Employment Opportunities at ACH Child and Family Services
ACH Child and Family Services (), a leader in the prevention and treatment of child abuse, neglect and family separation in North Texas, is hiring!
We depend on diverse and caring people to create impactful relationships in order to successfully fulfill our mission to Protect Children and Preserve Families. We provide a collaborative work environment where clients come first and employees are given the tools, supervision and support to make a meaningful and measurable difference.
Position Title:The LIFE Project Mentor
Program Name:The LIFE Project
Job Type:Part time
Location:Wichita Campus
Hours: Various shifts available
Education:High school diploma required. Bachelor’s degree in a human service field is preferred from an accredited college or university is preferred.
Experience:Six months direct care and positive guidance experience with young adults. Must have effective listening and communication skills, practice of the Love & Logic behavior techniques, and the ability to understand the needs of young adults.
Description:Ensure the safety and young adults in our LIFE Project program by positive guidance, encouragement, and ongoing observation of the physical environment of the facility. Responsible for supervising young adults in duties such as household cleanliness, organization of supplies, kitchen and food storage, assurance of health and safety standards, and maintaining a schedule of activities.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title: Home Mentor
Program Name:Turning Point
Job Type: Part time and full time positions available
Location:Campus
Hours: Various shifts available
Education: High School diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree with a major in social services is preferred.
Experience: Six months direct care and positive guidance experience of youth required.
Description: Provide safety, basic care, a supportive learning experience, ensure medical screenings, and provide empathic adult guidance to youth in shelter care. The Mentor will work to build on the youth’s strengths, assists them to create solutions, and discover hope for their future. The job requires sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. Responsible for completion of duties such as meal preparation, laundry, assignment of linens, general organization of supplies, kitchen, food storage, household cleanliness, assurance of health and safety standards.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
Position Title:Chief Development Officer
Program Name:Development
Job Type:Full Time
Location:Summit Campus
Hours: 8am-5pm (evening and weekend hours and attendance at public functions will be required)
Education:Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field required. Certificate in Fundraising Management or CFRE preferred.
Experience:Seven to ten years direct demonstrated experience in development which includes a strong understanding, and oversight experience in the development processes, in the areas of acquisition, annual fund, foundation and corporate relations, major gifts, planned gifts, stewardship, and development data and record keeping. Must have experience working directly with board and community volunteers as well as experience in building short and long-range development plans that will complement the strategic direction of the organization.
Description:Design and implement a strategic direction and fund development plan that achieves the organizational goals for contributed income. Manage all fund development staff and coordinate closely with Marketing/Communications staff to implement communications strategies for ACH stakeholders.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title:Director of Development
Program Name:Development
Job Type:Full Time
Location:Summit Campus
Hours: 8am-5pm
Education:Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required, preferably in Business, Communications or liberal arts field.
Experience:Five or more years in a development management role, with demonstrated knowledge and management of fund development acquisition and annual fund activities including special events, foundation and corporate relations and grant management. Experience in relationship management processes, volunteer coordination and data management is necessary with some experience in major gifts fundraising a plus. Strong management skills and demonstrated track record in developing work plans and managing a team of professionals is necessary. Experience with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge database important.
Description:Responsible for carrying out the philanthropic mission of ACH Child and Family Services in collaboration with the Chief Development Officer by strategizing, developing and implementing the organization’s fund development work plan. The job requires sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
Position Title:Tutor
Program Name:Residential
Job Type:Part Time
HoursDays
Location:Summit Campus
Education:College degree required. A concentration in education is preferred. A teaching certificate is required.
Experience:Direct experience working with youth required. Experience with youth in an educational environment is preferred.
Description:The Tutor is responsible for helping children and youth in a residential setting with academic work after school and for communicating with the children’s teachers about homework and other academic needs. The work schedule is Monday – Thursday and follows FWISD school calendar. Hours are typically 2:00pm – 6:00pm but may vary based on attendance at school meetings or other tutoring responsibilities during the school day. Applicants must have a college degree and a teaching certificate.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title: Receptionist
Program Name:Administration
Job TypeFull Time
Hours: 8a-5p
Location: Summit Campus
Education: High School diploma/GED
Experience: Two years of receptionist experience. Bilingual skills required.
Description: Greets all applicants, vendors, Board of Directors, members and visitors. Answers all incoming calls and directs them to the appropriate extensions. Provides professional and courteous customer service to all people who enter ACH. Must be able to maintain confidential information, distribute mail, and maintain the postage machine, reservations for meeting rooms, reservations for vehicles. Provides additional administration assistance when necessary.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
Position Title:Family Home Supervisor
Program Name:Residential
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Wedgwood Campus
Hours: M-F; 8am-5pm (occasional nights and weekends)
Education: Bachelor’s degree in the human services field required.
Experience: Minimum of two years experience in residential or child placing care.
Description: Responsible for the supervision of direct care residential staff, monitoring day-to-day operations of the group home, and providing case management and transition planning services to assist families in developing goals that lead toward family preservation or alternative placement.
Must be able to recognize family strengths and developmental needs of children and families.Must be able to work cooperatively with clients, other ACH Child and Family Services Staff and staff from other agencies.Must demonstrate solid leadership skills including strong time-management, conflict management, and motivation skills.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
Position Title: Chief Marketing Officer
Program Name:Administration
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Wichita Campus
Hours: M-F; some nights and weekends
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications or related field required. EMBA or MBA preferred.
