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Employment Opportunities

Position and DescriptionPay per HourLocationHoursApplication Deadline
Receptionist
Answer incoming telephone calls on a multi-line phone system; determine the purpose(s) of callers, and forward calls to appropriate personnel or department. Answer questions about the Agency and provide callers with addresses, directions and other information as required, logging calls when information or referrals are provided. Welcome on-site visitors, determine nature of business and announce visitors to appropriate personnel. Train on Agency information tracking system. Assist with the food pantry (requires lifting & carrying groceries), unloading truck and putting away food donations in an organized manner, prepares food packets for clients.
$14.72 Columbus Junction20Open
Registered Nurse – WIC
Functions as the Competent Professional Authority (CPA) 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.
Tailor the food package to best meet individual participants’ dietary needs. Assist in referring participants to other sources of health care as needed, documentation and follow-up of referrals made. Provides basic information and education concerning infant, child, maternal and breastfeeding health to participants.
Attends appropriate state and area meetings as needed. Model professional behavior and Agency dress code.		$20.22

Part-Time
Multi-LocationsOpen
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
Teacher I – Float
Maintain a flexible schedule to assist in covering classrooms staff ratios for staff absences and break times. Maintain consistent rules for children. Maintain records and prepare reports on students’ behavior. Be familiar with location and use of emergency equipment and procedures.
Take part in and help supervise children during field trips as assigned.
Be respectful, supportive and courteous to each family. Provide a safe, healthy, nurturing atmosphere that promotes optimal growth in children. Foster growth of children by: building confidence and responsibility in each child; modeling and encouraging proper personal hygiene; interacting individually and in small groups with children; achieving consistent discipline within the classroom; modeling and encouraging pleasant conversation, good eating habits and proper table manners during meals; eating the same menus with the children at child-sized table when working in the classroom.
$14.12/hour

Part-Time 		Burlington
28Open

In-House Opportunities

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

Position:  Receptionist
Base:        Columbus Junction
Classification:  $14.72

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.