Careers

The Part-time Family Engagement Assistant supports day-to-day functions of our program. This position will work closely with the Program Leadership to support the organization through a variety of administrative functions for approximately 15 hours per week. The right candidate will excel at working as part of a small team, while effectively managing multiple administrative projects and tasks and providing empathetic and strengths-based support to families facing multiple barriers.

Friends of the Children – Klamath Basin is looking for passionate, committed, professional mentors, who we call Friends, to support our mission to impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles – 12+ years—no matter what. As a Friend you will nurture long-term relationships from a foundation of love and acceptance through practices that are culturally and trauma informed. At Friends of the Children, we put children first and use our values to change the way the world views (and treats!) youth facing great barriers.

BASIC FUNCTION:

A Friend works intensively with eight (8) children, ranging from kindergarten through 12^th grade, as a positive adult role model to develop a caring, trusting, and sustained relationship with each child. For each child, a Friend will set positive expectations; nurture and promote their strengths, talents and abilities; help assure physical and emotional well-being; teach life and academic skills; provide enrichment activities; and model responsible behavior. A Friend will fully document activities and participate in an ongoing evaluation process. Friends will work primarily one-on-one with their children. A Friend must also know, understand, honor and support the organization’s mission, vision, values, principles and policies, and be able to clearly articulate the organization’s function.