Trying Together’s mission is to support high-quality care and education for young children.

Trying Together is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that supports the work of early childhood by providing advocacy, community resources, and professional growth opportunities for the needs and rights of children, their families, and the adults who interact with them. A fast-paced organization, Trying Together looks for dedicated and passionate staff who bring positivity to their work and a solution-oriented sensibility.

Trying Together encourages its team, partners, and communities to interact compassionately and honor the range of cultures, ideas, and identities that root each person. Young children develop and learn by example; this means that children whose early learning environments reflect just actions, equitable opportunities, diverse representation, and inclusive approaches experience healthier interactions and build relationships that enable them to thrive.

Trying Together provides a competitive compensation and benefits package.  Trying Together is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate and encourages qualified candidates of any gender, race, class, sexual orientation, faith, disability, or age to apply. All candidates will be evaluated on a merit basis.

Current Openings

• • Accountant
  • Assistant Director of Public Policy
  • Early Childhood Intervention Coordinator
  • Program Coordinator

Accountant
Full-Time (Exempt) | Hybrid | Salary Range: $69,500 – $81,000

The Accountant serves as a strategic financial partner to the Director of Administration, playing a vital role in the organizationʼs long-term sustainability. This position goes beyond traditional bookkeeping to focus on complex data analysis and the braiding of diverse funding streams—ensuring that federal, state, and private resources are seamlessly integrated and compliant. The ideal candidate will provide the financial clarity needed to drive decision-making while maintaining rigorous oversight of the organizationʼs fiscal health and statutory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Commitment to racial equity and inclusion and a willingness to do the ongoing personal work to bring about a more just society by actively participating in professional growth opportunities.
• Actively work with peers to create a culture of belonging at Trying Together.
• Willingness to disrupt practices that do not honor childrenʼs, familiesʼ, educatorsʼ, and colleaguesʼ humanity.
• In collaboration with the Director of Administration and Executive Director, develop an annual operating budget.
• Design and oversee sophisticated cost-allocation methodologies to ensure shared costs are accurately distributed across multiple private and public funding streams.
• Manage and reconcile financial data across multiple software platforms, including time reporting, payroll, banking, and accounting systems, utilizing advanced Excel skills to integrate data, support accounting processes, and produce accurate monthly financial statements, management reports, board reports, and audit-ready documentation.
• Perform complex financial analysis; interpret financial results and flag trends and discrepancies.
• In partnership with the Director of Administration, complete braiding of funding streams to maximize the resources of Trying Together while also meeting all relevant compliance requirements.
• Perform rolling cash-flow forecasts and multi-year financial modeling to predict the impact of new grants or the sunsetting of current funding.
• Monitor changes in federal/state regulatory requirements and update internal policies to mitigate risk during the braiding of restricted funds.
• Manage the recurring account receivables cycle, including invoice processing.
• Manage the recurring account payables cycle, including weekly check processing.
• Manage and modernize monthly account reconciliations.
• Develop grant and contract budgets and reporting systems.
• Establish and ensure adherence to internal controls.
• Complete local tax documents.
• Manage year-end closing, including W2s and 1099s.
• Provide audit support.
• Consistently use the NeonCRM platform to build relationships with constituents, record data that measures project performance, and to support continuous quality improvement in the organization’s resources and services.
• Work collaboratively across departments within Trying Together to meet the mission and accomplish the work.
• Participate in initial and ongoing professional development for continuous learning and expanding oneʼs professional knowledge base.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Accounting required; four years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Five or more years of experience in accounting is required.
• Five or more years of experience in non-profit accounting is highly preferred.
• Sophisticated non-profit fund and state and federal grant accounting and management strongly preferred.
• Strong accounting software experience and proficiency required.
• Experience with AccuFund software is highly preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Good judgment and decision-making abilities.
• Must be able to work independently and as a team member.
• Attention to detail and advanced problem-solving techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple activities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to:

• Travel up to 20% off site as needed.
• Operate with indomitable work ethic and the willingness to work additional hours and atypical shifts as needed.
• Perform tasks typical of an office role in the non-profit space, including standing/walking for extended periods, moving through fast-paced environments, and carrying light items (up to 25 lbs).
• See, hear, talk and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity; kneel, sit, stand, walk, crouch, stoop, bend, stretch, twist, reach, pull, push and other similar, repetitive tasks requiring physical activity.

