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Family Finding and Resource Specialist
2 months ago
Lawrence Hall is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Family Finding and Resource Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our organization, you will play a critical role in identifying and recruiting placement resources for youth in care.
Key Responsibilities- Conduct thorough research and investigation to locate placement options for youth in care, including extended family and fictive kinship relationships.
- Provide technical assistance and resource development support to casework staff serving children with specialized and problematic behavior service needs.
- Assist in facilitating the expansion of resources needed to better serve children and their families involved in foster care.
- Drive to various locations to attend meetings, conferences, or to locate and assess family homes as needed.
- Utilize a family-centered, trauma-informed, strength-based, and EDI lens in assessing youth and family needs.
- Engage with youth, birth parents, family and social connections, foster parents, and staff to facilitate and support stability and permanency for the youth.
- Conduct diligent search activities across multiple databases, systems, and websites, completing required forms and documentation.
- Serve as a team member within the multidisciplinary team or Child and Family Team Meeting to facilitate connections between newly found family/fictive kin members, supports, and other collateral resources.
- Identify and engage familial supports and connections, including relatives and fictive kin, for the purpose of life-long connections and permanency achievement.
- Bachelor's degree in social work or other human service field, criminal justice, or communications.
- Experience in investigation and person location preferred.
- Strong communication skills, research skills, and experience working with children and youth with special needs a plus.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of childhood trauma and prior experience working in settings with youth and families exposed to trauma preferred.
- Knowledge of youth development, adolescent issues, and a positive youth development/strengths-based approach preferred.
- Personal vehicle or access to a vehicle and proof of insurance.
- Valid Illinois/Indiana/Wisconsin Driver's license.
- No history of child abuse or neglect.
- Ability to pass background and drug screen.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- A supportive and collaborative work environment.
- A chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of youth and families.
