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Foster Care Specialist
- Curiosity: approaching families, partners, and challenges with openness.
- Accountability: following through, owning outcomes, and modeling integrity.
- Relationships: centering human connection in every interaction.
- Enthusiasm: bringing energy and heart to a mission that changes lives.
- Build meaningful relationships through in-home and virtual consultations with prospective foster and adoptive families.
- Support foster parents and their capacity to care for children in foster care, including those with mental, behavioral, and emotional health needs.
- Coordinate ongoing peer support groups ("Clusters") throughout the region, including identifying, training, and supporting Cluster Facilitators.
- Work closely with mentor and clinical programs to support foster families.
- In collaboration with DCFS Regional Administration, create and implement an annual Regional Retention Plan targeting specific retention needs.
- Oversee Wishing Well requests from the region, giving initial approval to appropriate requests and forwarding them to the Director of Retention.
- Be prepared to take advantage of additional opportunities to support foster families and the children they care for as they arise.
- Represent Utah Foster Care in the community, strengthening public awareness and building community connections.
- Work with local Indigenous communities to build partnerships and increase awareness of the needs.
- In collaboration with the Director of Retention and Development Team, develop and cultivate partnerships with individuals, businesses, churches, and civic organizations — promoting support for foster families via in-kind donations, discounts, volunteer activities, and more.
- Work closely with the Volunteer Coordinator to support community volunteer engagement.
- Assist in content creation for a statewide semi-monthly foster parent newsletter, including region-specific content.
- Data input and management across multiple platforms.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and verbal communication skills; ability to create connections and foster trust.
- Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
- Comfortable using technology and learning new platforms; familiarity with social media is a must.
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills; attention to detail; strong problem-solving abilities.
- Collaborative work style with management, peers, and others — flexible to change, welcoming feedback, and able to admit and rectify mistakes in keeping with UFC's Leadership & Self-Deception corporate culture.
- Bachelor's degree in a Human Services–related field, or a combination of professional and lived experience (e.g., serving as a foster or adoptive parent, or direct child welfare work).
- Experience with nonprofit or government child welfare agencies; knowledge of Utah's foster care system preferred.
- If the applicant is a past or current foster parent, they must be in good standing with DCFS.
- Requires some evening and weekend hours, and travel across a geographically large area.
- Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle required.
- Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Equal Opportunity Employer
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Additional Info
Job Type : Part-time
Organization Mission : We serve Utah’s Children by finding, educating, and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care.
Nondiscrimination Statement : Utah Foster Care is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age (40 and older), race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, vaccination status (including whether an individual has an immunity passport), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. UFC is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
Job Location : Remote Position with frequent travel within Grand & San Juan Counties.
Work Model : On-site
Closing Date : 8/8/2026
Compensation Type : Hourly
Job Status : Nonexempt
Pay Range : $26.07/hr
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