Job
Kinship Family Specialist
| Location | Columbus, OH 43004 |
| Date Posted | May 06, 2024 |
| Job ID | 11566 |
| Employment Type | Direct Hire |
Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct an immediate search for an experienced Kinship Family Specialist for our wonderful nonprofit partner, dedicated to reuniting children in the foster care system with their families in the Greater Columbus, Ohio area!
This incredible role supports the Kinnect to Family Branch Regional Director with technical assistance, coaching, and training as well as identifying kinship caregivers, and creating a robust roadmap to family! This position is for immediate hire and works a hybrid schedule.
RESPONSIBILITIES
This incredible role supports the Kinnect to Family Branch Regional Director with technical assistance, coaching, and training as well as identifying kinship caregivers, and creating a robust roadmap to family! This position is for immediate hire and works a hybrid schedule.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborates with the professional team to identify and connect young people to kin.
- Intentionally engages and explores permanency with youth.
- Researches and coalesces information from relatives/kin to expand the child’s support system and family connections, while identifying potential kinship caregivers.
- Identify and document family/kin for each child through Family Finding search activities.
- Facilitate communication with the team and provide the referring agencies with accurate family documentation.
- Attend or facilitate meetings and court hearings, advocating for relative/kin placement.
- Complete assessments on the child and family functioning upon referral and conclusion of services.
- Assist in preparing the family for licensure.
- Maintain accurate files and records for each family served.
- Travel required, as needed. Must have access to own transportation. Available to work a flexible schedule, which may include nights and weekends.
- Occasional overnight travel.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree required; Social Services or related field, preferred.
- Demonstrated experience working with interdisciplinary teams utilizing innovative strategies to overcome obstacles.
- Direct experience in the child welfare field with a basic knowledge of foster care and adoption, is preferred.
- Understanding of, or ability to learn, Genopro (family tree/genogram software program).
- Ability to use customer service initiatives to work with partner agencies.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
- Possess a valid driver’s license and dependable transportation.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This opportunity offers an annual salary of $48,000 - $50,000 plus a full and robust benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, retirement plans, and a generous amount of paid time off plus additional floating holidays.
HOW TO APPLY
For immediate consideration please provide your resume sharing more about your experience and interest in this role online here.
ABOUT OUR FIRM
Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.
We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.
For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
