FAMILY FINDER SPECIALIST - 60074732

Job description

Requisition No: 870964 Agency: Children and Families: Working Title: FAMILY FINDER SPECIALIST - 60074732 Pay Plan: Career Service: Position Number: 60074732: Salary: 42,463.48 - 60,500.00: Posting Closing Date: 03/08/2026: Total Compensation Estimator Tool: Department of Children and Families: ANTICIPATED CPI FAMILY FINDER SPECIALIST: Circuit 7: Internal Agency Only: Current Employees will be compensated in accordance with DCF salary policy This position performs advanced family finding program efforts to discover, engage, plan, make decisions, and evaluate strategies to locate relatives and fictive kin. Additionally, this position is responsible for providing assistance with the completion of home study assessments on identified potential placements and engaging with the Judicial system, as appropriate, to support placement changes. Incumbent will: Conducts extensive/advanced searches, such as case mining, mobility mapping, internet searches and cold calls, to locate adult relatives and fictive kin. Conducts home study assessments on identified potential placements and provides a recommendation the primary worker on placement consideration. Collaborate with the child protective in...