Trauma-Informed Foster Care Support Specialist

4KIDS; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

403b retirement plan with match

Great staff culture

Fulfilling mission

Job summary

4KIDS seeks a Child & Youth Worker to support Neighborhood Foster Homes in Broward and Palm Beach County. You will work with house parents to maintain a safe, nurturing, and Christ-centered home for children in foster care, Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., with occasional weekends and travel between homes.

You will build trusting relationships using trauma-informed care, support development, manage routines, and assist with supervision and transportation as needed.

Qualifications

• Committed Christian with alignment with 4KIDS statement of faith.
• Must be 23 years of age or older with valid driver’s license to drive children in company provided vans.
• Associates Degree preferred in related field.
• Minimum two years experience working with children.
• Strong communication and relational skills.
• Basic computer skills for documentation.
• Knowledge of trauma informed care principles and experience working with children impacted by trauma preferred.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of caring for young children (lifting, carrying, active supervision).
• Ability to work in a team within a home-based environment.
• Must have reliable transportation that can be used for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support house parents in creating a safe, structured, and nurturing home environment.
• Build safe, trusting relationships with children using trauma-informed care principles.
• Recognize the impact of trauma and respond with patience, empathy, and consistency.
• Provide attentive, developmentally appropriate care for infants and toddlers.
• Engage children of all ages through play, conversation, and relationship-building.
• Assist with homework, routines, chores, and life skills development for older children and teens.
• Provide supervision and reinforce expectations and appropriate behaviors.
• Transport children to daycare, school, appointments, and activities as needed.
• Help maintain the home (light cleaning, organizing, and maintaining a child-safe environment).
• Respond calmly and effectively to behavioral challenges and crisis situations.
• Administer medications as trained.
• Provide on-call support and coverage for house parents as needed.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Communication

Teamwork

Documentation

Child development

Safety awareness

Education

Associates Degree

Job description

4KIDS seeks a Child & Youth Worker to support Neighborhood Foster Homes in Broward and Palm Beach County. You will work with house parents to maintain a safe, nurturing, and Christ-centered home for children in foster care, Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., with occasional weekends and travel between homes.

You will build trusting relationships using trauma-informed care, support development, manage routines, and assist with supervision and transportation as needed.