What are the responsibilities and job description for the Education Program Director position at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits?
FOSTER ADOPT MINNESOTA (FAM) was founded in 1980 with the primary goal of finding homes for Minnesota children in foster care. Today, our mission is to find and strengthen Minnesota adoptive, foster care, and kinship families.
If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.
We do this by :
- Raising AWARENESS about the need for families for Minnesota children.
- Providing INFORMATION AND REFERRAL to those interested in becoming adoptive, foster care, and kinship care families.
- Offering EDUCATION relevant to adoptive, foster, and kinship families and the professionals that work with them.
- Providing individualized SUPPORT, GUIDANCE and RESOURCES to foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
FAM’s Education Program is hiring a Program Director. This position is .8 FTE, 32 hours per week, with some weekend and evening work required. We are currently seeking candidates in the Twin Cities metro area; however, candidates from Greater Minnesota that can travel to our St. Paul office on a regular basis will be considered and are encouraged to apply. The Education Director provides essential leadership and oversight to Foster Adopt Minnesota’s Education Program, which provides trauma-informed educational opportunities for Minnesota’s adoption, foster care, and kinship communities. The Education Program offerings include live and on-demand webinars, live training, and podcasts geared toward families in all stages of the process, as well as professionals.
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Diversity & Inclusion :
The youth, families, and professionals served through FAM represent many diverse identities, abilities, lived experiences, beliefs, and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, it is vital that our staff reflect and embrace the diversity of the communities we serve. FAM is committed to and continuously building on our ability to provide an inclusive work culture. We encourage and welcome applicants who are diverse in age, sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, financial means, educational experiences, veteran status, political perspectives, and religious or spiritual beliefs.
FAM offers competitive salaries, a flexible, family-friendly work culture, and prioritizes mental wellness and self-care. The high quality, compassionate, knowledgeable, and timely support we provide to the adoptive, foster care, and kinship communities would not be possible without our staff – and we are deeply committed to supporting the needs of our staff so they can provide the best support to the families, children, and professionals we serve.
This is a .8 FTE, 32-hour per week position with benefits. The compensation offered for this .8 FTE position is $57,000 - $62,000 and will be dependent upon qualifications. FAM has a salary structure that takes into consideration position responsibilities and candidate qualifications, with the goal of compensating all our employees equitably in a way that can be supported by our budget. For this reason, we do not negotiate starting salary.
Interested candidates can apply on our website : https : / / www.fosteradoptmn.org / about / employment / .
The position will remain open until Monday, January 27, or until filled. To facilitate an equitable resume review process, please ensure your resume clearly lists and describes your work experience, including dates and length of employment.
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Salary : $57,000 - $62,000