Job Type: Full-time
Position Type: Full-time, non-Exempt
Work Location: Los Angeles (Culver City) or remote in one of our five Summer Miracles communities: New York Tri-State, Chicago, D.C. Metro, or Minnesota (Twin Cities). If in Los Angeles: – three days in the office, two days remote). Some weekend outreach and connection events.
Reports to: Assistant Manager, Summer Miracles Program

Kidsave seeks an energetic and organized Program Coordinator for our Summer and Winter Miracles program. In this position you’ll be a front-line champion and changemaker who will make a tangible difference in the lives of older kids growing up in orphanages and foster care. Kidsave is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that believes in the power of family to transform the lives of forgotten kids in foster care and orphanages worldwide. Kids who, through no fault of their own, are in a system that – as best as it tries – often falls short. Kids who just need a “first” chance at finding happiness and family.

At Kidsave, we work to change the lives of older children in the foster care system, in the US and around the world. Through our innovative Family Visit Model, we work to support programs in the U.S. and around the world that introduce kids to the community and ultimately help them find lasting connections and forever families.

The Program Coordinator will be a key member of our dedicated program team and will directly support activities that create opportunities for interested families to meet and get to older children. In this role, you’ll help our kids find forever families and meaningful relationships with trusted adults. You’ll work with our program team to increase the number of families that will host, champion, and adopt older kids in foster care. You’ll learn a lot quickly, and if Kidsave is the right place for you, there are opportunities to advance within our growing company.

This role requires regular office hours as well as twice-monthly evening orientations/ program and advocacy trainings, and at least twice-monthly recruitment and advocacy events held on the weekends.

In this role, you’ll also get to help with our Weekend Miracles program monthly connection events. Every month we hold a Weekend Miracles connection event for older children in foster care in Los Angeles County, CA and Harris County TX. For larger events, our entire team pitches in to champion our kids and ensure that they meet and get to do activities with all prospective families. It’s incredible to watch these connections developing over the course of these events and to see older kids finding forever families and lifelong mentors.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to and track program inquiries and application.
• Update website’s calendar and Summer Miracles gallery regularly.
• Facilitate orientations for children and families, and program and advocacy trainings.
• Collect and maintain required family documents for program participation.
• Translate child assessments and videos and communicate with our Spanish speaking families.
• Manage organization of youth and family files and tracking sheets.
• Plan, coordinate, and help facilitate virtual and in-person connection events.
• Manage and distribute host family reports.

• Identify community partners to help recruit host families, adoptive families, and volunteers.
• Schedule and attend recruitment events.

• Coordinate with communications team to ensure child-specific advocacy materials are created.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, presentations and travel for program management.
• Recruit and work with program interns and volunteers.

Skills

Position-Specific Skills:

• Exceptional organizational, logistics and administrative skills. Keen eye for detail.
• Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral Spanish language skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced Kidsave team environment, across offices and programs.
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Canva and Adobe Acrobat
• Social media savvy: in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
• Experience with Salesforce a plus

Personal Attributes:

• Collaborative spirit, team player
• Positive, can-do attitude essential
• Self-starter, able to work independently
• Customer and people-centered orientation
• Desire to work in a mission-driven environment, giving older kids a voice and a choice and family connections

Education/Work Experience (Minimum Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree
• Two + years’ work experience
• One year administration, events, and outreach experience
• Experience working with foster or at-risk youth preferred
• Experience working with Black, Latinx, LGBTQIA audiences a plus

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume to Genesis, genesis@kidsave.org.

Kidsave is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our culture and our work on behalf of children who need family connections. Kidsave provides equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

Pay: Hourly $20.00-$23.00 per hour, commensurate with experience. Opportunities for advancement within programs or other areas of the company.

Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance. PTO, 401K, Life and ADD, Education and Adoption Assistance and Employee Discounts (through Insperity Marketplace) and more.