Foster Family Services Consultant

Starting Pay: $20-22/hour Based on experience
Full-Time
Shifts: Primarily weekdays with on-call rotation (some early mornings/evenings required)

Are you passionate about supporting children and families? Join Boys Town as a Foster Family Services Consultant and help place children in safe, supportive foster homes. You'll play a critical role in developing service plans, guiding foster families, and ensuring kids thrive. If you're ready to use your skills to make a real difference, we want you on our team!

Benefits You'll Enjoy:

* Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - Affordable, with free services at Boys Town Clinics
* 401(k) with 100% Match - Up to 6% of your salary
* Generous Paid Time Off - Vacation, sick time, and holidays
* Tuition Assistance - Continue your education while making an impact
* Employee Assistance Program - Free support for you and your family
* Company-Paid Life & Disability Insurance

What You'll Be Doing:

* Coordinate foster care placements and develop individualized service plans
* Set and evaluate short- and long-term goals for each child
* Monitor and support foster families through regular visits and training
* Collaborate with teachers, counselors, and community professionals
* Respond to client emergencies and assist in reunification or aftercare services

Who We're Looking For:

* Bachelor's in Human Services or related field
* 1 year experience working with children and families
* Ability to provide own transportation to complete travel requirements of job required.
* Valid driver's license and reliable transportation and pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
* Meet auto insurance requirements established by Boys Town policy and/or State and Local laws required.
* Available rotationally to provide crisis response and must be available to work non-traditional business hours including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays required.

Physical & Safety Requirements:

* Ability to work in high-stress situations and diverse environments
* Must travel to homes and community settings, including those with pets or poor living conditions

Change lives. Empower families. Be the difference. Apply today and start making a difference!

• Other Duties: This job description incorporates the essential functions and duties required for this position. However, other duties may be required and assigned at times and as determined by a supervisor in order to meet the needs of the organization.

• Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

• Reasonably expected to have and maintain sufficient strength, agility, and endurance to perform during stressful (physical, mental and emotional) situations encountered on the job without compromising their health and well-being or that of their fellow employees, youth, or families.Duties are performed in a variety of environments ranging from highly stressful and potentially aggressive to casual and leisurely, in both indoor and outdoor settings. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to outside weather conditions and maybe required to visit homes with substandard living conditions and domestic pets.

Care and respect for others is more than a commitment at Boys Town - it is the foundation of who we are and what we do.

At Boys Town, we cultivate a culture of belonging for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

About Boys Town:

Boys Town has been changing the way America cares for children and families since 1917. With over a century of service, our employees have helped us grow from a small boardinghouse in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, into one of the largest national child and family care organizations in the country. With the addition of Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977, our services branched out into the health care and research fields, offering even more career opportunities to those looking to make a real difference.

Our employees are our #1 supporters when it comes to achieving Boys Town's mission, which is why we are proud of their commitment to making the world a better place for children, families, patients, and communities. A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location. Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs. Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider. We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account. Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few. Working at Boys Town is more than just a job, it is a way of life.

This advertisement describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Boys Town is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. To request a disability-related accommodation in the application process, contact us at 1-877-639-6003.