1/09/19

Organization Name : Nightlight Christian Adoptions

Position Title : Foster Parent in Homes for Hope

Position Type : Paid Position – Full Time

Position Summary : We are seeking experienced individuals and families interested in being a foster parent for our new program, Homes for Hope. The first point of contact for children as they enter foster care, it would be your job to provide a safe, loving, and temporary home for up to five children in need. Prioritization will be given to children ages 0-10 and keeping sibling groups together when possible, in emergency foster care situations, with an average stay of 30-90 days. Reduced rent in Thornton, CO.

Contact Person : Meaghan Nally – Foster Care Program Manager

Contact Email : mnally@nightlight.org

Additional Information : https://resources.cafo.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Homes-for-Hope-Foster-Family.pdf

https://www.nightlight.org/colorado-homes-for-hope-program/

11/01/18

Position Title: Director of Operations

Position Type: Paid Position – Full Time

Position Summary: The Director of Operations (DOO) is responsible for overseeing the successful operations of the overall work of 127 Worldwide. This includes developing and evaluating the strategic plan, supervising and evaluating staff performance, managing the daily operations, and implementing a communication/marketing strategy. The DOO works closely with the Executive
Director, Director of Development, Director of Ministries, and the Board of Directors in development of strategy, budgets, and ministry management. The goal of this position is to create and maintain a healthy, thriving work environment that builds on the success and integrity of 127 Worldwide.

Contact Person: Sara Beth Fentress

Contact Email: sarabeth@127worldwide.org

Additional Information: Job Description

9/19/18

Position Title: House Parents

Position Type: Paid Position – Full Time

Position Summary: Firm Foundation Youth Homes is a faith based trauma-informed and family-centered home for teen girls in Mesa, AZ. We are looking for a mission minded couple to live in our beautiful home and work directly with our support team. Familiarity with TBRI and Grace Based Parenting is a plus.
This live-in full time position pays $70,000+ per year per couple.

Contact Person: Julie Bartolini

Contact Email: julie@firmfoundationaz.org

Additional Information: Job Description

8/23/18

Role : Board Position – Treasurer

Description:  We are soliciting for a Treasurer that would be part of our BOD. We a small, organically growing NGO that has been serving the least in Ukraine since 2007. We are looking for at least a 2-year commitment to this voluntary position.

Skills: Accounting, Quickbooks, budgeting, grant writing; Passionate, committed, creative, super communication skills, responsive, networking, organized, flexible, energetic and dedicated to the cause of the fatherless.

Location : Colorado / Remote

Notes: Unpaid

Contact :  Kris Stoesz, kstoesz@aol.com

Website: ukraineorphans.org

8/16/18

Position Title: International Social Worker

Position Summary: Establishes initial contact with prospective adoptive families for the International program. Works with prospective adoptive families in processing international adoption.

Essential Duties:

• Helps recruit, enroll, maintain, and work with prospective adoptive parents in processing an international adoption
• Conduct international home studies.
• Assures all paperwork and documentation complies with international country’s standards
• Ensures that all information needed to complete the adoption record is completed and on file prior to the date of submission of dossier
• Schedules/completes post-adoption/placement visits after placement of child
• Working with families through process until they travel to the international country, including fielding questions, following up with phone call, and completing all applicable paperwork and communication necessary to prepare family to travel overseas.
• Counseling clients/families on the nature of international adoption.
• Assisting the international director, supervisor, manager, and coordinators with various tasks assigned in process of international adoption.
• Helping International staff with international informational meetings.
• Completing home assessments for contract couples as assigned and needed.

Secondary Duties: 

• Serves as an advocate for the child’s best interest.
• Assisting in agency-related events, including the annual staff retreat, the annual banquet and anniversary celebrations both international and domestic.
• Maintaining good relationships with co-workers, including solving all disputes in a Biblically prescribed fashion.
• Representing the Agency in a professional manner in and away from the office.
• Maintaining social work license.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Bachelor, graduate or clinical social work license from applicable state licensing Board

State Specific Requirements: 

• Social Work license from applicable state licensing Board
• Complete annual training/CEU’s as determined by State regulations and Hague requirements, whichever is greater.

