Four Oaks Family & Children Services·Dubuque, Iowa
Provide individualized services to kinship caregivers and children to ensure placement stability and child safety. Responsibilities include conducting needs assessments, developing support plans, and connecting families with essential community resources.
Requires a Bachelor's or Associate degree in social work or human services with two years of child welfare experience, or a Master's degree in Human Services. Prior experience with foster and adoptive families is preferred.
Market context
In Iowa, Kinship Navigator Specialist and related child welfare roles are typically driven by ongoing demand for staff who can support relatives, foster families, and adoptive placements. These positions are competitive because employers often look for a social work or human services degree plus child welfare experience, and experience with foster or adoptive families can strengthen an application. Job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original job description, helping you review fit faster; if you apply, highlight direct child welfare casework and family-support coordination experience.
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