Job Location Southampton - Southampton, PA 18966 Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Salary Range $48,000.00 - $48,000.00 Salary
The Family Development Specialist is responsible for the training, evaluation and screening of potential resource parents and kinship homes. This includes conducting precertification sessions, completing family profiles, completing required documentation for family approvals, and providing home recertifications as assigned.
After introduction period, a hybrid work schedule is expected. The office assignment is in Southampton, Pa but the majority of the field work is in the Philadelphia region.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
A Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in the field of Social Work or a related field. Experience in child welfare, casework, or childcare is beneficial. Experience working with children and families is preferred.
Bethanna is a Christian organization that provides the highest quality system of care for children and families in order to ensure safety, restore emotional wellness, and build family stability.
About
Bethanna provides adoption, child welfare services and behavioral health care in Philadelphia, Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania. Bethanna strengthens families, promotes resilience and offers hope in times of need. Contact us to find out how you can help lead the way home for children and teens in your community.
Bethanna’s guiding service philosophy and approach to providing services is rooted in the following guiding principles:
Commitment to serve in a Christ-like manner that demonstrates love, compassion, justice, and mercy on behalf of children and families.
Commitment to excellence
Support children and families along their life journeys.
Demonstrate cultural competency.
Serve with dignity and respect toward all.
Maintain fiscal and programmatic accountability.
Commitment to build stability
Preserve and promote safe, nurturing, and permanent families.
Provide clinical supports to enhance emotional wellness.
Advocate securing resources and services on behalf of individuals and families.
