EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

United Way of Santa Barbara County is making a difference in your local community, and so can you! United Way focuses on improving education, financial stability, and health for Santa Barbara County children, families, and seniors. If you join us, you will develop your career with a team of dedicated professionals.

We are committed to a diverse working environment and are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

CURRENT OPENINGS

Immediately Hiring

Job Title: Development Director

Reports To: President & CEO

Status: Full Time, Exempt

Salary Range: $90K-$125K

Job Purpose:

United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) seeks a Development Director to manage development-focused efforts in partnership with individuals, corporations, and foundation-based relationships. The Development Director will assist with UWSBC organizational and community goals by performing these duties in partnership with staff members, volunteers, or others. The Development Director will work cross-functionally with Community Impact and Finance departments.

Click here for the full job description. To apply, please email mgutierrez@unitedwaysb.org with a copy of your resume and the job title in the subject line. 

Job Title: Director of Strategic Partnerships

Reports To: President & CEO

Status: Exempt, Full Time

Prepared Date: June 2023

Salary: $90K - $125K

Job Purpose: 

Under the direction of the President & CEO the Director of Strategic Partnerships helps manage employees, volunteers and day-to-day activities of the organization. This includes hiring employees, creating responsibilities for the staff, and developing and mentoring staff. The Director of Strategic Partnerships provides leadership to and helps direct the Community Impact department and ensures that tasks are accomplished to meet the organizations overall goals. S/he builds strong cross-functional relationships with internal departments to implement business strategies. S/he ensures that strategies are clearly understood by all stakeholders and that the organization is achieving its strategic goals at an optimum pace. In conjunction with the President & CEO, the Director of Strategic Partnerships identifies and leads new donor opportunities, productive relationships and community partnerships for the benefit of the organization.

Click here for the full job description. To apply, please email mgutierrez@unitedwaysb.org with a copy of your resume and the job title in the subject line. 

Job Title: Resiliency Grants Coordinator

Department: Community Impact

Reports To: Community Impact Coordinator

Status: Non-exempt, Full time

Job Purpose: United Way’s Resiliency Grants program will operate as an ongoing grant program to support individuals identified and referred by the organization’s robust network of community service agencies. The program will play an important role in maximizing the impact of each of these agencies by uniting case management and referrals with targeted financial relief for basic needs. The Resiliency Grants Coordinator will oversee the case management for United Way’s Resiliency Grants program and other individual grant programs that will be activated in times of disaster or as deemed appropriate.

To view the full job description, please click here. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@unitedwaysb.org

Position: Events & Marketing Intern
Organization: United Way of Santa Barbara County
Duration: 23/24 Academic Year (Part-Time)
Location: 320 E Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA (In-Office)
Reports to: Communications Coordinator

United Way is seeking an Events & Marketing Intern for the 23/24 academic year. This part-time internship opportunity offers hands-on experience in event planning, marketing, and communications. The intern will assist the Communications Coordinator in sharing the mission and vision of United Way through multiple channels including United Way’s website, print materials, and multimedia/social media communications. The Events & Marketing Intern will assist in creating content for United Way’s digital marketing channels and will assist the Communications Coordinator in planning efforts for community and fundraising events.

For the full job description, please click here. Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume to mgutierrez@unitedwaysb.org. Please include "Events & Marketing Intern Application" in the subject line.

Fun in the Sun | Summer Positions 

Location: Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Santa Ynez, Guadalupe

Status: Full time, Seasonal, Non-exempt

Dates: June 12th-July 28th (Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Santa Ynez); June 5th-July 21st (Guadalupe)

Pay Range: $21-23 an hour

 

General Summary: 

UWSBC provides Fun in the Sun, a summer learning and enrichment program at six sites throughout Santa Barbara County serving 350 youth and their parents annually. The Fun in the Sun program curriculum and activities directly address summer learning loss which disproportionally impacts students from lower resource communities. Fun in the Sun is designed to improve academic outcomes and provide a safe, supportive and nurturing environment for its participants and families. The Site Coordinator supervises site staff and manages all functions of the site.

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To apply, please click here or email your resume to jobs@unitedwaysb.org with the title of the position in the subject line. 

Location: Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Santa Ynez Valley, Guadalupe

Status: Full time, Seasonal, Non-exempt

Dates: June 12th-July 28th (Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Santa Ynez); June 5th-July 21st (Guadalupe)

Pay Range: $19-20 an hour

 

General Summary: 

UWSBC provides Fun in the Sun, a summer learning and enrichment program at six sites throughout Santa Barbara County serving 350 youth and their parents annually. The Fun in the Sun program curriculum and activities directly address summer learning loss which disproportionally impacts students from lower resource communities. Fun in the Sun is designed to improve academic outcomes and provide a safe, supportive and nurturing environment for its participants and families. The Assistant Site Coordinator supports site management in the supervision of site staff, students and logistics of the overall program.

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To apply, please click here or email your resume to jobs@unitedwaysb.org with the title of the position in the subject line. 

Job Title: Fun in the Sun Program Leader

Supervisor: Site Coordinator

Status: Part-time, Seasonal, Non-exempt

Dates: June 12th-July 28th (Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Santa Ynez); June 5th-July 21st (Guadalupe)

Pay Range: $17-19 an hour

 

General Summary:

UWSBC provides Fun in the Sun, a summer learning and enrichment program at six sites throughout Santa Barbara County serving 350 youth and their parents annually. The Fun in the Sun program curriculum and activities directly address summer learning loss which disproportionally impacts students from lower resource communities. Fun in the Sun is designed to improve academic outcomes and provide a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for its participants and families. The Program Leader supervises up to 13 students at a time and leads a variety of academic and enrichment activities. The Program Leader will participate in the planning of lessons and activities while ensuring that all students remain in a positive, safe, and supportive environment.

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To apply, please click here or email your resume to jobs@unitedwaysb.org with the title of the position in the subject line. 

Job Title: Fun in the Sun Site Aide/Lunch Bunch Representative

Supervisor: Fun in the Sun Site Coordinator

Location: Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Santa Ynez Valley, Guadalupe

Status: Varies, Seasonal, Non-exempt

Dates: June 12th-July 28th (Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Santa Ynez); June 5th-July 21st (Guadalupe)

Pay Range: $16.50-17 an hour

 

General Summary: 

During the summer months from June to August, UWSBC provides Fun in the Sun, a summer learning program at several sites throughout Santa Barbara County. Fun in the Sun program activities are educationally based to help prevent economically challenged and academically at-risk students from losing academic skills gained from the school year. The Site Aid supports the Site Coordinator and the Assistant Site Coordinator in the management of all site activities, procedures, and policies. The Site Aide will lead the daily Lunch Bunch activity, facilitating a positive and engaging experience for both volunteers/donors and students. Site Aids will provide support to the site management in all aspects of the program (i.e. snack distribution, child supervision, and field trips).

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To apply, please click here or email your resume to jobs@unitedwaysb.org with the title of the position in the subject line. 

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