Administrative Assistant (KS Foster Care)

Job Details

Job Location: Kansas City KS Office - KANSAS CITY, KS 66102Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $41,000.00 - $45,000.00 Salary

We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to join our Kansas Foster Care team. 

Salary Range: $41,000 - $45,000  

Your role will oversee the day-to-day functions of the office specifically related to the needs of the customer, team member, location, and leadership.  You will ensure positive customer experience while providing support to all programs and departments to meet their various needs. As a member of the Kansas Foster Care team, you will work with many other team members and report to our Executive Director.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Provide direct administrative support to the Executive Director and Kansas leadership team.
•  Serve as liaison to staff, board members, community partners, and external agencies.
• Provide support for onboarding processes and interviews, including coordination of candidates and hiring managers and scheduling.
• Input and maintain records related to grants, financial data, and site operations.
• Maintain notary license and notarize documents as requested.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Our ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of relevant experience and the following:

• High school diploma: Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening
• A valid driver’s license, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

WHO WE ARE:

Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas:

• Youth & Family Support – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.
• Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.
• Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students’ behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE’S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
• Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

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