LP - Foster Care Coach

A Foster Care Coach will work closely with the Foster Care Coordinator, foster care staff, and foster parents in providing support services to children and foster parents of La Paloma Family Services programs. These services include individual and group training, assisting foster parents and advocating within the child welfare and behavioral health systems. The Foster Care Coach will also coordinate with outside agencies, schools, and agencies in the provision of these services.

Bachelors degree or

Associates degree and two years of experience in social services, Or

High school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and four years of experience in social services.

Preferred: Experience in child welfare or human services, specifically monitoring and licensing foster

homes. Previous experience in writing home studies and assessments of family systems. Excel in time management, organization, and meeting deadlines. Certified PS-MAPP Trainer and PS-DT Trainer, or

willing to become certified. Experience working with kinship families.

We offer a competitive wage that includes shift differential and bilingual differential pay for some positions, as well as the below generous benefit packet for full-time employees.

• Medical, dental, vision insurance.
• Flexible spending Accounts
• Health savings account with employer contribution.
• 403b retirement account
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5200 per year (accessible after first 90 days of employment).
• Allowance added to pay to supplement additional benefits in the amount of 2% of salary the first year and increasing every 2 years.
• 15 days of PTO in the first 2 years, increasing by an additional 5 days every two years.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Short-term & Long-term Disability.
• Bereavement Leave

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La Frontera Arizona, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or in any other term, condition, or privilege of employment with regards to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, or any status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants and employees be given equal opportunity and that hiring and other employment-related decisions are based on job-related factors.

Thank you for considering LFAZ as an employer!