Child and Family Specialist Job Description
A Better Chance for Our Children provides foster care and adoption services throughout Delaware. This position is based in Milford and requires travel throughout Kent County and Sussex County. However, the caseload will primarily focus on Kent County.
The Child and Family Specialist’s role is to support all adoption and foster care services provided by the agency. A successful Child and Family Specialist possesses strong writing and organizational skills; the position involves writing very detailed, lengthy reports on children and families. To keep track of a variety of responsibilities, the following skills are an asset: very strong organizational skills, precise documentation and record-keeping, and the ability to work independently.
Team members at A Better Chance for Our Children are expected to understand, embrace, support, and promote the organization'smission and goals. A Better Chance for Our Children is dedicated to providing permanency for children. We focus on finding families for waiting children and supporting those families throughout their journey.
A Better Chance for Our Children does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.
Education: Applicants have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university. A master’s degree is preferred. Degrees MUST be in social work or the related human services fields of child welfare, counseling, psychology, child psychology, family studies, or sociology.
Other: Valid driver’s license and background check required.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provides adoption, foster care, and post-adoption services.
2. Conducts home or office visits with families, children, or other professionals.
3. Coordinates or attends casework conferences with clients and outside agencies.
4. Prepares comprehensive reports for children and families.
5. Communicates regularly with assigned supervisor, outside referral agencies, clients, and private or governmental human service agencies regarding transactions, change of status, or other actions regarding active or inactive cases.
6. Prepares and submits correspondence, activity records, reports, billing, and documents for management information and government compliance on all cases.
7. Makes regular visits to families for supervision.
8. Testifies in court or at child review hearings as required.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have at least a bachelor's degree in one of these required areas: social work or the related human services fields of child welfare, counseling, psychology, child psychology, family studies, or sociology? Please note that we cannot consider candidates who do not meet this requirement.
- This position requires strong writing skills and the ability to produce lengthy, detailed reports of 10-20 pages. Are you comfortable with this requirement?
- Do you have the flexibility to meet with children and families during school and evening hours as needed?
- This position requires travel throughout Kent and Sussex counties, but it is primarily based in Kent County. Are you comfortable with this requirement?
Work Location: In person