Required Clearances:

• Clean Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance.
• Clean Act 34 PA State Police Clearance.
• Clean Act 73 Federal Criminal History Clearance.
• National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) Verification.
• Valid Driverʼs License and proof of insurance.

Required Training:

• Mandated Reporter Training (must be completed in the first month of placement).
• NeonCRM Training (required and recommended online courses must be completed in the first three months of placement).

Benefits:

• • Competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • Appreciative inquiry and strengths-based review process.

Assistant Director of Public Policy
Full-Time | Exempt | Salary Range: $61,000 – $70,000

Early Childhood Intervention Coordinator
Full-Time | Salary Range: $46,000-$50,000

The Early Childhood Intervention Coordinator is responsible for organizing and implementing a comprehensive strengths-based approach of providing strategies and supports for Allegheny County early learning programs to ensure that young children at risk of being suspended or expelled are retained in their program. The Early Childhood Intervention Coordinator will work with the ELRC Region 5 Local Leadership Council partners and Rapid Response Team to intentionally develop a team that is prepared to respond quickly to requests from early learning programs and families in Allegheny County when a child is at risk of being suspended or expelled.

Responsibilities:

• Practice equity in daily decisions. Apply an equity lens to goals, planning, materials, outreach/enrollment, communications, follow-through and partnerships and seek input from people most affected by decisions.
• Build a culture of belonging. Use inclusive meeting norms, invite under-represented perspectives, offer constructive feedback, and address harm respectfully.
• Improve practices that cause harm. Flag practices, processes, and/or policies that undermine the dignity, safety, or equitable treatment of children, families, educators; propose and help implement and evaluate improvements.
• Identify Allegheny County agencies familiar with the early childhood education system, early intervention behavioral health, and infant/early childhood mental health systems that have the capacity to provide support to early educators and program administrators.
• Identify key stakeholders and develop and maintain a Rapid Response Team for Allegheny County.
• Serve as a consultant to early learning program administrators and educators in collaboration with the ELRC 5 Quality Coach.
• Use observational tools, interviews, and data collection to determine the function of a child’s behavior.
• Create Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) in early care and education settings for children who have been referred to the Rapid Response Team.
• Coach educators on the implementation of Functional Behavior Assessments.
• Respond within 48 hours after a referral is received.
• Ensure that the Team works through a Pyramid Model in partnership with the early learning program administrator and educators, family, and child.
• Work collaboratively with the program director, teaching staff, early intervention staff, Team, and Quality Coach to assess and develop strategies to support the family and child.
• Work collaboratively with the program director, teaching staff, early intervention staff, Team, and Quality Coach to create a plan of action to support the child.
• Work collaboratively with the program director, teaching staff, Team, and Quality Coach to support families by connecting them to resources and information throughout the process.
• Ensure that there is follow up with the early learning program director, Team, early intervention staff, and Quality Coach.
• Collect data from the beginning of the process to the conclusion of the intervention with the early learning program.
• Serve as an active member of the Quality Initiatives and ELRC teams to effectively respond to the needs of the field and the systems they work within.
• Meet regularly with the Quality Initiatives and ELRC teams to provide feedback and brainstorm new ideas.
• Work collaboratively across departments within Trying Together to meet the mission and accomplish the work.
• Participate in initial and ongoing professional development for the purposes of continuous learning and expanding one’s professional knowledge base.
• Consistently use the NeonCRM platform to build relationships with constituents, record data that measure project performance, and support continuous quality improvement in the organization’s resources and services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Intervention, Special Education or related field and five years of related experience working with young children and families in early intervention, special education, and/or behavioral health environments. Masters degree preferred.
• Direct training and/or course work in Applied Behavioral Analysis
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain a project timeline and monitor progress toward goals.
• Must be able to interact with others in a positive and professional manner.
• Recognize that children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent data collection and analysis skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends.
• Must own a reliable vehicle as the nature of this job includes regularly visiting early learning programs in-person across Allegheny County.