To Apply: http://lifelinechild.org/international-social-worker/

8/16/18

Position Title: Social Worker

Position Summary: Serves as initial contact and interviews with expectant mothers considering an adoption plan or parenting plan. Provides coaching services to birth parents. Handles initial contact and interview with prospective adoption families for the international and domestic programs. Facilitates the placement of children in domestic and international adoptions while working with the family. Establishes and maintains contact with networking opportunities for our ministry. Serves as liaison with community, church, local pregnancy centers, educating staff, families, and clients.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelors Degree in Social Work
  • Adoption Experience preferred
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work and 2 years child placement services preferred
• Social work license from applicable state licensing board (BSRB)

Pregnancy Counseling: 

• Initial contact and interview with client.
• Counseling clients concerning the options they have regarding adoption.
• Obtaining information concerning the putative father and his feelings about the situation.
• If the biological parents are minors, the worker will arrange for appointment of a guardian ad litem.
• Assisting the birth mother in arranging for prenatal care and hospital admission for delivery.
• Determining availability of private health insurance or assisting clients with obtaining Medicaid.
• Maintaining regular contacts with client to provide counseling during and after delivery, including facilitating a good working relationship with the client.
• Providing the client the means for spiritual growth, including the ministry of evangelism and discipleship, in a non-threatening way.
• Serving as an advocate for the client’s best interest.
• Explaining to the client the legal process of terminating parental rights and respecting her right to withdraw her relinquishments if within the legal period allowed.
• Visiting client in the hospital after delivery to have mother sign paperwork permitting discharge of the baby from the hospital.
• Facilitate the adoptive home placement of the child under the direction of the Casework Supervisor.
• Be available for post-adoption counseling of the birth parents.
• Maintain detailed records of contacts, including case notes, assessments, court documents, legal papers, time sheets, medical and family history, and other required paperwork.
• Serving as an advocate for the child’s best interest.
• Maintain relationships with local attorneys.
• Assisting in agency-related events, including the annual banquet.

Adoption Awareness (Crisis Pregnancy Centers, hospitals, schools, correctional facilities):

• Build upon existing and historical relationships while highlight Lifeline Children’s Services in comparison to local attorneys and other adoption agencies.
• Educate directors, staff, and volunteers to the services offered by Lifeline Children’s Services for adoption minded expectant parents, including medical care, counseling, maternity homes, and the quality of Christian adoptive families that are available – focus on a staff member to help provide adoption counseling to girls including the Lifeline video.  Foster good will between the ministries, emphasizing teamwork in a common goal to reach expectant parents with the truth of Christ and abortion.
• Develop counselor training and adoption awareness presentation and material.  Assist in adoption-related counselor training.  Ensure that the affiliates have the necessary resource material about adoption and Lifeline Children’s Services.
• Receive positive and negative feedback from affiliates to improve on Lifeline’s programs and ministry.
• Help with marketing initiatives to promote Lifeline’s ministry both on the development side and awareness side.
• Pursue relationships with electronic and print media, and encourage favorable coverage of adoption issues and ministry profiles.
• Pursue opportunities to speak in to speak in churches about the Biblical alternative of adoption and the success of Lifeline Children’s Services and encourage financial support of the ministry whenever possible and the situation presented.

Social Worker – Adoption Assessments:

• Initial contact and interview with prospective adoptive families through the international, domestic, and Kansas adopt only ministries.
• Helping recruit, enroll, maintain, and work with prospective adoptive families in processing an international or domestic adoption.
• Working with prospective adoptive couples throughout the adoption process through home assessments which includes:
• Making a home visit to interview the couple.
• Interviewing each spouse separately, and in the home prior to completing a written home assessment.
• Make sure all paperwork and documentation complies with international countries standards.
• Seeing that all information needed to complete the adoption record/dossier is completed and in the file prior to date of submission of dossier.
• Post-placement/supervisory visits after placement of child in family to meet requirements of international country.
• Working with families through process until they travel to the international country or adopt domestically, including fielding questions, following up with phone call, and completing all applicable paperwork and communication necessary to prepare family.
• Counseling clients/families on the nature of cross cultural adoption.
• Helping International staff with international informational meetings

Secondary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assisting with Harbor Families ministry.
• Assisting in agency-related events, including the annual banquet and anniversary celebration.
• Maintaining licensure.
• Maintaining good relationships with co-workers, including solving all disputes in a Biblically prescribed fashion.
• Representing the Agency in a professional manner in and away from the office.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment:

• This position primarily operates in a professional office environment.
• Travel is also required throughout the state to conduct home studies and post reports, networking, etc.

