Exciting career opportunities available here

Exciting career opportunities available here

Futures has the following exciting career opportunities available:

• Teaching Assistant (Educational Paras) – $14.50/hr working with preschool-aged children during the 23-24 school year
• Full-time Classroom Teacher – Pre-K/SPED – lead a classroom of 3-5-year-olds for the 23-24 school year
Direct Support Professional – Day Services (full-time & sub) starting wage is $16/hr working with adults with disabilities
Direct Support Professional – Residential Services (full-time, full-time overnight & sub) starting wage is $16/hr working with adults with disabilities 

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Hiring education paras/teaching assistants for 23-24 preschool year at $14.50/hr

Hiring education paras/teaching assistants for 23-24 preschool year at $14.50/hr

Futures Unlimited is hiring educational paras/teaching assistants for the 23-24 school year starting at $14.50/hour!

If you LOVE working with kids and want to grow professionally – this might be a great fit for you!

Futures Unlimited, Inc. is Sumner County’s premier early childhood program offering preschool, Early Head Start, Head Start, special education and pre-k services for children ages prenatal to 5. Research-based curriculum ties all program activities to cognitive outcomes. Full-day and half-day preschool options are available. School readiness checkpoints ensure children are making progress toward their next educational step. Programs involve and benefit the whole family. Futures helps families thrive!

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www.futures-unlimited.org/careers

Apply now for preschool for any child residing in USD 353 School District

Apply now for preschool for any child residing in USD 353 School District

Futures Unlimited, Inc. and USD 353 have partnered again this year to offer up to 60 preschool slots at Kennedy Elementary School this coming 2023-2024 school year. “USD 353 has been fortunate to partner with Futures Unlimited for several years by providing preschool classroom space within our district,” says Adam Hatfield, USD 353 superintendent.

Initially, this preschool was only available to families who met need-based and developmental eligibility criteria. But to ensure over-income families who do not already have a preschool home have the opportunity to attend a local preschool, the district has opened up a limited number of slots to any child ages 3-4 as long as they reside within the Wellington School District.

 “Our goal is to support Wellington preschools to ensure parents who desire preschool services for their child will have that option,” Hatfield says.

 “While these particular community slots are limited,” says Futures’ enrollment specialist, Cindy Bauer, “we also have Head Start and Pre-K slots to offer those who meet eligibility criteria.

Futures offers a wide variety of ways 3 & 4-year-olds can be eligible for preschool this year. Parents are encouraged to complete a short questionnaire at www.futures-unlimited.org/apply1 or they may call or text Cindy at 316-369-0256 or visit www.futures-unlimited.org/INFO for more information.

Chamber presents Futures with award on behalf of Kansas Department of Commerce

Chamber presents Futures with award on behalf of Kansas Department of Commerce

Chamber presents Futures with award on behalf of Kansas Department of Commerce
Futures Unlimited was the regional award winner for the South Central region for the non-traditional talent pool category for 2022. This award went to companies that have gone above and beyond to hire veterans, those with prior involvement in the justice system, youth, seniors or individuals with disabilities.

There were two regional Sumner County winners and seven merit award recipients among 10 possible categories.

Futures was presented with the award at the chamber’s recent annual celebration banquet.

WALT assists Caldwell hospital with moving long-term care residents to new site

WALT assists Caldwell hospital with moving long-term care residents to new site

February 2, 2023 – When Sumner County Hospital and Caldwell Family Clinic opened to the public on January 30th, they needed a way to transport non-ambulatory patients while the EMS vehicle was needed elsewhere. “Julie Hutchinson contacted me with the hospital and requested our help,” says transit coordinator, Judy Joseph. “We sent Eldon down to get folks to the new site. We’re glad to be able to assist.”

The new site, located one-half mile east of Caldwell on highway 81, is officially open, offering all clinic, outpatient and ER services.

Grant Creates Green Space Among Industrial Park

Grant Creates Green Space Among Industrial Park

WELLINGTON—November 21, 2022—On a crisp Monday morning, plastic hard-hat-clad Futures Unlimited preschoolers watch intently behind an orange fence north of Wellington along highway 81 as Shawn Becker with Becker Tree Farm backs his tree spade trailer to an open hole in the ground. He roars the tree spade engine to life (to the preschoolers’ delight), lowers the spade, plants the tree, then raises the spade blades as part of a tree-planting ceremony commemorating one dozen trees being planted in Futures’ newly expanded discovery playground made possible by a GrowMoreGood Garden Grant.

In collaboration with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening, The National Head Start Association has awarded ten agencies with grants to help establish gardens and green spaces for early childhood and community learning.

“We reclaimed over 5,000 sq. ft. of abandoned industrial land adjacent to our existing outdoor playground,” says Christa Jones, director of program services. “This grant allows us to enhance this area as a green space.”

Futures has plans to plant additional trees each year to continue the enhancement, providing a welcome park-like appearance, but more importantly, it provides ample educational opportunities to preschoolers and other program children and families. “We are committed to this project and are looking forward to utilizing this area even more and making sure all our program families have regular access to this large nature play area,” says Jones.

Likely Becker’s first-ever tree-planting ceremony, he quickly moves his machinery to the opposite side of the playground from the children because the event isn’t complete without preschoolers using toy watering cans to practice watering the newly planted pear tree.