Kansas Family Advocate

Job Description

Job Description

Make Your Work Matter Every Day  

Are you ready to stop coming to work just to do a job? 

What if you could come to work knowing that your time, energy, and compassion are helping foster, adoptive, and kinship families feel supported, empowered, and better equipped to navigate the challenges of the child welfare system?

Every family deserves to feel supported, empowered, and equipped to navigate the challenges of the child welfare system. As a KS Family Advocate, you'll play a critical role in supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families through education, coaching, advocacy, resource navigation, and ongoing support. By helping caregivers navigate complex systems, strengthen self-advocacy skills, and connect with needed resources, you'll help promote stability and well-being for children and families across Kansas. This is more than a job—it's an opportunity to empower families and help them thrive. 

At FosterAdopt Connect, we're building something bigger than ourselves. Every day, our team works alongside children, youth, and families navigating the challenges of the child welfare system. For more than 25 years, we've been leading innovative, family-centered solutions across Kansas and Missouri, helping create brighter futures for children and stronger communities for everyone. We believe meaningful work should also be inspiring work. That's why we've built a culture that is collaborative, supportive, diverse, and mission-driven. Here, your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your impact is visible. 

If you're looking for a career where you can see the difference you make in the lives of children and families every day, we'd love to meet you. 

Why Join FosterAdopt Connect?  

• Make a direct and lasting impact by supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families as they navigate the caregiving journey.
• Help families build the knowledge, confidence, and self-advocacy skills needed to overcome challenges and navigate complex systems.
• Work for an innovative organization that values creativity, collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth. 
• Connect families with resources, services, and community supports that promote stability and positive outcomes. 
• Join a mission that changes lives—one child, one parent, and one family at a time. 

KS Family Advocate 

As a KS Family Advocate, you'll  partner with foster, adoptive, and kinship families to provide education, coaching, advocacy, resources navigation, and ongoing support. You’ll help caregivers build the knowledge and confidence to navigate complex systems, advocate for their families, and access needed resources.

Collaborate with child welfare professionals, schools, service providers, legal partners, and community organizations to strengthen communication and promote positive outcomes. Build community partnerships, participate in outreach activities, and help identify barriers affecting families. Manage multiple cases while maintaining timely documentation, meeting program requirements, and providing families with consistent, responsive support.

This isn't just a position—it's an opportunity to empower families, strengthen connections, and help children and caregivers thrive. 

Qualifications & Preferred Skills  

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (preferred) or a related human services field. 
• Previous foster, adoptive, or kinship caregiving experience required. If previously licensed as a foster or adoptive parent, the candidate must have maintained their license in good standing with no substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect or license revocation.  
• Collaborate effectively within diverse, multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.  
• Working knowledge of child welfare, foster care, adoption, kinship care, permanency, trauma, and community resources.
• Adaptable and proactive self-starter who effectively multitasks while maintaining strong attention to detail and organization to consistently meet all objectives and deadlines.
• Travel required within surrounding counties with or without accommodation.  

Compensation and Benefits   

• Compensation commensurate with experience. 

• Comprehensive benefits package including: 

• Highly-competitive health plan. 

• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) with generous employer contribution. 

• Life insurance and long-term disability provided at no cost to employee.  

• Voluntary life and short-term disability options available. 

• 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 6% employer match. 

• Flexible Spending Account with medical expense and dependent care options. 

• Employee Assistance Program. 

• Generous paid time off and holidays. 

FosterAdopt Connect does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its programs or services. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and members.