Careers

Friends of the Children- He Sapa is looking for a passionate, committed Program Director to take the lead in coordinating, implementing, and sustaining our program. Our model is proven to break the cycle of generational poverty for Wakanyeja (children), who face the most barriers, by providing paid professional mentors to thousands of youths nationwide. The Program Director will be relentlessly driven to establish and expand our innovative, evidence-based model while grounding in Lakota lifeways. They will be a fierce advocate for children facing systemic and institutional barriers and will effectively communicate the urgency of our mission and the success of our outcomes. They will also develop close relationships with caregivers and the partner organizations who serve them, maximizing our program impact across both generations. The Program Director will work with community leaders and partner with organizations to change the way the world treats and views our most sacred resource, our children. They will lead and inspire mentors, implement the child selection process, and cultivate and maintain relationships with schools, families, tribes, and the community.

The Executive Assistant provides administrative support in a cooperative, friendly, and professional manner to the Executive Director and Operations Director working to support the goals of the organization. She or he is also the first point of contact for people who call or visit and is responsible for supporting the organization through a variety of administrative functions during regular business hours. The Executive Assistant must understand, support, and do whatever is necessary to promote the organization’s mission, vision, values and principles as well as be able to clearly articulate the organization’s function. He or she excels at working as part of a small team, and effectively manages multiple projects and tasks, and keeps them on track.

We are currently seeking a mentor (Friend) for our Childhood program (Kindergarten to 5th Grade) to serve as a positive adult role model to eight male elementary children and develop loving, caring, and sustained relationships with each child. For each child, a Friend will set positive expectations; nurture and promote each child’s strength, talents, and abilities; help ensure physical and emotional well-being; teach life and academic skills; provide enrichment activities; and model responsible behavior. A Friend will fully document activities and participate in the ongoing evaluation process. Friends will work primarily one-on-one with their children, while also building trusting supportive relationships with parents/caregivers. A Friend must know, understand, honor, and support the organization’s mission, vision, values, and principles, and be able to clearly articulate the organization’s function along with the Lakota values.

We are currently seeking a mentor (Friend) for our Childhood program (Kindergarten to 5th Grade) to serve as a positive adult role model to eight male elementary children and develop loving, caring, and sustained relationships with each child. For each child, a Friend will set positive expectations; nurture and promote each child’s strength, talents, and abilities; help ensure physical and emotional well-being; teach life and academic skills; provide enrichment activities; and model responsible behavior. A Friend will fully document activities and participate in the ongoing evaluation process. Friends will work primarily one-on-one with their children, while also building trusting supportive relationships with parents/caregivers. A Friend must know, understand, honor, and support the organization’s mission, vision, values, and principles, and be able to clearly articulate the organization’s function along with the Lakota values.