Permanency Specialist-Youth Permanency Program

HFLW
Boston, MA
Category Education
Job Description
The Home for Little Wanderers seeks a Permanency Specialist for the Youth Permanency Program, a permanency-focused program assisting youth in foster care with identifying and engaging extended family members in the permanency planning process.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in social work, mental health or related discipline required
  • Excellent cultural awareness and sensitivity
  • Experience applying permanency best practices with youth in the child welfare field preferred
  • Strong engagement skills with vulnerable adolescents and their family members
  • Computer literate, including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer
  • Knowledge of a second language such as Spanish or Haitian Creole a plus
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