Kinship Caregiver Support Specialist

DePelchin Children’s Center; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 63,039,000 - 80,231,000; Full time

Job summary

Texans Together is seeking a Kinship Specialist to provide support, engagement, assessment, and resource coordination for relatives and fictive kin involved with the child welfare system.

You will identify kinship resources, build trusting relationships, assess caregiver needs, and coordinate services with families, caseworkers, and community partners to promote safety and permanency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience may substitute education.
• 2+ years in child welfare, foster care, kinship care, or related human services.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, engages, and supports relatives and fictive kin as potential placement resources.
• Builds trusting relationships with kinship caregivers through family-centered engagement.
• Assesses caregiver strengths, needs, barriers, and supports to promote placement stability.
• Provides information on financial assistance, benefits, and community resources for kinship caregivers.
• Assists caregivers in developing plans to strengthen stability, safety, and family well-being.
• Coordinates services with children, families, caseworkers, providers, schools, and community partners.
• Supports kinship caregivers in navigating child welfare processes and available services.
• Encourages caregiver participation in case planning and permanency activities.
• Promotes family connections, cultural identity, and lifelong supportive relationships.

Skills

Kinship care

Family engagement

Assessment

Resource coordination

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IMPACT

Electronic case management systems

Job description

Texans Together is seeking a Kinship Specialist to provide support, engagement, assessment, and resource coordination for relatives and fictive kin involved with the child welfare system.

You will identify kinship resources, build trusting relationships, assess caregiver needs, and coordinate services with families, caseworkers, and community partners to promote safety and permanency.