We're always looking for people who want to join United Way's mission to advance education, financial stability, and healthy living in Henry County and Martinsville, Virginia. The United Way is a global network known for providing long-term career opportunities. All of this adds up to an incredible amount of work that impacts 48 million people every year.
We are a local United Way, meaning we are one individual branch of a worldwide network that includes more than 1,000 other local organizations in 40 countries.
Although locations, geographies, and local cultures vary, every community needs leaders who are willing to raise their hand and advance United Way's mission. If you are interested in joining our United Way staff, please check out the listings below.
Available Job Listings Will Be Posted Below
Lived Experienced Leader - Family Resource Center
Application Deadline: Until Filled
Job Description:
The Lived Experienced Leader is responsible for providing peer support, advocacy, and education to families who access the Family Resource Center (FRC) services. The Lived Experienced Leader uses their own lived experience navigating the child welfare system or other family support services to inspire hope, empower, and support families in their wellness journey. The Lived Experienced Leader also contributes to the development and evaluation of the FRC programs and policies and promotes the values and principles of lived experience work within the FRC and the broader community.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide individual and group peer support to families who are navigating the child welfare system or other family support services.
- Share personal stories with families, as appropriate, to foster hope and connection.
- Assist families in identifying and accessing resources and services that meet their needs and preferences, such as health, social, educational, and recreational opportunities.
- Advocate for families’ rights and interests and support them in self-advocacy and decision-making.
- Facilitate and co-facilitate parent support and education classes on topics identified by the group.
- Participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the FRC programs and activities, and provide feedback and suggestions for improvement.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with the FRC staff, partners, and stakeholders, and represent the lived experience perspective in meetings and committees.
- Contribute and recruitment of community members’ participation and feedback to better understand the community needs through the lens of relevancy and applicability to the community.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- An individual contributor with lived experiences who has navigated the child welfare system:
- A parent/caregiver who has navigated the child welfare system and petitioned the court(s) to resume custody of a child or children.
- A parent who has lost permanent or temporary custody of a child/children through the child welfare system and worked with child support services.
- A parent who has lost permanent custody of a child/children through foster care and/or adoption.
- An adult who has navigated the child welfare system through foster care and/or adoption.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive and respectful relationships with families, staff, partners, and stakeholders.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive and respectful relationships with families, staff, partners, and stakeholders.
- Commitment to the values and principles of lived experience work, such as hope, empowerment, self-determination, and social justice.
- Have a passion for meaningful work to help solve service gaps and equity disparities within the community.
- Be compassionate about, committed to, and invested in the betterment of the community.
- Have a strong sense of empathy, good communication and collaboration skills, and ability to work well with others.
To apply, please send your resume, a cover letter detailing your lived experience, and references to Kaneshia Coles: kaneshia@UnitedWayofHCM.org
Literacy Tutoring Specialist
Application Deadline: Until Filled
Literacy Tutoring Specialist
Service Location: Services will primarily be provided in an elementary school. Depending on need, services could be offered in a community-based organization such as YMCA, local early learning centers, or at local neighborhood hubs, such as community resource rooms in housing developments.
Member Impact: Services will be provided to improve educational outcomes of early learning/elementary students that are currently not meeting satisfactory performance levels. Emphasis will be placed on literacy related outcomes, specifically working to ensure students are reading at grade level. These services will improve the educational outcomes of students enrolled in the program; their satisfaction and engagement with school; and their confidence to continue progressing through their educational journey.
Immediate Supervisor/Title: Brittney Foley, AmeriCorps Program Director at United Way of Henry County and Martinsville. Site supervisors will be assigned at each service location, e.g., Elementary School Principal.
Service Position Summary: This position will be responsible for delivering literacy tutoring services intended to improve academic outcomes with early learning/elementary students in the community. Service members will be responsible for working with students identified by teachers and school administration that are at risk of falling behind academic standards in their respective grades.
Essential Functions of Position:
• Service members engage in direct-service Early Learning/K-2 literacy tutoring (one-on-one or in small groups)
• Support recruitment of community volunteer tutor programs before and after school.
• Promote and encourage peer and cross-age tutoring opportunities.
• Serve with English Language Learners and coordinate activities to increase English proficiency.
• Work with other service members to build community-based literacy resources that can be shared within and between schools.
• Complete national service program requirements including: reporting, trainings, professional learning cluster meetings, and community service projects based around National Days of Service.
Part-time and limited full-time opportunities exist. General working hours are during school operational hours. Some opportunities may exist in after school hours or weekends and will extend into the summer months.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to: Jobs@UnitedWayofHCM.org
United Way of Henry County & Martinsville is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, advanced education, marital status, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, and other legally protected characteristics, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please e-mail us at jobs@UnitedWayofHCM.org to provide the nature of your request and your contact information.