Family Finder & Resource Recruitment Specialist

UNKNOWN; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

UCAN seeks a Family Finder and Resource/Recruitment Specialist to support foster youth and families in Illinois. The role focuses on locating foster homes, engaging kinship networks, and providing administrative support to the casework team.

The position emphasizes trauma-informed, family-centered approaches, with duties spanning outreach, resource development, training support, and collaboration with the UCAN professional foster parenting team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or Social Work.
• Car and valid Illinois driver’s license and insurance.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs.
• Experience working with youth in care and foster families.

Responsibilities

• Extensive research, investigation, and outreach in locating absentee parents/guardians.
• Identify and locate potential extended family/fictive kinship relationships.
• Assist caseworkers with foster parent support and training.
• Facilitation of the expansion of community resources.
• Create a master schedule for the CFTM meetings.
• Coordinate invites and/or placeholders for CFTM meetings.

Skills

Communication skills

Trauma-informed practice

Positive Youth Development

Teamwork

Professional boundaries

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or Social Work

Job description

UCAN seeks a Family Finder and Resource/Recruitment Specialist to support foster youth and families in Illinois. The role focuses on locating foster homes, engaging kinship networks, and providing administrative support to the casework team.

The position emphasizes trauma-informed, family-centered approaches, with duties spanning outreach, resource development, training support, and collaboration with the UCAN professional foster parenting team.