Educational Advocacy Regional Coordinator (Tacoma/Bremerton)
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Educational Advocacy Regional Coordinator -- Tacoma/Bremerton
Treehouse is seeking a full-time (40-hours per week) Educational Advocacy Regional Coordinator in Tacoma. (office location at DCFS) This innovative, fast-paced direct service position will work to improve the educational outcomes for youth in foster care by providing effective educational planning and advocacy for youth, and training to youth, caregivers, and social workers.
Founded in 1988, Treehouse is a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving foster kids a childhood and a future. Treehouse provides essential education and enrichment services that help foster kids succeed in school, meet key material needs, and experience childhood activities every kid deserves. Treehouse recently announced its five-year strategic goal to ensure that foster youth in King County graduate high school at the same rate as their peers with a plan for the future. Treehouse serves more than 5,000 kids in foster care each year, and will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 2013.
The successful candidate will have a Bachelor of Arts degree, or commensurate experience in a related field such as education or social work, experience working with diverse populations, and 2 or more years of professional experience with advocacy and with youth, preferably youth in foster care. Reliable transportation and ability to travel within a forty-mile radius of office site in Everett required. Hourly rate is $17.70 - $20.31, depending on experience, (annualized to $34,000 -- $ 39,000) for an 11- month work year. This position takes a four- week furlough in July.
This position begins August or September 2012.
Medical, dental, vision and long term disability and life insurance benefits, paid in full by Treehouse, are offered with this position. Dependent medical/dental/vision coverage is available at employee cost.
Full job description and application instructions available at http://www.treehouseforkids.org/about-us/jobs Resumes accepted through July 30, 2012.
To apply, please send a cover letter referencing job title and resume to jobs@treehouseforkids.org (send as attachment) or Treehouse Human Resources, 2100 -- 24th Avenue South, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98144. No calls, please.
Treehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to building a diverse staff equipped with cultural knowledge sets and skills needed to provide equitable and responsive services for foster youth and caregivers.
Treehouse is seeking a full-time (40-hours per week) Educational Advocacy Regional Coordinator in Tacoma. (office location at DCFS) This innovative, fast-paced direct service position will work to improve the educational outcomes for youth in foster care by providing effective educational planning and advocacy for youth, and training to youth, caregivers, and social workers.
Founded in 1988, Treehouse is a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving foster kids a childhood and a future. Treehouse provides essential education and enrichment services that help foster kids succeed in school, meet key material needs, and experience childhood activities every kid deserves. Treehouse recently announced its five-year strategic goal to ensure that foster youth in King County graduate high school at the same rate as their peers with a plan for the future. Treehouse serves more than 5,000 kids in foster care each year, and will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 2013.
The successful candidate will have a Bachelor of Arts degree, or commensurate experience in a related field such as education or social work, experience working with diverse populations, and 2 or more years of professional experience with advocacy and with youth, preferably youth in foster care. Reliable transportation and ability to travel within a forty-mile radius of office site in Everett required. Hourly rate is $17.70 - $20.31, depending on experience, (annualized to $34,000 -- $ 39,000) for an 11- month work year. This position takes a four- week furlough in July.
This position begins August or September 2012.
Medical, dental, vision and long term disability and life insurance benefits, paid in full by Treehouse, are offered with this position. Dependent medical/dental/vision coverage is available at employee cost.
Full job description and application instructions available at http://www.treehouseforkids.org/about-us/jobs Resumes accepted through July 30, 2012.
To apply, please send a cover letter referencing job title and resume to jobs@treehouseforkids.org (send as attachment) or Treehouse Human Resources, 2100 -- 24th Avenue South, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98144. No calls, please.
Treehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to building a diverse staff equipped with cultural knowledge sets and skills needed to provide equitable and responsive services for foster youth and caregivers.
- Location: Tacoma/Bremerton
- Compensation: $17.70 - $20.31 per hour, DOE
- This is at a non-profit organization.
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