Children's Services Coordinator

Acres-of-Diamonds; Duvall (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

403b with employer matching

Accrued Personal Days

Accrued Sick Time

Job summary

Acres-of-Diamonds is seeking a part-time Children’s Services Coordinator in Duvall, WA, to lead developmentally appropriate programming for children and oversee volunteers. The role collaborates with the Director of Children’s Services to ensure safety, trauma-informed practices, and engaging activities for toddlers through school-age children.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of direct child experience, a valid WA driver’s license, and the ability to lift 40 pounds.

Qualifications

• Personal relationship with Jesus Christ and active in a Christian church required.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working directly with children, including experience leading or managing a classroom or group setting, required.
• Valid Washington state driver’s license and ability to travel to offsite meetings.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and implement developmentally appropriate programming for children during program nights.
• Lead and run program nights, including direct interaction with children and ensuring a safe, welcoming environment.
• Oversee and support volunteers, maintaining site security and trauma-informed programming.
• Create and implement a plan to grow current kids’ program activities to meet holistic needs.
• Onboard volunteers to support Acres kids and staff during program nights (Mondays and Thursdays).
• Develop and maintain volunteer teams for ongoing program support and safety.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Cultural sensitivity

Office software

Education

Related field degree preferred

Tools

Office 365

Outlook

Internet navigation

Job description

Reports to: Director of Children’s Services

Hours: Part Time,20 hours per week.
Location: Duvall, WA, In-Person
Schedule: Flexible; specific days and hours determined in coordination with manager; M/Th - Afternoon-Evenings required. Occasional additional evening or weekend hours for company/program events.

Benefits: 403b with up to 4% employer matching after 90 day waiting period, Accrued Personal Days per quarter, Accrued Sick Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

The position requires a highly motivated person with a heart of compassion and love, as well as the ability to practice sound judgment and discernment, as they walk alongside moms and children who are experiencing homelessness. The Children’s Services Coordinator facilitates and implements engaging, developmentally appropriate, programming for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children, ensuring alignment with program goals in collaboration with and under the supervision of the Director of Children’s Services. They also oversee and support volunteers, ensuring they are equipped to engage effectively while maintaining site security and high-quality, trauma-informed programming. The successful candidate will have the proven ability to run programs, troubleshoot issues, empower and coordinate volunteers, and provide holistic support to kids with trauma.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate and implement engaging, developmentally appropriate programming for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children, during program nights, ensuring alignment with program goals.
• Lead and actively run program nights, including directly interacting with children, facilitating activities, and ensuring a safe, welcoming environment.
• Oversee and support volunteers, ensuring they are equipped to engage effectively while maintaining site security and high-quality, trauma-informed programming.
• Create and implement a plan for building out current kids’ program activities to meet the needs of Acres children holistically.
• Work with the Children’s Services team to help on-board volunteers to support Acres kids.
• Work to develop and maintain positive long-term relationships and committed, volunteer teams to support staff during program nights (Mondays and Thursdays) and help ensure that there are sufficient volunteers for child safety.
• Drive van as needed to transport families to and from program nights.
• Work with the Children’s Services team to establish and track metrics indicating efficacy of kids’ programs.
• Work with the Children’s Services team to establish policies for child safety. Help staff and volunteers follow policies and explain and enforce those policies as necessary.
• Build and model positive relationships and boundaries with residents, staff, and volunteers.
• Develop a growing knowledge of our resident population that informs all other duties.
• Attend and actively participate in weekly staff meetings and accept responsibility for the development of positive team relationships.
• Maintain strict resident and donor confidentiality, objectivity, and professional boundaries.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Children’s Services

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Personal relationship with Jesus Christ and active in a Christian church required.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working directly with children, including experience leading or managing a classroom or group setting, required.
• Valid Washington state driver’s license and ability to travel to offsite meetings.
• The ability to lift up to 40 pounds on occasion.

Preferred

• Experience working with kids from diverse backgrounds preferred

• Degree in related field (e.g. child development, early childhood education, elementary education) preferred

• Experience with, or understanding of Trauma-Informed Care and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• The ability to prioritize and organize workload and manage time independently to meet deadlines.

• The ability to stay calm and grounded during chaotic and stressful interactions and environments.

• The ability to solve problems and think creatively when quick responses are needed.

• Exhibit excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills to facilitate effective interactions with residents, children, donors, volunteers, and staff.

• Sensitivity to the needs of residents, staff, and volunteers from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.

• General working knowledge of Office 365, Outlook, and Internet navigation.

• The ability to maintain healthy boundaries and self-care in stressful environments, and coach others in doing the same.
  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk; use hands or fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.