Permanency Planning jobs

Foster Care Case Manager

Every Child's Hope · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Dexter, Missouri, United States
On-site
Full-time · Mid
$45K–$45K per year

Foster Care Case Manager

Every Child's Hope · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Dexter, Missouri, United States
On-site
Full-time · Mid
$45K–$45K per year

Permanency Specialist II Youth

Hillside · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Rochester, New York, United States
Full-time
$23–$31 per hour
2+ years

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The Institute for Family Connections® is hiring a Permanency Specialist to work with youth and families participating in Hillside’s Residential Treatment Services on the Monroe Avenue Campus, responsible for individualized permanency planning and Family Finding services.

Compensation

$22.50 Minimum pay rate, $31.00 Maximum pay rate, based on experience. This pay rate may include a Regional and/or Department premium.

Responsibilities

Implement the Family Finding and/or Child-focused Recruitment Model to fidelity with assigned youth
Facilitate, scribe, and/or coordinate Permanency Roundtables for referred youth
Engage youth, caregivers, relatives, fictive kin and/or other appropriate adults to increase connections and build a lifetime network of support for each youth and their families
Support teams in determining the type of permanency intervention needed for youth
Educate youth, families, providers, and strategic partners about the positive impact of Family Finding and/or Wendy’s Wonderful Kids permanency services

Requirements

Associate’s degree in human services or a related field with minimum 2 years relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or human services
Bachelor’s degree in any field with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

Skills

Family Finding

Social Worker - Children in Care Team

Liquid Personnel · Posted Nov 10, 2026

Open

Romford, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Full-time
£38–£38 per hour

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Support children and young people in care, ensuring their safety, wellbeing and long-term stability through effective care planning, direct work and permanency planning.

Compensation

Competitive rate of £37.52 per hour.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of up to 17 children, including care proceedings.
Undertake direct work with children in care.
Complete life story work and care planning.
Support permanency planning and placement stability.
Complete parenting and Together and Apart assessments.

Requirements

Recognised Social Work qualification

Skills

court work knowledge of relevant legislation working with children in care direct work life story work permanency planning parenting and Together and Apart assessments

Child Welfare Specialist I/II/III

Oklahoma Human Services · Posted Nov 6, 2026

Open

Watonga, Oklahoma, United States
$37K–$44K per year

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Child Welfare Specialist responsible for investigating child abuse, providing family services, and managing permanency planning within Oklahoma's largest state agency.

Compensation

Level I H23A - $37,280.75 + Full State Employee Benefits Level II H23B - $40,077.79 + Full State Employee Benefits Level III H23C - $43,968.62 + Full State Employee Benefits Applicants who possess a Master's Degree in Social Work will be entitled to a salary incentive of an additional 5%. On-call positions will receive an additional bonus ranging from $100 to $150 every two weeks, depending on responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect
Protects safety of children and provides services to families
Preserves and strengthens protective capacities of parents
Provides services to families including treatment plans
Provides placements for children

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree

Skills

Child welfare Investigations Case management Family services Permanency planning

Benefits

START Social Worker III/ or Trainee

Buncombe County Government · Posted Nov 6, 2026

Open

Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Full-time · Mid
$26–$36 per hour
1+ years

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The START model is an intensive intervention model for substance-abusing parents and families. This model integrates addiction and recovery services, family preservation, community partnerships, and best practices in child welfare and substance use disorder treatment.

Compensation

The Pay Range for a Social Worker III is $29.51 - $35.50 an hour. The Pay Range for a Social Worker III Trainee is $25.77 - $31.01 an hour

Responsibilities

Ensure children who cannot safely return to their birth families achieve a safe and legally secure placement via adoption or guardianship
Provide services through which a plan for temporary substitute care appropriate to a child’s needs is evaluated, arranged, maintained, and supervised in Court sanctioned placement or a licensed facility when the child’s own family is unable to care for him/her adequately due to safety/risk factors
Provide direct services to children and their pre-adoptive caregivers to ensure the protection, safety, and permanency of the children
Assess, prepare, place and monitor children cleared for adoption
Provide state mandated case management services for children in DSS Legal Custody

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work
Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice
Bachelor’s degree in Sociology
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology

Skills

Social work principles

Child Welfare Specialist I/II/III

Oklahoma Human Services · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Altus, Oklahoma, United States
$37K–$44K per year

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Child Welfare Specialist responsible for investigating child abuse or neglect, providing protective services, and coordinating permanency planning within the Oklahoma Civil Service.

Compensation

Responsibilities

Investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect
Protect safety of children and provide family services
Preserve and strengthen parental protective capacities
Provide services to families and involve them in treatment plans
Arrange placements for children

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree

Skills

Child welfare Case management Investigations Court hearings Consultation Family services

Social Worker

Casey Family Programs · Posted Nov 6, 2026

Open

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
On-site
Full-time
$71K–$96K per year
5+ years

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Utilizing a collaborative, innovative, evidence-informed, trauma and healing approach to practice, the Social Worker engages families and community partners to achieve legal and relational permanency and well‑being for children and families.

Compensation

The typical hiring range for this position in Phoenix, AZ is $71,239 to $83,810. The full salary range for the role is $71,239 to $96,382.

Responsibilities

Provides case management services for children, youth, young adults and families
Conducts clinical assessment of individual and family safety/functioning/needs
Arranges supportive and ameliorative services
Coordinates with vendors and local child welfare jurisdiction, tribes, and community partners
Maintains documentation for internal and external audits

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited institution, that includes a clinical internship or practicum

Skills

clinical assessment family systems approach permanency planning trauma-informed care family group decision making