9 jobs found in kansas city

Position: Youth Care Specialist (FT) Salary: $15.00 - $20.00 hourly (Starting salary depends on education and experience) Job Type: Full Time Available Shifts: 2nd, 3rd Shifts M-F and Weekends RESPONSIBILITIES: The Youth Care Specialist reports to the Youth Care Specialist Manager and supervises and transports the youth. Youth Care Specialist working 2nd shift and overnight are responsible for the After Hours Emergency Phone, triaging incoming calls, problem solving and making sure documentation is completed and entered prior to the end of shift. The Youth Care Specialist prepares time sensitive reports such as AWOL and Critical Incident reports per Cornerstones of Care policy and demonstrates awareness and understanding of cultural and ethnic diversity of the children and families we serve and provide culturally sensitive services. QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires a high school diploma/GED and at least two years of experience working with youth. Preferred candidates will...

THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! NEW GRADS, WELCOME! Join our team today and help save and improve the lives of animals in the Kansas City area! The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City is seeking Full-time, Part-time, and Relief Veterinarians to care for shelter animals and client-owned pets. We offer a wide range of services, including spay/neuter, wellness care, outpatient medical care, and surgical services. There is always something interesting going on! We offer our doctors competitive wages, benefits, and generous paid time off. HSGKC places a high priority on providing our staff with a healthy work-life balance. Our Affordable Care Clinic is the only veterinary clinic operated by an animal welfare organization in Kansas City that is open to the public. We provide essential services to our underserved community, helping families keep their beloved pets in their homes. We became the KC metro area’s first no-kill shelter in 1994 and continue...

OVERVIEWMissouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) is the Housing Finance Agency for the state of Missouri. MHDC is responsible for administering numerous federal and state housing-related programs targeted to Missourians with low- to moderate-incomes. The state of Missouri receives millions of federal and state dollars each year to provide housing-related assistance and facilitate the development of affordable housing. In addition to MHDC’s typical housing-related funding, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of dollars in additional federal funding is currently being distributed throughout the country to provide housing relief for homeless and low- to moderate-income individuals and households. MHDC strives to be an employer of choice and offers competitive pay, flexible scheduling, life balance including generous paid time off, casual dress code, downtown location with paid parking, and extensive benefits. In addition, MHDC is a governmental employer, which may...

About City Year   City Year, an AmeriCorps program, helps students across schools succeed. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school, helping to ensure that students in systematically under-resourced schools receive a high-quality education that prepares them with the skills and mindset to thrive and contribute to their community.  What You’ll Do   As a First Year City Year AmeriCorps member, your service will focus on coaching and mentoring elementary, middle and/or high school students. You will help these students earn academic success, improve their attendance, learn social-emotional skills and develop positive behaviors at school. You will plan and monitor individual student progress and also work with teachers on whole class instruction, breakout spaces and other in-class student assistance.   Your Role and Responsibilities   Experience in all these tasks is not necessary. We provide 2-4 weeks of...

Do you believe that literacy is a human right?  ABOUT THE LITERACY LAB The Literacy Lab is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide children from marginalized communities with individualized reading instruction to improve their literacy skills, leading to greater success in school and increased opportunities in life. We partner with school districts to add capacity in high-need schools to close the literacy gap for children before third grade.  Since 2009, The Literacy Lab has provided evidence-based literacy interventions to more than 30,000 children from marginalized communities to master early literacy skills. By embedding rigorously trained tutors in pre-K classrooms and elementary schools to tutor students of color from pre-K through third grade, The Literacy Lab strives to create a full six-year continuum of support for young readers.  POSITION The Literacy Lab recognizes that ensuring all students have the chance to read proficiently is an urgent...

Wyandotte Justice Ministry is a multi-faith coalition of 17 congregations fighting for racial and economic justice in Wyandotte County, KS. We are a newly formed organization preparing to enter our inaugural cycle of listening to surface community problems, researching systemic solutions, and taking direct action to hold decision makers accountable for change. Wyandotte Justice Ministry is part of The Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART), one of the largest faith-based community organizing networks in the country. Our 28 affiliated organizations span 10 states. By harnessing the power of organized people, these organizations hold political and economic systems accountable for acting fairly—pushing them to become more equitable and just. Since 1982 we have fought for and won policy changes that have addressed systemic failures which disproportionately harm low-income communities as well as communities of color. Some of our collective victories include: Hundreds of...

The mission of the Impact Manager is to lead and develop a team of 8-12 City Year AmeriCorps members to implement the Whole School, Whole Child program at a SYSTEMICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED Kansas City public school. The Impact Manager position is primarily based at the partner school, in order to oversee the day-to-day implementation of the program. Reporting directly to the Impact Director, the Impact Manager's role is focused on coaching their team to support off-track students and strengthen the partner school, while also developing their AmeriCorps members’ leadership skills. Responsibilities Americorps Member Program Delivery and Experience Lead, manage, and coach a team of 8-12 AmeriCorps members (between the ages of 18 - 25) to achieve service impact with students and to reach their leadership development potential. Model leadership that reflects City Year's culture and values and create spaces that empower AmeriCorps members to access the power of City Year’s culture...

Category:  Full-time Reports to:  Sr Manager, Global Operations Location:  US Remote, Philippines, Kenya, and India About Water.org 1 in 10 people around the world lack access to safe water and 1 in 4 people don’t have access to a toilet. We are working every day to change this. We are Water.org. We’re here to bring water and sanitation to the world. We want to make it safe, accessible and cost-effective because we believe that water is the way to empowering a bright future that we can all share in, worldwide. We are an international nonprofit organization based in Kansas City, Missouri that has positively transformed millions of lives around the world through access to safe water and sanitation. Founded by Gary White and Matt Damon, we pioneer market-driven financial solutions to the global water crisis. For more than 25 years, we’ve been providing women hope, children health and families a future. Summary This position's primary locations are in the Kansas City area,...

Great Plains Congregational Recruitment & Engagement Director  Schedule: Full-time, June 1, 2022 – December 2024 (with option of renewal) Office Location: In Topeka, Lawrence, Johnson County, or Kansas City, Kansas  Office Location: In Topeka, Lawrence, Johnson County, or Kansas City, Kansas Geographical Scope of Responsibilities:   1. Wichita/Sedgwick County, KS  2. Topeka/Shawnee County, KS  3. Lawrence/Douglas County, KS  4. Kansas City/Wyandotte County, KS  5. Johnson County, KS  6. Lincoln/Lancaster County, Nebraska Who we Are  The Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART) is one of the largest faith-based community organizing networks in the country. DART’s 28 affiliated organizations span 10 states. By harnessing the power of organized people, our local organizations hold political and economic systems accountable for acting fairly—pressing them to become more equitable and just. Since 1982 our network has fought for and won policy changes that...