Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition, an agency that strives to create permanency in every foster child’s life by recruiting and supporting foster and adoptive families, has an immediate opening on the Family Works team. Family Works delivers evidence-based services, in-home, with the intensity, energy, and passion necessary to help eliminate challenges that can ultimately lead to a child being placed out of the home. The program is implemented within a trauma and attachment framework.
The Coalition hires individuals:
- Passionate about serving foster/adopted youth and families
- Confident enough to work independently, while knowing when to reach out for help
- With the highest level of integrity when working both in the office and in the field
Candidates must:
- Hold a Master’s degree in social work or a related field
- Maintain a flexible work schedule to meet with families at a time that best fits their schedule—late afternoon, evening, and some weekend hours are customary
- Demonstrate an ability to build therapeutic rapport with diverse populations
- Have at least 2 years providing in-home services to families and children
- Possess a strong working therapeutic knowledge of foster care and adoption and its impact on children and families, focusing on the effects of complex, developmental trauma on the developing child as well as knowledge of attachment-based intervention strategies
- Exhibit an excellent knowledge of community services that support foster/adopt families
The Family Works Specialist is a full time position. Cover letters and resumes will be received by Anne Zink at annezink@foster-adopt.org. Applications without a well-written, thoughtful cover letter stating your passion and qualification for serving our population will not be considered.
The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
