The posting
Do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining Residing Hope where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.
How We Help Children in Need
At Residing Hope, we believe that children and families should be empowered to experience the transforming love of Christ through evidence-based care and holistic services. This is reflected in our work as we care for children in crisis, including those abused, abandoned or neglected.
We give love, hope, and a place to live to more than 500 children through group homes, foster care, an independent living program, and specialized therapy.
Why the Children’s Home?
- Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, vision, life insurances, and more
- Work life balance, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off plans and ten paid holidays per year
- Retirement benefits with up to a 5% contribution match
- Educational tuition reimbursement and certification incentives
- Incredible training opportunities
- Discounted tuition rates to our onsite Montessori school
What You Need
- High School diploma or GED and two years’ experience in a development or fundraising setting preferred; or any combination of training, education and experience which would provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills to successfully perform in this role.
- Data experience with Raiser’s Edge or similar platform, preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, required.
- Experienced in standard bookkeeping procedures.
- Self-starter with ability to work well under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines and proactive problem solver.
- Ability to maintain sensitivity to our target population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
- Valid driver license with a clean driving record, required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Process and record approximately 100-300 gifts weekly and generate gift acknowledgements within 48 hours of gift receipt.
- Create new records, input/update address information, notes, relationships, and other pertinent information in records as needed.
- Welcome occasional visitors and accept deliveries.
- Prepares deposits and codes the information in advance of data-entry; verifies input to ensure accuracy of completed work, and scans/edits for errors during processing.
- Responds to donor and staff inquiries by researching and resolving problems related to transactions handled by the department.
- Identifies extraordinary giving patterns and notifies the Chief Development Officer for follow-up.
- Perform all other job duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
House Bill 531 (2025) Requires that we provide the following link that we screen all applicants through the Clearinghouse https://info.flclearinghouse.com
As part of our commitment to safety and child protection, Residing Hope requires all candidates for positions with access to children and teens to complete the Diana Screen®. The Diana Screen is a scientifically validated online sexual risk screen designed to help identify individuals who may not recognize appropriate sexual boundaries between adults and children. It is not a test of intelligence, but a tool to measure attitudes and potential risk.