Experience: Minimum of five years of senior leadership experience in marketing and sales management with a thorough knowledge of marketing principles, product or service management and business development. Candidate should have experience in managing budgets effectively across multiple departments, financial reporting, and establishing effective metrics and business processes. Knowledge and/or previous experience with the child welfare industry is preferred but not required.
Description: The CMO is responsible for brand management, advertising, stakeholder engagement, media and public relations, as well as consumer-based marketing for the services and businesses we operate. A successful CMO will be able to build and maintain a high-performance culture through effective performance management methods, to manage a variety of projects,to demonstrate impeccable communication and presentation skills,to balance product/service strategy and execute a marketing plan. The CMO also will have superior strategic planning and organizational skills with a hands-on execution style and is able to align and integrate the department's goals with the other chief officers' goals so that partnership drives growth.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
Position Title:Foster Care – Adoption Specialist
Program Name:Foster Care and Adoption
Job Type:Full Time
Location:Wichita Campus
Hours: 8am-5pm
Education:Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required. A Master’s degree in social work or related field is preferred. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
Experience:With a Bachelor’s degree, a minimum of two years of documented full time work experience in a child-placing agency is required.
Description:Provide support to Foster and Adoption parents through intensive case management services, crisis management, home visits, weekly contact, monitoring of standards compliance, ongoing training and advocacy.
Job posting for the week of July 1 2013
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Position Title:Wedding Chapel Manager
Program Name:Belltower Chapel
Job Type:Full Time
Location:Wichita Campus
Hours: Weekdays, with some weekend and evening hours
Education:High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience:3-5 years of successful sales experience
Description:The Belltower Chapel is ACH Child and Family Service’s dual-profit social enterprise that focuses on weddings and other social events. The Chapel Manager is responsible for leading all chapel operations, meeting sales and customer satisfaction targets, brand management, advertising, staff recruitment and retention, vendor relationships and facility maintenance. A successful candidate will be a leader with proven sales and business management experience. Knowledge and/or previous experience in the wedding industry is preferred but not required. The ideal candidate for this position will have great personal presentation and communication skills and will have experience managing both professional and nonprofessional staff.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title:Live-In Youth Care Workers (married couple preferred)
Program Name:Residential Services
Job Type:Full Time
Location:Wedgwood Campus
Hours:4 days on – 3 days off
Education: High School diploma or GED. Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology or human services field preferred.
Experience: 1-2 years working in a group home or child care environment.
Description: The Live In Youth Care Worker is responsible for the care of up to six residents ages 5–17 and two respite children ages 5-17 on the weekends, house hold duties of cleaning, cooking, taking youths to doctor appointments and therapy appointments, treatment planning for youth, working with families and children, paper work documenting progress of youth and families. Must love working with children and have belief in capacity of youth to make positive changes.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title:Wedding Chapel Coordinator
Program Name:Belltower Chapel
Job Type:Part Time
Location:Wichita Street Campus
Hours:Varies – includes nights and weekends
Education: High school diploma required
Experience: One year experience in event management, service and/or banquet industry, wedding planning/coordination preferred.
Description: The Belltower Chapel & Garden is ACH Child and Family Services’ dual-profit enterprise that focuses on weddings and other social events. Chapel Coordinators are Belltower’s primary customer relationship managers and are responsible for developing and executing event plans, meeting administrative timelines, supervising event staff, and ensuring customer and guest satisfaction.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title:STAR Relief Staff Counselor
Program Name:STAR (Services to At Risk Youth)Program
Job Type:Part Time
Location:Wichita Street Campus
Hours:Varies
Education: BA/BS in psychology, social services or related field is required. Master’s degree is preferred. Extensive relevant experience may substitute for completed degree. Spanish speaking skills are required.
Experience: One year of experience working with at-risk youth providing crisis intervention, intake and assessment, case management, or individual and family therapy is required. Experience with Solution Focused therapy, group facilitation, and public relations is required. Excellent communication and time management skills are required.
Description: The STAR Relief Counselors provide short-term crisis intervention, individual and family therapy, and Parenting Skills Group facilitation to youth and their families. They also promote ACH Child and Family Services and the STAR Program while advocating for the family in professional collaborations throughout the community.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title:Case Manager
Program Name:Families Together
Job Type:Full Time
Location:Wichita Street Campus
Hours:M-F – hours vary, some weekends required
Education: Bachelor’s degree with a major in social services is required. Professional licensure is preferred.
Experience: Experience providing case management in a residential setting and/or to a homeless population, or other relevant experience is required.
Description: Case Managers in our Families Together program supervise the daily activities of families in our Families Together Program. Case Managers must be able to demonstrate sound judgment and ethical boundaries in helping relationships, and they must be able to handle a high degree of mental stress while managing crisis based on fact rather than emotion. They must be able to develop goals, action steps, and effectively problem solve client barriers all while being a good role model for the families and children in the program.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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Position Title:The LIFE Project Resident Manager
Program Name:The LIFE Project
Job Type:Part Time
Location:Wedgewood Campus (Stocker Home)
Hours:Varies
Education: High School Diploma required
Experience: One year of direct care or youth/young adult related experience is required. Experience working with young adults in preparation for adulthood strongly preferred.
Description: The LIFE Project Resident Manager monitors the residential home as part of The LIFE Project. The Resident Manager is responsible for maintaining the security and safety of the home, reporting client problems, co-facilitating weekly life skills groups, and being available to respond to client emergencies as they arise.
Job posting for the week of July 1, 2013
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