Job description

About Kindering

Kindering embraces children of diverse abilities and their families by providing the finest education and therapies to nurture hope, courage, and the skills to soar. As a nonprofit neurodevelopmental center, we have provided comprehensive services for children with special needs and their families since 1962. Kindering is dedicated to maintaining a highly trained, licensed and certified team of professionals. Current services include comprehensive developmental assessments; physical, occupational, speech, language, and infant mental health therapy; special education; family counseling; nutrition and feeding therapy; childcare consultation; parenting education; and family resource coordination.

Kindering’s vision for equity is I BELONG. Eradicate systemic racial and oppressive barriers so everyone succeeds. Kindering values diverse perspectives and life experiences. We aim to seek out people from systemically oppressed and marginalized backgrounds to apply, including people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ, immigrants, and refugees.

Purpose

Do you have a passion for providing non-profit technical support to a program serving children involved in the child welfare system?

CHERISH (Children Encouraged by Relationships in Secure Homes) is seeking to hire someone with skills in administering a Learning Management System, maintaining a WordPress website, and provide ongoing support for a new program database.

This position is grant-funded and grant-dependent. It is currently funded through 5/31/24.

Salary Range (.5 FTE) is $37,784.5 - $45,000

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Regarding the Learning Management System

• Collaborate with team to design or suggest flow changes to increase performance of various pages.
• Ensure optimal user experience and page load speed on desktop and mobile.
• Design and participate in quality assurance testing of new courses and LMS functionality
• Ensure all video content streaming is optimal for front-end users (i.e. Vimeo).
• Ensure the learning management system meets desirable results for the needs of the program.
• Troubleshoot user and course issues on LMS.
• Administer, update, and maintain the learning management system.
• Provide reports on LMS usage and other key performance indicators

· Regarding the WordPress CHERISH website:

• Update design of password-protected portion of website to match that of public-facing portion
• Work with stakeholders to review current website content
• Monitor content and needed updates to website: cherish.kindering.org
• Work closely with program staff to adjust website pages as needed
• Support trainees from other agencies in their website-related needs
• Administer, update, and maintain the WordPress website

· Regarding the CHERISH database:

• Work closely with database designer to assist with the CHERISH client database under construction and then maintain it once it is completed
• Provide ongoing feedback to database developer through database testing and information gathered from database users
• Work closely with the CHERISH Program Coordinator and CHERISH Program Planner to provide data to stakeholders via database reports

Required Education & Experience

• Demonstrated experience with LMS and WordPress Administration
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in developing and enhancing WordPress-based websites
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
• Proficiency in PHP/MYSQL and
• Strong knowledge of WordPress Platform (plugins, theme customizations, short codes, etc.)
• Experience in web services, XML & JSON API structures, and AJAX.
• Good understanding of SEO principles
• Knowledge of MS-SQL Server and database testing preferred
• Experience working in a non-profit preferred
• Ability to work closely with clinicians and trainers who are not tech-savvy
• Skills in communicating technical information to a non-technical audience
• Self-starter who is detail-oriented, organized, and flexible, with good communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Job is hybrid/mostly work remotely with some in-office meetings at our North Seattle office

Minimum Prerequisites

• Pass Washington State DSHS criminal history and background check and FBI fingerprint check.
• Demonstrate organizational skills, ability to follow through on assignments on time and with accuracy, skill in providing clear written and verbal communication, ability to keep up-to-date written and electronic documentation
• Will strictly maintain confidentiality of all client information
• Have access to reliable transportation
• Demonstrate proficiency in using MS Office
• Pass tuberculosis test
• Ability to show proof of current immunizations, including COVID-19 and MMR vaccine or titer test*

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

The information described below represents the physical activities and surroundings one may encounter when performing the duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• To perform the job, the employee may frequently be required to see, talk, and hear, stand, and walk or through other appropriate means to accomplish the work including mobility and assistive devices.

Kindering is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment and to building a team that reflects the rich diversity of our community.

*Kindering is subject to multiple executive orders requiring all employees to be vaccinated or apply and be approved for a sincerely held religious belief or medical exemption. We require those supervising and providing in-person services to children to be vaccinated and are unable to accommodate any exceptions. For other positions that can be accommodated, employees must apply and be approved for a sincerely held religious belief or medical exemption.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $37,784.50 - $45,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Seattle, WA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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