Required Clearances:

• Clean Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance.
• Clean Act 34 PA State Police Clearance.
• Clean Act 73 Federal Criminal History Clearance.
• National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) Verification.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.

Required Training:

• Mandated Reporter Training (must be completed in the first month of placement).
• NeonCRM Training (required and recommended online courses must be completed in the first three months of placement).
• PQAS Professional Development Instructor Certification (must be obtained within the first year of employment for staff with a Bachelor’s Degree).

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Appreciative inquiry and strengths-based review process.

Position: Program Coordinator
Full-Time (Non-Exempt) | Salary Range: $40,000 – $42,000

Purpose:

The Program Coordinator for The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center will perform general support to activities and responsibilities. This position provides direct support to the Hub & Family Center located at 7219 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208. 

This position will work closely with the staff to ensure planning and operations for events are properly executed. The Program Coordinator will also lead small group programs when needed, including the managing and planning for events. The Program Coordinator will report to the Director of The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center.

Responsibilities:

• Commitment to racial equity and inclusion and a willingness to do the ongoing personal work to bring about a more just society by actively participating in professional growth opportunities. 
• Actively work with peers to create a culture of belonging at Trying Together. 
• Willingness to disrupt practices that do not honor children’s, families’, educators’, and colleagues’ humanity. 
• Strong ability to build a positive rapport with children and their families, early educators, and community partners.
• Actively participate in ongoing outreach/recruitment for the Hub & Family Center. 
• Actively participate in the development and facilitation of small events, group sessions for adult family members, and programs at the Hub & Family Center and assist staff with other projects as needed.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings including but not limited to catering, set-up, and tear-down.
• Assist with coordinating and scheduling regular office maintenance projects.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with community partner organizations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Must maintain files and complete all management information system paperwork accurately as required in a timely manner.
• Maintain the appearance and cleanliness of the Hub & Family Center and ensure a welcoming atmosphere.
• Relationships with and/or knowledge of the Homewood-Brushton community is helpful.
• Work collaboratively across departments within Trying Together to meet its mission and accomplish the work. 
• Participate in initial and ongoing professional development for continuous learning and expanding one’s professional knowledge base. 
• Consistently use the NeonCRM platform to build relationships with constituents, record data that measure project performance, and support continuous quality improvement in the organization’s resources and services.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

• Three years of related experience in early childhood education/development, or human/social services working with children and families. Continued education beyond high school is preferred. 
• Demonstrate ability to work with diverse populations. 
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Competency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite products and internet research.
• High level of organizational skills. 
• Take a proactive approach to problem-solving. 
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work within deadlines. 
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
• Experience presenting and running small group events.
• Ability to work  evenings and/or weekends a few times a month.

Required Clearances: 

• Clean Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance.
• Clean Act 34 PA State Police Clearance.
• Clean Act 73 Federal Criminal History Clearance.
• National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) Verification.
• Valid Driver’s License and proof of insurance.

Required Training:

• Mandated Reporter Training (must be completed in the first month of placement).
• NeonCRM Training (required and recommended online courses must be completed in the first three months of placement).
• PQAS Professional Development Instructor Certification (must be obtained within the first year of employment for staff with a Bachelor’s Degree).

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Appreciative inquiry and strengths-based review process.

Interested Applicants:

Applicants must apply at tryingtogether.applytojob.com/apply and upload their resume and three work-related references. Phone calls will not be accepted. Posting will remain open until filled.