Careers

Last year, Friends of the Children - Lane County (located in Eugene) became recognized as a Provider of behavioral health services by the State of Oregon. The recognition enables the organization to bill Medicaid for certain aspects of the services it provides without fundamentally altering the Friends Model. This position as Project Manager will work with Friends of the Children Klamath Basin, Central Oregon, and Lane County to help emulate that success for Friends – Klamath Falls and Friends – Central Oregon.

This project will establish new healthcare roles over a two-year period, creating entry points into the behavioral health workforce. In addition to attracting newcomers to healthcare, the program offers clear pathways for career and credential advancement through partnerships with local colleges and universities, paid internships, and access to clinical supervision. These resources directly address workforce shortages in underserved communities and among marginalized populations.

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 articulate the organization’s function clearly.