Compass Sf
Bilingual Children’s Activities Coordinator
Compass Sf, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Organization:
Compass Family Services is a 100+ year old nonprofit working on the front lines of San Francisco’s homeless crisis. We provide families experiencing or at risk of homelessness with comprehensive support to address immediate needs and ensure long-term success.
Program:
Compass Family Shelter provides homeless families with a safe place to stay. Each family has their own room, and access to a kitchen, children’s play area, and other communal spaces. While families are at shelter, they receive intensive support from our team. We help them to stabilize, address challenges impacting their search for housing, and find long-term homes.
Salary:
$29 - $31/hour
Schedule:
Full time, Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Location:
626 Polk St., San Francisco
Organizational Core Competencies:
Accountable / Adaptable / Client-centered / Collaborative / Committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging / Resourceful
Position Description:
The Coordinator will design and run a fun, inclusive afterschool and weekend program for children living at Compass Family Shelter. They also support parents in navigating systems like the school district and CPS.
This is a great role for someone who loves being with children, has a lot of initiative and energy to plan fun events, and is dedicated to supporting families who are experiencing homelessness.
Specific responsibilities include:
Design and implement an afterschool and weekend enrichment program for children and families staying at Compass Family Shelter. Activities include on-site homework help and art projects, field trips, holiday celebrations, and other cultural and recreational experiences.
Support parents in navigating interactions with schools, Child Protective Services, and other outside agencies. Attend IEPs, SSTs, and other meetings to help parents advocate for their children.
Provide informal counseling and emotional support to children, youth and families in shelter.
Coordinate tutoring services for shelter children, as well as camp and activity enrollment.
Recruit and supervise volunteers and interns for child programming.
Enter client participation data into Salesforce and HSH’s ONE system. Provide information for grant reports and requests.
Assist shelter team with monitoring of community space and enforcing shelter rules.
Qualifications:
Fluent or highly proficient Spanish required
Two years of experience working with at-risk children, preferably in a classroom or enrichment program environment
Strong knowledge of child development
Understanding of trauma informed care and the challenges faced by homeless families.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging work
Competence in Microsoft office (word, outlook, excel) and internet searches.
Must be able to lift a child of 30 lbs.
TB and fingerprint clearance (Department of Justice, FBI, Child Abuse Index)
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary range: $29 - $31 per hour based on experience
Paid time off: 4 weeks of vacation your first year, 5 in your second. Also paid holidays, sick time, family leave, time off for education.
Insurance: health, dental and vision insurance are fully covered by Compass for employees and dependent children. We also provide long term disability and life insurance.
Retirement: after one year of work, Compass contributes an amount equal to 5% of your salary into a retirement account; this vests during years 2-6.
Membership in OPEIU/Local 29 union
Location & Covid Considerations:
Work location: 626 Polk St., in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco
Covid vaccination required for all staff.
For positions at Compass Family Shelter specifically, we cannot grant exemptions.
To Apply:
Please apply through our online application.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively seek to recruit a diverse workforce. Employees must embrace the idea that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging contribute to the success of our underserved communities, and therefore to shared prosperity in our city and region. Compass Family Services is committed to the continuous work of implementing specific actions that will disrupt systemic prejudice and improve equity across programs and departments, to become an example to partners who also believe in a culture of inclusion that leverages diversity.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California civil rights law, Compass Family Services will provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for the agency. Requests for reasonable accommodation apply to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please use the answer box for the final question of the job application to let us know.
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Compass Family Services is a 100+ year old nonprofit working on the front lines of San Francisco’s homeless crisis. We provide families experiencing or at risk of homelessness with comprehensive support to address immediate needs and ensure long-term success.
Program:
Compass Family Shelter provides homeless families with a safe place to stay. Each family has their own room, and access to a kitchen, children’s play area, and other communal spaces. While families are at shelter, they receive intensive support from our team. We help them to stabilize, address challenges impacting their search for housing, and find long-term homes.
Salary:
$29 - $31/hour
Schedule:
Full time, Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Location:
626 Polk St., San Francisco
Organizational Core Competencies:
Accountable / Adaptable / Client-centered / Collaborative / Committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging / Resourceful
Position Description:
The Coordinator will design and run a fun, inclusive afterschool and weekend program for children living at Compass Family Shelter. They also support parents in navigating systems like the school district and CPS.
This is a great role for someone who loves being with children, has a lot of initiative and energy to plan fun events, and is dedicated to supporting families who are experiencing homelessness.
Specific responsibilities include:
Design and implement an afterschool and weekend enrichment program for children and families staying at Compass Family Shelter. Activities include on-site homework help and art projects, field trips, holiday celebrations, and other cultural and recreational experiences.
Support parents in navigating interactions with schools, Child Protective Services, and other outside agencies. Attend IEPs, SSTs, and other meetings to help parents advocate for their children.
Provide informal counseling and emotional support to children, youth and families in shelter.
Coordinate tutoring services for shelter children, as well as camp and activity enrollment.
Recruit and supervise volunteers and interns for child programming.
Enter client participation data into Salesforce and HSH’s ONE system. Provide information for grant reports and requests.
Assist shelter team with monitoring of community space and enforcing shelter rules.
Qualifications:
Fluent or highly proficient Spanish required
Two years of experience working with at-risk children, preferably in a classroom or enrichment program environment
Strong knowledge of child development
Understanding of trauma informed care and the challenges faced by homeless families.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging work
Competence in Microsoft office (word, outlook, excel) and internet searches.
Must be able to lift a child of 30 lbs.
TB and fingerprint clearance (Department of Justice, FBI, Child Abuse Index)
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary range: $29 - $31 per hour based on experience
Paid time off: 4 weeks of vacation your first year, 5 in your second. Also paid holidays, sick time, family leave, time off for education.
Insurance: health, dental and vision insurance are fully covered by Compass for employees and dependent children. We also provide long term disability and life insurance.
Retirement: after one year of work, Compass contributes an amount equal to 5% of your salary into a retirement account; this vests during years 2-6.
Membership in OPEIU/Local 29 union
Location & Covid Considerations:
Work location: 626 Polk St., in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco
Covid vaccination required for all staff.
For positions at Compass Family Shelter specifically, we cannot grant exemptions.
To Apply:
Please apply through our online application.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively seek to recruit a diverse workforce. Employees must embrace the idea that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging contribute to the success of our underserved communities, and therefore to shared prosperity in our city and region. Compass Family Services is committed to the continuous work of implementing specific actions that will disrupt systemic prejudice and improve equity across programs and departments, to become an example to partners who also believe in a culture of inclusion that leverages diversity.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California civil rights law, Compass Family Services will provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for the agency. Requests for reasonable accommodation apply to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please use the answer box for the final question of the job application to let us know.
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