Job Openings

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please see our current job openings below.

The Karen Organization of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

Youth Health Programs Manager

Full-time position; $30.00-$33.00/hour depending on qualifications

The Karen Organization of Minnesota seeks a Youth Health Program Manager who is passionate about reducing substance use and addiction among Karen youth. The Program Manager will support the Youth Case Management program that provides culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate services to Karen youth who are struggling with addiction, justice-involved, and/or disengaged from school and their families. The Program Manager will supervise youth case managers and execute workplan activities with project staff and partners, including the Urban Village and University of Minnesota Physicians. This position will also be responsible for developing relationships with external partners who interact with youth with opioid use disorders, including schools, law enforcement, corrections, healthcare providers, and Karen community leaders.

Youth and Family Coach (Bilingual)

Full-time position; $21.00-$25.00/hour plus benefits

The Karen Organization of Minnesota seek a Youth and Family Coach who will work collaboratively with a network of educational and social service partners to help refugee youth and their families succeed in achieving long-term goals and overcoming barriers both inside and outside of school using the Check and Connect mentoring model. The Youth and Family Coach will support and monitor personalized interventions and provide academic motivation for youth participants through weekly in-person, one-on-one meetings with students. The Youth and Family Coach will engage and partner with students’ parents and families to build constructive family-school relationships and promote whole-family wellbeing. Required: Able to speak, read and write fluently in English and at least one language spoken by newly arrived refugee communities (Spanish, Swahili, Somali, Dari, Pashto, Ukrainian, or Russian)

Activities Coordinator (New Arrival Programs)

Temporary position; 40 hours/week; $22.00-$25.00/hour

Join KOM as an Activities Coordinator providing support to a team of youth staff serving newly arrived refugee and other humanitarian protected youth! The Coordinator will be required to work with staff across several partner agencies within the Twin Cities metro area to support the roll out of a jointly coordinated summer and after-school activities.  

Job Developer (Trades Careers)

Part-time position; 20 hours/week; $30.00-$35.00/hour

The Job Developer will engage businesses, contractors, and trades training centers across the Twin Cities Metro to build stronger partnership with KOM’s Apprentice and Manufacturing Ready training program with the aim of increasing apprenticeship placements for program graduates and creating avenues to integrate employer insights ensuring program alignment with industry needs. The Job Developer will also lend their expertise to program participants through application coaching and pre-interview preparation either 1:1 or in group settings. 

Job Developer (Refugee Services)

Full-time position; 40 hours/week; $25.00-$29.00/hour plus benefits

The Job Developer will interact with businesses across the Twin Cities Metro to identify job placement, career advancement, and internship opportunities for program participants enrolled in KOM’s youth and adult refugee employment programs. The Job Developer will work in close coordination with all of KOM’s employment staff to identify the industry sectors that align with KOM training programs, client skill and education levels, and shifting areas of participant interest.  

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For more info about current job openings and to apply email us at humanresources@mnkaren.org.

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