Enrichment and Education Manager

$70,000 - $84,999/Yr

Amara International Limited - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Seattle, WA

Personal and Laundry Services

About the position

The Enrichment and Education Manager at Amara is responsible for leading various programs aimed at supporting youth, caregivers, and parents involved in the child welfare system. This role focuses on developing and implementing enrichment opportunities, overseeing grant-based work, and ensuring effective program delivery in collaboration with other program managers and directors. The position emphasizes the importance of equity and inclusion in creating a supportive environment for underrepresented communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of an organizational enrichment workplan, including annual enrichment events and opportunities across program areas.
• Assess training needs for Amara staff, parents, caregivers, and service providers on an ongoing basis.
• Design and implement all Amara-led Support Groups, determining audiences, needs, structure, and evaluation.
• Support the creation of enrichment curriculum content and learning objectives for all enrichment activities and events.
• Identify a functional and fiscally sustainable online training platform for use across enrichment workshops.
• Review and update Amara Staff Enrichment Plans/Requirements in collaboration with Leadership and Human Resources.
• Ensure consistency in the design and development of workshops and support groups across in-person and online learning environments.
• Lead curriculum design, implementation, and facilitation of developmental screening training for providers and caregivers.
• Participate in regular meetings internally and with external partners to discuss curriculum design and implementation.
• Submit narrative progress reports evaluating program progress.

Requirements

• Knowledge of youth and adult learning theories and principles.
• Knowledge of child welfare, foster care, and kinship care policies and current best practices.
• Expertise in Trauma Informed Care.
• Experience with curriculum development for programming across all ages.
• Experience leading/facilitating workshops and training with diverse audiences, in both in-person and virtual formats.
• Ability to work with all groups across age, religion, race, culture, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
• Experience designing, coordinating, and managing programs or services.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are highly preferred.
• Highly organized with good communication and problem-solving skills including skills in Informational Technology.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and juggle priorities while meeting varying deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends to meet the scheduling needs of youth and families.
• Knowledge of teen specific needs to consult on case specific needs and to inform additional training opportunities is a plus.

Benefits

• Generous personal leave and benefits package, including paid time off, paid sabbatical, health, vision and dental insurance, 401k with a company match, life, and disability insurance.
• Support for a hybrid work schedule with some flexibility to work from home.