More than 2.6 million children in the U.S are being raised by their grandparents or other kin, either formally through the child welfare system or informally through private family arrangements. When kin caregivers take on this responsibility, they often receive little to no financial support or advice regarding how to navigate the systems that may help them meet the needs of the children in their care. The Kinship Program Coordinator position is an opportunity to help kin caregivers with information, education, and referral to a wide range of services and support. The Kinship Program Coordinator's goal is to maximize the caregiver's ability to provide safety and stability and, if appropriate, permanency for the children placed in their home.

Kitsap County Aging and Long Term Care (A unit of Kitsap County) contracts with Kitsap Community Resources to administer the Kinship Program.

Division: Early Learning & Family Services

Reports to: Early Learning & Family Services Director

Job Type: Full Time (30-40 hours/week)– Non-Exempt

Hourly: $23.50

Position Summary:

The Kinship Program Coordinator will provide information and assistance along with supportive listening to kinship caregivers of all ages who are raising children or planning to do so. This position provides outreach focusing on serving relatives from geographically isolated and historically marginalized communities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Case management of Kinship Clients
• Coordination of services, resources, and referrals
• Recruitment of new clients
• Community outreach & networking
• Caregiver/Parent education, training, & events
• Monthly client tracking and reporting to funders
• Participate in KCR staff meetings and assist other KCR program staff as needed.

Essential Physical/Mental Functions:

1. Requires reaching/stretching, intermittent sitting, twisting, bending, and the ability to occasionally lift 20 pounds.
2. Requires cognitive ability to maintain accuracy, good communication,
3. Cognitive ability to exercise appropriate judgment as to courses of action to take with clients
4. Demonstrated ability to resolve interpersonal conflict
5. Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing in English
6. Demonstrated ability to present information coherently to small and large groups.

Required Qualifications:

• High School or GED equivalent.

• Demonstrated successful experience of at least one year working in a direct client service role within a social services environment.

• Demonstrated ability to work with families to assess caregiver needs and develop effective plans aligned with resource availability.

• Knowledgeable about relevant federal and state benefits, as well as local resources.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and follow through

• Ability to attend meetings within surrounding counties.

• Must be able to work various hours and days to meet the needs of the position (regular hours are 8-5 M-F, however, this position includes some evenings and weekends)

• Demonstrated successful experience in operating Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other software applications to process and report.

• Must demonstrate recognition of the socio-economic problems and needs of low-income families and individuals.

LICENSE(S) AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• Valid Washington State Driver's License
• Current Auto Insurance and reliable transportation

All duties and requirements listed in this job description are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position; employees will be requested to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

Kitsap Community Resources is an “at-will” employer.

KITSAP COMMUNITY RESOURCES (KCR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. KCR is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at KCR are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, pregnancy, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. KCR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.