Child and Community Relations Assistant at Childhelp, Palm Springs, CA
About Childhelp
CEO and Co-Founder SaraO’Meara and President and Co-Founder Yvonne Fedderson started Childhelp in 1959, establishing it as a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect and at-risk children. Childhelp focuses on advocacy, prevention, treatment and community outreach.
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp’s programs and services also include residential treatment services (villages); children’s advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes and child abuse prevention, education and training. Childhelp also created the National Day of Hope® that mobilizes people across America to join the fight against child abuse. For more information about Childhelp, please visit the website at www.childhelp.org.
About Childhelp Merv Griffin Village
The Childhelp Merv Griffin Village is located in Beaumont, California. Beaumont is 90-miles east of Los Angeles and 30-miles west of Palm Springs off Highway 10. Childhelp Merv Griffin Village has been providing a healing home environment for severely abused, neglected, and at-risk children since 1978. Producing a true community atmosphere, the Village houses as many as 84 children ranging in age from 6 to 14 years old. The residents live in cottages and are grouped by age and treatment needs. The children arrive at the Village experiencing severe behavioral and emotional problems as a result of their previous abusive or neglectful situations. For many of these children, the Village and its multidisciplinary team (MDT) are their last hope in avoiding placement at a juvenile correctional facility.
It takes a whole village to raise a child. A team of mental health professionals greets each child upon their arrival, equipped to develop an individualized treatment plan tailored to each child’s specific needs. While at the Village, children receive on-site clinical services provided by Childhelp’s MDT. The children learn to love themselves and trust others through comprehensive treatment, including psychological, educational, recreational, music, art, equine, wilderness, occupational, and speech therapy. The dedicated, highly-trained, and passionate staff of therapists, teachers, behavioral health specialists, nurses, physicians, and chaplain work to cultivate trust in children who have known only betrayal, and build self-esteem in the young souls who have rarely been given reason to like themselves.
Position Summary:
The position is part time, 13-hours per week except for providing support for special programs, and the Holiday period in December. Incumbent will provide general administrative support to the department including preparation of correspondence, spreadsheet preparation and filing.
Essential Responsibilities:
1. Conduct tours and provide information about Childhelp to individuals and organizations as directed by management.
2. Perform inspections of Cottages and Group Homes to insure that the condition and appearance comply with Childhelp Standards.
3. Maintain inspection documentation, including preparation of work orders for support departments to correct issues identified during inspections.
4. Assist in the coordination of all Holiday, Birthday and special events and activities.
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum of High School Diploma, prefer Bachelor's Degree in related field and a minimum of one year of experience in an administrative position. Good computer skills with abilities to devlop forms and maintain records.
Must pass full background clearance and possess a clean California Driver's License. Position requires an individual that is flexible to work evenings and weekends when scheduled.
Childhelp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer