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Working at Boys Ranch is much more than a career. Each employee helps shape the lives of the children we serve. All careers at Boys Ranch are designed to help children grow and thrive. We’re looking for talented individuals to fill vital mentoring roles. For more information on careers or compensation, contact a human resources representative at the number below.
Houseparents – Couples, Singles, Residential Advisors
Mentors who change lives!
Houseparenting is one of the most important jobs in our community that significantly impacts the lives of children — making their role the backbone of our programs. Because our houseparents work so closely with children, they are important role models teaching clients life lessons and core values.
Announcing our New Houseparent Programs
New-Hire Incentive Program
Newly-hired houseparents can earn up to $6,500 in bonuses over their first two years!
Referral Program
Earn up to $2,500 over two years just for referring people to our houseparenting positions!
you can make a difference
Helping change a Child's Life
Staff
Testimonials
"We have the ability to help change a child’s trajectory in a way that can have undeniable positive consequences for his/her future relationships with others such as being a spouse, a neighbor and especially a parent."
Michelle MaikoetterChief Program Officer 
"Each week I continue to be humbled on Sunday mornings when I hear hurting kids, and kids that may not be at the point of believing the gospel, sing a song about God’s love and hope for them."
Ray MartinezDirector of worship/youth chaplain 
“I had a kid who had no relationship with his family. He began to have weekly contact with his family after I assisted the family. I believe strengthening their family support is what will assist them the most in their future goals and relationships.”
Chloe HewittCampus Life Supervisor 
Employee benefits
Investing in your future
Cal Farley’s provides excellent benefits for staff, including medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, paid vacation and sick leave and a 401(k) retirement plan with company match. Certain 24-hour on-campus positions, such as houseparents, offer additional benefits.
Have questions?
Contact us!
Human Resources Department
Click here to apply online or apply in person at:
600 S.W. 11th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79101-3228
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST Monday through Friday
Visit
Boys Ranch
TOUR HOURS
Monday to Friday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tour reservations are requested,
but not required.
Guests are welcome to our historic campus at Boys Ranch, Texas. The sprawling campus occupies the site of Old Tascosa, a pioneer town where the likes of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett walked its dusty streets.
Since 1939, though, the site has served a much different purpose. On land once known for gun fights and barroom brawls, Boys Ranch residents have learned the value of integrity, perseverance and faith in God.
All visits begin at Boys Ranch Headquarters, where guests must first check in. The safety of our residents is our first priority, so guests 18 and older will be asked to present their driver’s license or photo ID.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Visit Boys Ranch
Guests are welcome at Cal Farley’s historic Boys Ranch campus. We are located at the site of Old Tascosa, a pioneer town where the likes of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett walked its dusty streets.
Since 1939, though, it has served a much different purpose. On land once known for gun fights and barroom brawls, Cal Farley’s residents learn the value of integrity, perseverance and faith in God.
All visits begin at Boys Ranch Headquarters, where guests must first check in. The safety of our residents is our first priority, so guests 18 and older will be asked to present their driver’s license or photo ID.
TOUR HOURS
Monday to Friday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tour reservations are requested, but not required.
Tour Highlights
Cal farley and his legacy
In the late 1930s, Cal Farley was playing semiprofessional baseball by day and wrestling by night in Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Farley, a World War I veteran with an engaging personality, was a fan favorite at the ballpark, where he would deliberately hit foul balls over the fence to children gathered there, knowing they could exchange these balls for a free ticket to the game. Mr. Farley realized some of these children were hanging around the ballpark when they should have been in school, and he soon found many of them came from broken homes where guidance, supervision and love often were missing.
Mr. Farley began looking for ways to help these children and, in the fall of 1938, Texas Panhandle rancher Julian Bivins agreed to support the cause. Bivins donated about 120 acres of land 36 miles northwest of Amarillo. The following March, Mr. Farley established his boys ranch at the site, which long before had been home to Tascosa, a raucous pioneer town. On land that once was known for gun fights and barroom brawls, Boys Ranch residents learned the value of integrity and an honest day’s work.
The Boys Ranch population quickly grew and, in 1944, Mr. Farley sought to bolster the boys’ social education by hosting a rodeo. About one hundred people showed up, but the idea took root. Now, thousands attend the annual Boys Ranch Rodeo.
Boys Ranch programs expanded to include girls. Yet still, we hold true to the values set over seven decades and prepare young people to become responsible citizens
Julian Bivins Museum
Located in the original Tascosa courthouse serving Oldham County, the Julian Bivins Museum contains historical artifacts from Boys Ranch and Old Tascosa.
Tascosa was known as the “Cowboy Capital of the Plains” and was the rowdy home of settlers, cowboys, cattle thieves and lawmen.
The area provides an easy point to cross the Canadian River and an abundant source of drinking water from Atascosa Creek. This made Tascosa an ideal place for settlement first by Native Americans, then Spanish Pastores, and later large cattle ranches.
Tascosa was one of the first established towns in the Texas Panhandle region. The courthouse, built in 1884, served up to twelve counties.
Bypassed by the railroad, Tascosa fell from prominence and became a shadow of its once raucous self, only to be reimagined as a home for at risk children. In the early days of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch the courthouse served as a home for the first nine boys to live at the Ranch.
Cal farley and his legacy
In the late 1930s, Cal Farley was playing semiprofessional baseball by day and wrestling by night in Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Farley, a World War I veteran with an engaging personality, was a fan favorite at the ballpark, where he would deliberately hit foul balls over the fence to children gathered there, knowing they could exchange these balls for a free ticket to the game. Mr. Farley realized some of these children were hanging around the ballpark when they should have been in school, and he soon found many of them came from broken homes where guidance, supervision and love often were missing.
Mr. Farley began looking for ways to help these children and, in the fall of 1938, Texas Panhandle rancher Julian Bivins agreed to support the cause. Bivins donated about 120 acres of land 36 miles northwest of Amarillo. The following March, Mr. Farley established his boys ranch at the site, which long before had been home to Tascosa, a raucous pioneer town. On land that once was known for gun fights and barroom brawls, Boys Ranch residents learned the value of integrity and an honest day’s work.
The Boys Ranch population quickly grew and, in 1944, Mr. Farley sought to bolster the boys’ social education by hosting a rodeo. About one hundred people showed up, but the idea took root. Now, thousands attend the annual Boys Ranch Rodeo.
Boys Ranch programs expanded to include girls. Yet still, we hold true to the values set over seven decades and prepare young people to become responsible citizens
Julian Bivins Museum
Located in the original Tascosa courthouse serving Oldham County, the Julian Bivins Museum contains historical artifacts from Boys Ranch and Old Tascosa.
Tascosa was known as the “Cowboy Capital of the Plains” and was the rowdy home of settlers, cowboys, cattle thieves and lawmen.
The area provides an easy point to cross the Canadian River and an abundant source of drinking water from Atascosa Creek. This made Tascosa an ideal place for settlement first by Native Americans, then Spanish Pastores, and later large cattle ranches.
Tascosa was one of the first established towns in the Texas Panhandle region. The courthouse, built in 1884, served up to twelve counties.
Bypassed by the railroad, Tascosa fell from prominence and became a shadow of its once raucous self, only to be reimagined as a home for at risk children. In the early days of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch the courthouse served as a home for the first nine boys to live at the Ranch.