You believe people want to come together to care for the most vulnerable, yet they struggle to know who to help and how to connect.  You know that children shouldn't pay the highest price when families face extreme hardships, and you want to see the Church and the Community come together to care for each other. 

CarePortal (CP) is a connecting technology that drives action for local kids and families in crisis.We subscribe to the vision that through the Church and Community, there can be More Than Enough care for kids before, during, and beyond foster care. The goal is the transformation from child welfare to family well-being in the lives of hurting children/families, the Church, and the Community. We develop robust Care-Sharing Networks and lead with Courage, Humility, and Excellence.

At CarePortal (CP), we believe that children belong in the care of healthy, loving families.  And those families should be supported by a local church and caring members of their community.  You are ready to put your expertise to work for a mission you care deeply about.  Join us, and let’s get started as we scale and mainstream care-sharing in our nation and around the world, God willing, for the benefit of vulnerable children, families, and the most vulnerable.

CarePortal is currently searching for a full-time Senior Developer who is based out of the Greater Kansas City area.

Your Responsibilities Include

• Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based PHP applications on our proprietary software, CarePortal.
• Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with Marketing, Communications and Finance teams.
• Ensure coding style and standards are consistent across applications.
• Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools.
• Utilize back-end data services and contribute to increase existing data services API.
• Lead the entire web application development life cycle from concept stage to delivery and post launch support.
• Convey effectively all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues.
• Document the development process, architecture, and standard components.
• Collaborate regularly with fellow team members including support staff and junior developers.
• Keep project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serve as liaison between development staff and project manager.
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web developmentFoster a positive and productive team culture, promoting open communication, continuous learning, and mutual respect.
  
• Foster a positive and productive team culture, promoting open communication, continuous learning, and mutual respect.
  
  

Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization

• 5+ years experience in an object-oriented programming language such as PHP, Java, C#, Python.
• Experience developing and supporting API integrations.
• Hands on experience with SQL schema design, SOLID principles, REST API design.
• Unit & Integration testing (PHPUnit, Dusk, Pest).
• MySQL profiling and query optimization.
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or similar relevant field experience.

The above description is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather a focused list of priorities. Success provides the opportunity to not only build a career, but also bring much-needed support and care to local children and families in crisis across the United States. Successful candidates, like all CarePortal, LLC employees, are expected to live and work consistent with CarePortal’s vision, mission, and values.

CarePortal, LLC, a subsidiary of the nonprofit organization The Global Orphan Project (GO Project), is a Care-Sharing technology that drives action for local kids and families in crisis. This platform, which brings Christian churches to the point of care for each request made on behalf of children and families, can be used to connect a diverse network of churches, child-serving agencies, businesses, and individuals who care. Learn more at www.careportal.org.

CarePortal, LLC, offers a competitive benefits package for full-time positions (30+ hours per week) including health, dental, vision and employer paid life insurance, retirement savings and generous PTO plan and a highly competitive, market-indexed compensation when compared to similar non-profit roles. Compensation is commensurate with relevant skills and experience.