State Specific Requirements:

• Must maintain licensure as indicated in KS state standards and meet required continuing education hours
• Bachelor’ or Master’s degree in Social Work
• Maintain Licensure from applicable state licensing board (BSRB in KS)
• Works with prospective adoptive parents throughout the adoption process, only when qualified by state regulations and/or laws to do so.
• Completes home assessments for contract families as assigned/needed, only when qualified by state regulations and/or laws to do so.

To Apply: http://lifelinechild.org/kansas-social-worker/

8/16/18

Organization Name: DC127

Title: Programs Manager

Position Type: Paid Position – Full Time

Position Summary: DC127 has a small professional team with a volunteer network of over 200 people. The Programs Manager’s primary role is to oversee three main program components: 1. the management of DC127’s Communities for Families program and staff, 2. manage and implement all functions of DC127’s foster care program, and 3. manage the organization’s program development and data evaluation efforts.

Contact Person: Chelsea Geyer

Contact Email: chelsea@dc127.org

To Apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter to info@dc127.org. All questions can be directed to that email address as well.

Additional Information: Job Description

8/16/18

Organization Name: DC127

Title: Development and Operations Assistant

Position Type: Paid Position – Part Time

Position Summary: DC127 has a small professional team with a large volunteer network, all dedicated to mobilizing the churches of Washington, DC around some of the most vulnerable children in our city. We are currently seeking a Development and Operations Assistant to provide administrative assistance to our Executive Director and future Development Coordinator around DC127’s organizational operations and fundraising efforts.

Contact Person: Chelsea Geyer

Contact Email: chelsea@dc127.org 

To Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter to info@dc127.org

Additional Information: Job Description

6/26/18

Organization Name: Bethany Christian Services

Title: Global Design & Development Director

Position Type: Paid Position – Full Time

Position Summary: This position will be responsible for providing technical support and direction for the four service lines offered at Bethany Christian Services Global, LLC: foster care, family preservation, adoption, and refugee services around the world. This position will play a critical role in order for Bethany Global to achieve its vision to secure and develop high quality programs globally. The successful candidate will design, develop and secure funding for Bethany Global’s Program.

Contact Person: Lesley Erickson

Contact Email: lerickson@bethany.org

To Apply – Complete the Application: https://bethany.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=4&id=447 

The Bair Foundation is seeking a full time IN HOME THERAPIST working with children, adolescents, and
adults available. We provide home, school and community-based services to youth in foster care and
community mental health clients. We are seeking a passionate candidate who enjoys a fast-paced yet
stimulating work environment.

*This position would service Portage, Stark and Summit County.
THIS POSITION OFFERS:
17 Days of PTO
12 PAID Holidays
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Flexible Schedule
Supervision toward Independent licensure
Mileage Reimbursement
Bonus Opportunities
Education Assistance
On-Call Reimbursement

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Conduct clinical assessments and develop treatment plans with the client and/or caregiver
Create safety plans and provide crisis support as needed
Deliver individual and/or family therapy sessions
Coordinate services with Qualified Behavioral Health Specialists
Complete treatment notes to document outcome-effective services
Consult with county and other health personnel to evaluate progress and advocate for client needs

REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in counseling, social work or a related field with two years of experience
in child welfare or mental health. LSW, LISW, LPC, LPCC, LMFT required.

APPLY ONLINE www.bair.org/careers

The Bair Foundation is seeking a full time IN HOME THERAPIST working with children, adolescents, and
adults available. We provide home, school and community-based services to youth in foster care and
community mental health clients. We are seeking a passionate candidate who enjoys a fast-paced yet
stimulating work environment.

*This position would service the Dayton area.

THIS POSITION OFFERS:
17 Days of PTO
12 PAID Holidays
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Flexible Schedule
Supervision toward Independent licensure
Mileage Reimbursement
Bonus Opportunities
Education Assistance
On-Call Reimbursement

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Conduct clinical assessments and develop treatment plans with the client and/or caregiver
Create safety plans and provide crisis support as needed
Deliver individual and/or family therapy sessions
Coordinate services with Qualified Behavioral Health Specialists
Complete treatment notes to document outcome-effective services
Consult with county and other health personnel to evaluate progress and advocate for client needs

REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in counseling, social work or a related field with two years of experience
in child welfare or mental health. LSW, LISW, LPC, LPCC, LMFT required.

