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Employment Opportunities

Position and DescriptionPay per HourLocationHoursApplication Deadline
Receptionist
Answer incoming telephone calls on a multi-line phone system, determine callers’ purpose(s), and forward calls to appropriate personnel or departments. Answer questions about the Agency and assist callers with addresses, directions, and other information, logging calls when information or referrals are given. Accurately take and deliver messages for staff members. Welcome visitors to the site. Identify the nature of their business and inform the appropriate personnel about their arrival. Enter information into the Agency client tracking system. Assist with the food pantry (requires lifting and carrying groceries), unloading the truck, and organizing food donations. Prepare food packets for clients. 		$14.72

Part time benefits		Burlington 20Open
Family Development Specialist
Maintain records and submit necessary reports and forms promptly, appropriately, and clearly. Enter all participants’ family information into the program-specific software on the first visit to the center and update each time any participant receives assistance or when a support activity occurs. Serve as liaison between the Community Action Center and the Community. Recruit volunteers and be responsible for the supervision and training of volunteers. Make home visits as needed to follow up on families. Assess individual participant needs and develop goals for program participants. Take applications for Agency programs such as the Low-Income Heating & Energy Assistance Program or other Agency programs.
$16.18 AA
$17.52 BA

Part time benefits		Burlington28 hrsOpen
Head Start Lead Teacher
Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities as outlined in the Head Start Performance Standards and other Agency documents. Plan, coordinate and implement field trip activities with Education Services Manager, Education Coordinators and Family Development Specialists. Develop a respectful, supportive, trusting relationship with each family assisting them in meeting their own needs and planning for their child’s optimal growth. Assist in maintaining bus routes with the transportation staff; inform families and teaching staff schedule arrival and departure times. Read and be familiar with Head Start regulatory standards and interpret the program philosophy to families and the community. Make at least two home visits a year per child and schedule/hold two parent/teacher conferences to discuss their child’s progress and development. Encourage parent’s involvement in Head Start through parent activities, creating and implementing activities they can do with their child in the classroom and at home.

$15.92 (A.A.)
$18.21
(B.A.)
Benefits		Burlington40Open
Nutritionist
Function as the competent professional authority for determination of program eligibility and certification; following assessment of individual anthropometric, biochemical, and dietary data, either certify or deny participation in the program on the basis of nutritional risk. Work as part of the team to coordinate and ensure nutrition education for all participants, both on an individual and group basis; monitor all materials used in the education program; ensure that all WIC participants receive at least two nutrition education contacts per certification period; document education received into participant records; and provide in-depth individual nutrition counseling as needed or requested by a participant. Work as part of the team to serve as the staff person qualified to provide program nutrition information to interested professionals, outside agencies, organizations, and individuals.
$22.30

Part time benefits		Muscatine24Open
Head Start/Early Head Start Substitutes (cooks & teacher )
On-call hours, high school diploma or GED required. We need occasional help in classrooms working with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years; kitchen staff prepares nutritional meals and snacks for children and staff members.		$14.12/hourBurlington, Mt Pleasant
Fort Madison		On call hoursOpen

In-House Opportunities

Current Staff, Substitutes & Head Start Families ONLY (Not open to the public. You must still complete an application):

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Please see above openings.

Application Details

For questions contact Human Resources Director Kimberly Babington.

  • 319-209-2829 or Central Office 319-753-0193
  • Community.Action@caofseia.org
  • 2850 Mt Pleasant St, Suite 108 Burlington, IA 52601
  • Monday – Friday 8:30-4:30pm

To be considered for employment you must complete our Online Employment Application or a Paper/PDF Application. It must be complete, signed, dated and submitted by the deadline. Page five is a Reference Request form that you must sign and date and submit with your application.

You may submit a resume as well, but a completed ONLINE Application or paper/PDF application MUST be submitted to be considered for any advertised position.

Submit applications online or to:

  • Community Action of Southeast Iowa (Central Office)
    2850 Mt. Pleasant St., Suite 108, Burlington IA 52601
  • OR Fax: (319) 753-0687
  • OR email: community.action@caofseia.org

Community Action of Southeast Iowa does not accept unsolicited applications or resumes. If you have completed an application within the past 6 months, you may call the central office at 319-753-0193 and ask Human Resources that your application be pulled and considered for a currently advertised position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Community Action of Southeast Iowa is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment and program participation for all people without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, uniformed service, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all hiring, compensating, training and promoting.