Building The Foundation For Montana's Future

We Believe Every Child Deserves A Successful Future

Our team helps Montana families find and afford quality child care so parents can work or go to school while their children thrive. We are a Montana-rooted organization where every dollar stays local, maintaining rigorous stewardship with less than 0.1% of our budget spent on fundraising and administrative costs. Joining our team means doing meaningful work that directly strengthens Montana’s workforce and shapes future generations. 

What It's Like to Work Here

 We provide world-class customer service, transparent communication, and accurate processing to remove the friction out of a complex state system.

We manage a high volume of cases with multiple moving parts and strict timelines. Operating as a highly process-driven team, we strictly adhere to state, grant, and program guidelines while meticulously documenting every detail. We navigate complex emotional situations daily while remaining fiercely compassionate and dedicated to excellence in customer service.

Who Thrives On Our Team

We look for individuals with the character and drive to excel in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment:

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Accurate Under Pressure

You pay attention to details, abide by timelines, and follow through 100% of the time.

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Non-Judgmental

You sit with parents in the hardest financial season of their lives. Trust is earned by avoiding judgment.

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Thick-skinned and Resilient

You navigate difficult conversations with grace, staying calm and professional even when handling issues outside your direct control.

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Low Ego, High Standards

You admit mistakes quickly and fix them even faster.

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Realistic, Not Complacent

You accept what you cannot control without giving up on what you can. You acknowledge the facts and keep working toward a solution.

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Willing to Advocate

You speak up for our mission and the families we serve, even when the battle is uphill.

Our Non-Negotiables

To protect our families and maintain our mission, we have zero tolerance for the following:

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Dishonesty or covering an error.

An error acknowledged is fixable. An error hidden is a liability.

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Breaching confidentiality.

Families trust us with private information. That trust is not negotiable.

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Judging a family.

No parent should feel small for asking for help.

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Disrespect.

Navigating strict guidelines and a high volume of work requires immense focus, but administrative pressure is never an excuse to compromise human dignity.

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Carelessness.

Allowing administrative errors to slide. With an auditable state threshold of under 2% for improper payments, a careless mistake is not just an oops, it puts the entire organization's grant and funding at risk.

The Values That Guide Us

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Care

We show empathy, compassion, understanding, grace and support for children, families, providers, partners, co-workers, and ourselves.

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Family

We value family as the foundation to provide support and encouragement to allow people to reach their full potential.

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Integrity

We conduct ourselves with honesty and fairness. Our reputation is built on positive actions, compassionate responses, and dedicated staff while adhering to our code of ethics.

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Responsibility

We achieve what is required and follow through with commitments.

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Respect

We treat others with dignity while recognizing each individual for their uniqueness.

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Trust

We earn trust by being honest and speaking without judgment. Those we serve rely on our customer service and ability to give accurate, timely information through excellent communication resulting in satisfied clients.

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Confidentiality

We keep information private and share only when appropriate. Our efforts to honor confidentiality are extensive and continuous.

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Loyalty

We remain dedicated to our mission, those we serve, and the Family Connections organization.

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Recognition

We actively celebrate and acknowledge organizational, team, program, and individual accomplishments.

What our employees say

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Current Openings

Thank you for your interest. At this time we are fully staffed and not currently accepting any resumes.