family.
- Encourage families to be actively involved in the program.
- Visit each child’s home to become familiar with the home environment.
- Discuss and document children’s development with parents according to guidelines.
- Keep classroom inventory updated.
- Attend required conferences, trainings, and staff meetings.
- Maintain safety and regulatory compliance.
- Comply with personnel policies and applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
- Provide orientation to new employees as needed.
- Maintain required certifications and mandatory skill updates.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
About the company
Catholic Health Services provides a full range of care in South Florida as a faith-based healthcare ministry, including skilled nursing, medical rehabilitation, home health, assisted living, palliative care, and hospice. It delivers therapy and care through interdisciplinary teams across hospital-like facilities, outpatient clinics, in-home services, and end-of-life settings, with programs tailored to each patient’s needs (notably stroke and orthopedic rehabilitation, physical therapy, and aquatic therapy). Its differences come from its mission as a faith-based provider with four decades of operation and a broad set of services under one umbrella, focused on complex rehabilitation and ongoing support. Its goal is to improve quality of life and functional recovery for patients across South Florida while guiding families through serious illness, recovery, and end-of-life journeys.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Founded
1998
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Catholic Health Services reported more than 40 facilities across eight service lines in 2025.
- The July 2026 website highlights four campuses and broad rehabilitation demand in Miami-Dade.
- Integrated senior housing and hospice create recurring local demand despite volatile labor markets.
What critics are saying
- July 27, 2026 TPS losses threaten 40-50 Haitian employees across campuses.
- Archbishop Wenski said staffing agencies cannot quickly replace departing workers.
- If workforce attrition accelerates, service continuity and occupancy across campuses deteriorate by 2027.
What makes Catholic Health Services unique
- Four South Florida campuses span rehab, skilled nursing, assisted living, home health, hospice.
- Archdiocese of Miami ministry integrates childcare, senior housing, cemeteries, and healthcare.
- Faith-based care under Mary Jo Frick differentiates recruiting, retention, and community trust.
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Miami Archbishop calls for 'compassionate' protections for Haitians Ahead of TPS deadline. Catholic Health Services, one of the Archdiocese of Miami's largest ministries, faces losing an estimated 40 to 50 employees, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said. Tessa Gervasini/EWTN News English Nation July 27, 2026 Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski urged "compassionate" immigration protections for Haitians with temporary protected status (TPS) upon expiration of their automatic work-permit extension. As "widespread violence, political instability, economic collapse, and humanitarian suffering" continue in Haiti, Archbishop Wenski said July 24 that the Caribbean nation remains unsafe as a place for migrants to return. About 353,000 Haitian nationals hold TPS status in the U.S., according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Miami's archbishop said local ministries are "preparing for the consequences" of policy changes, including the termination of work authorizations for diocesan employees. Employment authorization documents (EADs) reached a court-extended expiration July 27. TPS is an immigration status granted to eligible foreign nationals from designated countries that are unsafe to return to due to ongoing conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 ruled that DHS could end TPS for Haitians and Syrians. El Salvador's TPS designation is set to expire Sept. 9. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 1689) in April that would add three more years of TPS for Haitian nationals. The legislation has stalled in the Senate. Catholic Health Services (CHS), one of the Archdiocese of Miami[[ʼ]]s largest ministries, which employs a significant number of Haitian workers who hold TPS, "is currently evaluating the effects of the recent federal changes affecting TPS work authorization, Archbishop Wenski said. "At this time, an estimated 40 to 50 valued employees may be affected, although the final number remains under review as the organization works individually with each employee based on his or her unique circumstances," he said. Haitian CHS workers "are more than employees - they are members of our Church and our community," Archbishop Wenski said. "They care for the sick, comfort the elderly, and serve some of the most vulnerable among us with compassion and dedication." Ahead of the deadline, Archbishop Wenski said "our hearts are with our Haitian brothers and sisters who are living with uncertainty, fear, and anxiety about what the future may hold for themselves and their families." "The Church recognizes the right of nations to secure their borders and to establish just immigration laws. At the same time, our Catholic faith calls us to uphold the dignity of every human person and to accompany those who are vulnerable," he said. As "Haiti continues to endure profound hardship," Archbishop Wenski urged "elected leaders to pursue compassionate and humane solutions that protect family unity and recognize the extraordinary circumstances facing the Haitian people." "To our Haitian brothers and sisters: You are not alone. The Catholic Church walks with you," he said. Haitian workers in Ohio face uncertain future. Ohio bishops also have called for continued TPS protections for Haitians, especially as Springfield, Ohio, is home to a large Haitian population. The Catholic Conference of Ohio released a June statement urging action and continued TPS. As the Supreme Court decision has left many families worried about losing their jobs, Ohio-based organizations are also preparing to aid those facing loss of TPS. In an interview July 24 with EWTN News Nightly, Casey Rollins, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul in Springfield, Ohio, said the organization[[ʼ]]s team helps immigrants and nonimmigrants "while they[[ʼ]]re enduring, or while they[[ʼ]]re navigating... a crisis or a situation." "That would be, in this case, once they lost their jobs, we will help them take care of their rent and utilities if they now can[[ʼ]]t pay that," she said. For "over 60 years, we[[ʼ]]ve helped Americans with rent and utilities and those kinds of necessities for independent living. Now we[[ʼ]]re doing that with Haitians and other immigrants who[[ʼ]]ve recently lost jobs," she explained. "We also are helping the families who, many of them, are certain to be deported," she said. Following the loss of workers in the Ohio community, "we[[ʼ]]re going to be in trouble," she said. For years, the area needed "more workers here," and the Haitian community was "taking a lot of these jobs."
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