Thank you for your interest in joining our PLN team! Para Los Niños is a grassroots community organization founded by members of the community it serves—the growing immigrant, Spanish-speaking population in South King County. Rooted in Latin American culture, PLN organizes from the heart, strengthens the entire Latino family, and supports children and parents to grow together.
Our work consists of after-school programs, summer arts, culture, and physical development activities, parent ESL programs, and a Leadership Academy that amplifies the energy and capacity of Latino parents to create positive change in the public schools and beyond. At the center of our work and success are our values of listening to the community and supporting them to direct their future.
Come take part in the exciting things happening at Para Los Niños, join our team, and support our mission: Fostering academic success for every Latino student through parent and community involvement.
All Para Los Niños employees and volunteers must be fully vaccinated (and submit completed documentation) from COVID-19.
PLN offers paid holidays, vacation, and sick days, medical, vision, & dental insurance to all full-time employees.
ALL positions require bilingual oral and written fluency in Spanish/English Written.
Our current openings are listed below:
1. Volunteer Opportunity
Visit the Volunteer Page of this site to inquire about or submit an application for volunteer opportunities.
2. LGBTQIA+ Parent Group Coordinator
Location: Burien, WA
10-20 hrs. a month in-person, on-site position/ approx. 5 hrs. per week
Salary: $25/$30 per hour DOE
Position Details:
- Start date: 01/17/2024
- Position/Classification: Hourly Part time
- Reports to: Program Manager
- Benefits: F
- Hours: 10-20 hrs. a month in-person, on-site position/ approx. 5 hrs. per week
- Monday through Friday, occasionally evening and weekends, depending on the needs of the program
PLN Mission:
Fostering academic success for every Latino student through parent and community involvement.
About Para Los Niños:
From birth and beyond, Para Los Niños supports and empowers the entire Latino family through early learning and kindergarten readiness, literacy and academic skills development, summer enrichment, and parent leadership and advocacy programs. PLN believes that all Latino children are capable of excellence, and we achieve that goal by building culturally relevant programs upon a foundation of love and respect, supported by a community leadership model that recognizes the talents and skills of each person. We have built deep relationships of trust with hundreds of families because they are a bilingual and bicultural organization that uplifts our community’s language, culture, and heritage. PLN holistically supports the whole family through the lens of Latino language and culture and
the immigrant experience, to meet developmental, social, and learning goals.
Position Overview:
PLN seeks a qualified bilingual Parent from the community to support the creation of a Latino Parents of LGBTQIA+ Support Group to coordinate families’ participation in empathic discussion and social support circles. The Coordinator
must possess awareness and sensitivity to the cultural differences and unique challenges faced by various subgroups within the LGBTQIA+community. The Coordinator will develop a small group of dedicated PLN parents of LGBTQIA+
youth, that possess empathy and compassion, understanding and can validate the experiences and emotions while listening deeply to each individual’s process and needs. At the same time providing space to share judgment free and
honestly about experiences, separating participants behavior from the individual sharing their story from their perspective. Thus allowing each individual to express what they wish respectfully and without judgment or unsolicited advice.
The LGBTQIA+ Parent Coordinator will address concerns, gather the support of allies, gain advocacy and organizing skills, and work with the community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build a base rapport with Para Los Niños parents of LGBTQIA+ identifying children, alumni, and community members through PLN parent leadership programming, relationship building, community events, workshops, and other engagement and outreach opportunities.
- Form an LGBTQIA+ Parent Support Group of PLN parents of LGBTQIA+ identifying children who will collaborate to work towards improved practices within local families. The Support Group will also hold space and mediate the parents in the PLN community by first addressing individual parents’ personal processes.
- Develop the empathy of PLN parents of LGBTQIA+ identifying children through ongoing support and training. Assess personal investment of parents and potential leaders by connecting them with meaningful opportunities to build their mindfulness in service of the LGBTQIA+ youth.
- Support parents from the group to create a network of engaged parent allies who actively listen and inform the group on issues impacting PLN families.
- Hold empathic respectful space for parents sharing their experiences as parents of Latinx LGBTQIA+ children
Leadership Programs:
- Track program enrollment, active participation and information, with assurance of complete confidentiality for all PLN families.
- Communicate regularly with the Program Manager regarding program needs, issues, developments and any additional support needed to complete program goals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least three years of attentive listening experience, especially in the
- Latinx community and in South King County.
- Have first hand experience (preferably as a parent) of LGBTQIA+ child
- 100% bilingual in both English and Spanish: writing, reading and speaking.
- The ability to lift 25/50/80 pounds regularly
Equivalent experience will be considered:
- Possess strong communication skills including listening and have experience in public speaking, especially with a wide diversity of audiences, in both Spanish and English.
- Must possess collaboration skills as well as be good at authentic and open relationship building with Latinx families and community allies.
- Highly motivated, team player with innovative and creative thinking.
- Strong social justice analysis and understanding of the power of community organizing to transform lives and communities.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Knowledge of policy issues impacting Latinx communities preferred, especially those within schools.
- Self-starter and can operate with little direction and have a strong desire to learn.
- Basic technology skills and experience in computer programs such as Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Excel, etc.
Time Commitment:
Monthly meetings with 5 hours of work a week networking.
Willingness to adjust hours to accommodate the needs of the job..
Must be available some nights and weekends.
Must be available for special events and training.
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Prefered)
Language:
- Spanish/English 100% (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver’s License (Required)
Please submit a cover letter and resume to admin@plnwa.org