Level Experienced Job Location Greenbelt, MD - Greenbelt, MD 20770 Position Type Full Time Education Level Master's of Social Work Required Salary Range $74,000.00 - $74,000.00 Salary/year Travel Percentage 10 - 20% Job Shift Day Job Category Nonprofit - Social Services
“Every child deserves permanency. Every family deserves hope. Join us as a Social Worker and change the story for children in foster care”
Social Worker – Foster Care (Washington, DC)
Some jobs change paperwork. This one changes lives.
In Washington, DC, children in foster care are waiting — waiting for stability, for family, for someone who believes in them. Too often, their stories begin with loss. But with the right support, those stories can transform into ones of healing, resilience, and hope.
That’s where you come in.
We’re seeking a passionate, licensed graduate social worker (LGSW) or (LMSW) to stand in the gap for children and families. This is not just a role — it’s a calling to ensure every child has the chance to grow up safe, loved, and on a path to permanency.
What You’ll Do
Look into the eyes of children and families and see their potential — not just their pain.
Conduct safety assessments and guide families toward goals that change futures.
Supervise visits that preserve the most important bond of all — family.
Advocate fiercely in schools, courts, and communities to make sure no child is forgotten.
Write plans and reports that aren’t just documents — but blueprints for a better life.
Walk beside children until permanency is not a possibility but a reality.
Who You Are
A Master’s-level Social Worker (MSW), LGSW or LMSW ... licensed in DC and MD or VA or can get resoprocity
Experienced in child welfare and foster care (2+ years preferred).
Culturally competent and trauma-informed, ready to serve families from every background.
Organized, courageous, and unafraid to fight for children who cannot fight for themselves.
Why This Role Matters
Children in foster care don’t have time to wait. Every day matters. Every visit matters. Every voice — your voice — matters. When you show up, you aren’t just helping children survive the system; you’re helping them find family, healing, and hope for a lifetime.
Location: Washington, DC
Travel: 20–30%
Full-time, includes on-call rotation
If you believe every child deserves permanency, safety, and the chance to thrive — this is the work you’ve been waiting for.
Apply today. Change a child’s story forever.
Since 1917, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA), a human services and immigration relief and refugee welcome agency, has accompanied those in need throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to foster resiliency, self-sufficiency, and access to opportunities. We provide services that last beyond just the initial arrival for families, youth, children, and individuals rebuilding their lives in the D.C. metro area.
LSSNCA is accredited by COA Accreditation, a service of Social Current.
Motivated daily by our belief in the inherent dignity of all, LSSNCA’s innovative participant-informed programs serve refugees, forced migrants, immigrants, children and youth, and underserved communities by filling in the gaps. Piloting initiatives like the area’s first camp for kids impacted by the HIV/AIDS crisis, originating local pro se asylum workshops for Afghan Allies, launching a Resource Center to serve as a community hub for all recently arrived program participants, and offering myriad trauma-informed mental health support services, LSSNCA strives to create an inclusive community of well-being where people thrive.
