Children's Program Coordinator at Cahill Place Apartments

Center City Housing Corp.; Inver Grove Heights (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick leave

Vacation time

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Job summary

Center City Housing Corp. in Minnesota is seeking a Children’s Program Coordinator to work on-site with families in permanent supportive housing.

You will provide after-school and on-site programming for children from birth through teenage, while supporting parents and guardians and coordinating with case managers. The role includes supervising staff, building relationships with schools and community partners, and implementing grant-funded activities with program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Degree in early childhood education or equivalent, with a minimum of one year experience working with low-income and homeless children and families.
• Experience supervising others is required.
• This position requires a valid driver’s license and dependable transportation.
• This person must pass and maintain Minnesota Background Study clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Case Managers to provide comprehensive services to parents/guardians and their children living in permanent supportive housing.
• Provide on-site programming for children from birth through teenage.
• Facilitate parent/guardian groups addressing the needs of children.
• Refer to community services.
• Supervise the children’s program staff.
• Develop positive relationships with community agencies including the Public School District and other support systems.
• Implement grant-funded activities and complete programming evaluation.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Program coordination

Community outreach

Microsoft Word

Time management

Evening hours

Confidentiality

Trauma-informed care

Multicultural sensitivity

Team player

Education

Early childhood education degree

Job description

Description

Center City Housing Corp. is a statewide leader and innovator of affordable supportive housing

This is a full-time job with benefits including paid sick and vacation time,

and health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance.

Overview:

This position works closely with the Case Managers to provide comprehensive services to parents/guardians and their children living in permanent supportive housing. The Children’s Program Coordinator provides programming on site for children from birth through teenage, facilitates parent/guardian groups addressing the needs of children, and refers to community services. As a member of the service team, the Children’s Program Coordinator works in partnership with the Case Managers to provide whole family supportive services. In addition to other duties, the Children’s Program Coordinator provides supervision and direction to the children’s program staff. The role of the Children’s Program Coordinator is to work closely with community agencies to develop positive relationships to include but not limited to the Public School District, and other community support systems. This position also works with the Site Director to implement grant-funded activities and complete programming evaluation.

Requirements

Preferred Experience:

Degree in early childhood education or equivalent with a minimum of one year experience working with low-income and homeless children and families. Experience supervising others is required. This position requires a valid driver’s license and dependable transportation. This person must pass and maintain Minnesota Background Study clearance.

Essential Skills:

• Must be reliable, motivated, and a team player.
• Enjoy working hands‑on with children.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and supervisory skills.
• Have experience working in a structured children’s setting.
• Be familiar with children’s resources in community, and have ability to access new opportunities.
• Demonstrate competency using computer programs such as Microsoft Word as well as ability to learn and use new systems as needed.
• Must be able to work some evening hours.
• Ability to read, analyze and complete documentation required by government agencies, and communicate through speaking, listening and writing with residents and outside agencies.
• Self‑motivation and the ability to work independently including prioritizing job duties.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Understand and be sensitive to the effects of trauma on an individual and its impact on successful residency, including an understanding of homeless populations.
• Skilled in understanding and maintaining positive relationships with diverse residents, applicants, and co‑workers.
• Regular attendance, reliability, and punctuality.
• Sensitivity and effectiveness when working with people from diverse backgrounds and with special needs.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to safely navigate stairs, bend, squat, kneel, reach overhead, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Center City Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, sexual orientation/identity/expression, marital status or familial status.