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. Youth Organizer
Location: Burien, WA
Full time in-person position
Salary: $57,000 to $62,000 DOE
Position Details:
- Start date: 01/17/2024
- Position/Classification: Full time in-person
- Reports to: Program Manager
- Benefits: Medical and dental
- Hours: 40 hours/week
- Monday through Friday, occasionally evening and weekends, depending on the needs of the program
PLN Mission:
Organizing Latino families to transform communities and create academic and life success for every Latino student
Organization and Program Description:
Para Los Niños, a local non-profit organization with a mission to empower and engage Latino families to transform communities and create more opportunities for academic and life success for every Latino student, seeks a qualified bilingual Youth Organizer to lead the After School “PLN Youth Latinx Program” in High School aged and promote school success for Latino children.
Youth Organizer works with High School Aged youth and provides academic support for students, from 9 th to 11 th grade, cultural pride and fun activities. Students receive individualized help with homework, as well as supplemental activities to boost math and reading skills. Exploration of pathways for higher education or other alternatives for life success is also offered to students.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide a safe and enriching learning environment for 10 to 25 students grades 9 to 12 grades – develop, teach, and facilitate lessons .
- Connect and communicate with parents, caregivers, and families
- Other admin related duties: class reports, program attendance tracking, reading tracking, attendance at community meetings and HPS Roundtable etc.
- Input, maintain, and update data participants/students information in our data system
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Bilingual and bicultural, 100 % English and Spanish required
- High School age teaching experience or equivalent experience 3 to 5 years preferably
- Experience facilitating Youth Groups, Youth Outreach, and knowledge of School Systems
- PLN will pay for First Aid and CPR certification within the first 30 days of start of position
- Valid WA State driver’s license (including car insurance)
- Familiar with Microsoft Office programs including Excel, and Word
- Ability to develop meaningful relationships with youth and their parents/caregivers
- Be flexible, self-motivated, able to work well in a diverse team environment as well as independently, and have great communication skills
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date files and documentation databases for complete and timely reporting.
- Attend staff meetings and trainings
- Support the youth groups to reach their academic goals
- Attend meeting according with the program
- The ability to lift 25/50/80 pounds regularly
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Required)
Language:
- Spanish/English 100% (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver’s License (Required)
Work Location: Multiple locations
Please submit Cover Letter and Resumé to admin@plnwa.org