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Abode, one of the largest and effective nonprofits working to end homelessness in the Bay Area, is seeking a Children's Program Providers for our programs in San Francisco County.

About The Role: The Children’s Program Provider coordinates a range of supportive, educational, and recreational activities for children to support and enhance their academic, social-emotional and developmental growth. Working in close partnership with the Services Team, the Children’s Program Provider ensures that children have access to the resources (onsite and in the community) that they need to grow and thrive. Children served may include toddlers and/or preschool age children, elementary, middle and high school students. The position requires routine evening work and occasional weekends.

The People and Culture: You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams - people you can be proud to work with! Abode Services regularly recognizes employees’ efforts, seeks employees’ input, and cares for employees as people with lives outside of work. We believe that we make better decisions and provide quality services when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. People of color make up nearly 70% of our workforce and we strive to recruit and retain employees from all backgrounds.

Our Benefits and Perks:

• $27.00-$29.70 hourly
• Health, vision, and dental benefits available
• 19 PTO days & 12 Holidays per year
• Professional Development Trainings and Opportunities, Leadership Academy Programs, and All Staff Events
• Dynamic, mission-driven culture and supportive leadership. We support you in supporting other

How You Make An Impact:

• Provide weekly children’s programing to residents, including educational, recreational, and therapeutic activities.
• Collaborate closely with Service Coordinators and other program staff to develop individual service plans for each family and provide programmatic feedback.
• Develop weekly plans and implement age-appropriate curricula to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development.
• Plan and implement parent conferences to discuss children's developmental progress, needs, and interests.
• Ensure all children are enrolled in school, assisting, if necessary, with the process.
• Maintain accurate, complete client files, agency records and complete monthly reporting.
• Deliver culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, and appropriate services to a diverse participant population.
• Maintain up to date emergency forms, curriculum plans, individual child development profile and other records as needed.
• Complete reports of any symptoms of child abuse to supervisor and/or child abuse hotline and adhere to all mandatory reporting laws.
• Provide referrals for further assessment/treatment services for any developmental concerns, learning disabilities, behavior problems, signs of early mental health challenges, school readiness, exposure to domestic violence, or drug and alcohol issues in the family.
• Remain up to date on resources that would benefit the child and family and support with linking families to those resources.
• Provide parent advocacy and parent engagement within the public school system (enrollment, IEP, assessments, and other support).
• Administer developmental screenings (ASQ’s, ASQ-SE & EPDS) and review for accuracy and completeness.
• Facilitate and/or supervise parenting classes, child enrichment activities, and health education workshops.
• Perform other duties that are consistent with the position and in compliance with agency policies and procedures, as assigned by supervisor.

How You Meet Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, Social Work, or related field or equivalent field experience.
• Early Child Development knowledge and experience (preferred 6 units in ECE) or assistant teacher permit or higher.
• Lived experience as a parent who has experienced homelessness and/or poverty preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience working with children and/or early childhood.

Notice: This description is to be used as a guide only. It does not constitute a contract, commitment or promise of any kind. Abode Services reserves the right to change, add, delete, upgrade, or downgrade the position as dictated by business necessity at any time with or without notice.

Abode Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace.

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