Children's Program Coordinator-Gage East, Rochester

Center City Housing Corp.; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Job summary

Center City Housing Corp. is seeking a full-time Youth/Family Services Coordinator to help run children’s programming within our family supportive housing programs in Minnesota. You will assess needs, create individual plans, and support families through coordinated services.

The role emphasizes direct work with children, collaboration with staff, and data reporting to track progress and outcomes. Benefits include health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance.

Qualifications

• Degree in early childhood education or equivalent with minimum one year experience working with low-income and homeless children and families.
• Must pass Minnesota Background Study clearance.
• Valid driver’s license and dependable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate children's programming and activities.
• Regularly work in the programs for each age group including programming for school aged children.
• Meet individually with each family as they enter our family supportive housing program to assess the needs of the children and provide service support for the entire family.
• Determine early identification of social/emotional/developmental needs and referrals to appropriate agencies.
• Complete the ASQ: SE assessment on all children in the program.
• Create individual plans for all children in the program with input of parents/guardians.
• Evaluate progress of all children in the program.
• Maintain documentation as it relates to the assessments.
• Teach and educate other program staff on behavior modification techniques and options for individual children as needed.
• Teach problem solving, conflict resolution, and social skills to children.
• Involve children in social activities relating to their lives.
• Provide opportunities for children to further their cultural identity.
• Enter client information into database and assist with the preparation of data reports.
• Attend regular meetings with management and team.

Skills

Reliability

Teamwork

Hands-on with children

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent

Job description

Description

Overview:

Center City Housing Corp. is a statewide leader and innovator of affordable supportive housing, and at CCHC we believe that affordable housing isn’t just a place to live, it’s a place where life can start moving forward.

This is a full-time job with benefits including paid sick and vacation time, and health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate Children's programming and activities
• Regularly work in the programs for each age group including programming for school aged children.
• Meet individually with each family as they enter our family supportive housing program to assess the needs of the children and provide service support for the entire family.
• Determine early identification of social/emotional/developmental needs and referrals to appropriate agencies.
• Complete the ASQ: SE assessment on all children in the program.
• Create individual plans for all children in the program with input of parents/guardians.
• Evaluate progress of all children in the program.
• Maintain documentation as it relates to the assessments.
• Teach and educate other program staff on behavior modification techniques and options for individual children as needed.
• Teach problem solving, conflict resolution, and social skills to children.
• Involve children in social activities relating to their lives.
• Provide opportunities for children to further their cultural identity.
• Enter client information into database and assist with the preparation of data reports.
• Attend regular meetings with management and team.

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. 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.

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.