Family Services Specialist II

City of Alexandria; Alexandria (VA); Remote; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Alexandria is hiring a Family Services Specialist II to provide intensive social work services to individuals and families, using a racial equity approach in decision making. The role focuses on identifying, engaging, assessing, and training prospective resource families including foster parents, foster-to-adopt families, and kinship caregivers.

Telework may be available with appropriate consideration to location and in line with City policy.

Job description

Family Services Specialist II

Foster Parent Recruiter/Trainer

The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Family Services Specialist II position.

An Overview

Family Services Specialist II provides intensive and specialized, culturally competent social work services to individuals and families. Alexandria DCHS utilizes a racial equity approach in all decision making.

This position uses social work theory to provide intensive and specialized culturally competent social work services to identify, engage, assess, and train prospective resource families. Resource families-which include foster parents, foster-to-adopt families, and kinship caregivers-are critical partners for child welfare professionals because they provide care for children who cannot live with their parents, and they can play a supportive role in reunification.

Telework may be available with appropriate consideration given to work assignment location, and in accordance with current City policy.