Family Finder I, Sacramento Kinship Support Services
Wayfinder Family Services·Sacramento, California
About the role
The role focuses on conducting intensive searches for relatives and supportive connections for children in foster care. The specialist coordinates contacts and facilitates family team meetings to build a network of caring adults for the youth.
Job DetailsJob Location
- South
- Sacramento -
- Sacramento,
- CA 95831Position
- Type:
- Full
- TimeEducation
- Level: 4
- Year
- DegreeSalary
- Range: $23.00 - $26.00
- HourlyJob
- Shift: Day/AMAt Wayfinder Family Services, we understand the unique challenges facing some of our state’s most vulnerable children, youth and adults. Those with disabilities, those without a home of their own, those who have been abused and many, many more. We answer the call for them. We believe in the amazing potential in, and for, each and every one of them. And, together, we find a way to turn that potential into reality. Program and Role Summary Wayfinder’s Family Finding program searches exhaustively for relatives or people close to children in foster care so they can establish supportive connections. Family finding specialists contact relatives to see if they are interested in phone calls or visits with children in care. Family may not know how to search for the child or even that the child is in foster care. Our specialists coordinate contacts for children and these relatives to build trust and connections so the youth will have a network of caring adults to rely on when they leave foster care. The hourly wage range for this role is $23.00 - $26.00. The primary focus on the Family Finder I, is to provide a comprehensive, intensive relative search and engagement services for foster children.
- Primary
- Responsibilities: Utilize the Family Search and Engagement model and other CCSWW tools when searching for prospective kin-caregivers and missing kin to solicit their interest and commitment to be a part of the child’s life. Ensure families are assessed for suitability prior to placement. Conduct, analyze and utilize assessments for case planning, reunification and/or placement purposes. Facilitate family team meetings to support placement planning. Maintain engagement with all family members who committed to be a part of the child’s life. Other duties as outlined in the position description.
- QualificationsEducation and