APPLY ONLINE www.bair.org/careers

The Bair Foundation, a leading treatment foster care agency, is in search of candidates for a LICENSED
SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER in our Kent, OH office.
We are looking for individuals with knowledge and passion for working with at-risk youth and families.

The Bair Foundation offers great advantages!
 Over 3 weeks PTO within 1st year
 Medical, Dental, Vision
 Mileage Reimbursement
 Training and Education Assistance
 12 Paid Holidays
 401K Traditional and ROTH

Job Overview: To apply knowledge of the foster care system to ensure appropriate care is given to
foster/kinship children. This can include:
 Monitor the progress of children in the foster/kinship home setting and monitoring compliance
of the foster/kinship home and safety of the child(ren).
 Responsible for being certified in The Bair Foundation’s model of care which includes, Together
Facing the Challenge (foster/kinship parent training).
 Provide direct supervision to assigned foster/kinship families, including but not limited to
coaching, follow up and accountability in accordance to The Together Facing The Challenge
training structured home visit requirements.
 Provide ongoing training utilizing Together Facing the Challenge curriculum to foster/kinship
parents.
 Ensure accurate and timely documentation in The Bair Foundation’s electronic documentation
system.
 Apply advanced child welfare knowledge to develop Individualized Services Plan (ISP) to
establish the appropriate services to be provided for each child on caseload and to assure
compliance with state regulations.
 Assist service team members and the child in accomplishing service plan goals and ensuring
progress towards goals are documented.
 Apply advanced knowledge in utilizing various assessment tools to prioritize and target problem
behavior and measure progress for use during ISP meetings.
 Use advanced knowledge of child welfare techniques to independently assess the quality and
appropriateness of services being provided to each child in placement.
 Will cover “on call”, when assigned, which includes responding to emergency situations after
hours and making decisions on what the problem is and the best way to remedy the
situation. This may require going to the location to assist in problem resolution.
 Attend professional conferences and seminars to fulfill continuing education requirements to
stay at the forefront of social work techniques and applications and to comply with state
regulations regarding training hours.
 Responsible for providing an environment which promotes respect for clients, their privacy, and
confidentiality that follows HIPAA regulations.

Job Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field required. One
year of experience working with at-risk youth required. Must be a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in Ohio.

Apply online www.Bair.org/careers

Responsibilities:

– Respond to emails

– Send thank you cards and emails

– Update donor management system

– Send out shipments and fulfill orders

– Consult on fundraising campaigns, growth strategies, organizational partnerships, and donor engagement

Experience in preferred but not necessary. We’re looking for someone driven, creative, and passionate about children in families. Must be friendly and able to work independently. Must be located within the United States. Resume builder and a great way to get experience growing and managing a nonprofit’s donor engagement, communication, and administrative needs. Please note this is a volunteer position. Any associated costs you may incur will be reimbursed within 24 hours. We are hopeful this can become a stipend paid position within the next year.

To Apply – Complete the Application Here

6/5/18

Organization Name: Abide Family Center

Title: Volunteer Media Manager

Position Type: Volunteer Position: 3-5 hours

Position Summary:

Responsibilities:

– Post to Instagram, FB, and twitter 4-5 times a week

– Write captions, hashtags, and answer DMs (photos provided)

– Occasionally create content for SM platforms

– Interact with followers and other accounts through liking, commenting, engaging, etc…

– Consult on fundraising campaigns, growth strategies, organizational partnerships, and donor engagement

Experience in preferred but not necessary. We’re looking for someone driven, creative, and passionate about children in families. Must be friendly and able to work independently. Resume builder and a great way to get experience growing and managing a nonprofit’s social media accounts. Please note this is a volunteer position. Any associated costs you may incur will be reimbursed within 24 hours. We are hopeful this can become a stipend paid position within the next year.

To Apply – Complete the Application Here

5/17/18

Organization Name: Bethany Christian Services

Title: Senior International Adoption Supervisor

Position Type: Paid Position-Part Time

Position Summary: As the Senior International Adoption Supervisor, you will be accountable for the provision of successful operations and management of overseas adoption programs; which ensure the maximum care and protection for the children involved. Participation in oversight, administration and coordination of programs.

Contact Person: Lesley Erickson

Contact Email: lerickson@bethany.org

To Apply – Complete the Application : https://bethany.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=4&id=352