Family & Permanency Specialist

Overview

Position: Family & Permanency Specialist

Department: Children’s Services

Reports to: Family Support Services Director

Supervises: N/A

Availability of Position: Immediately

Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week; working a flexible schedule 

Salary Grade: 10 Exempt                 

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview: The Salvation Army Children’s Services mission is “Doing the Most Good by Nurturing Children, Strengthening Families and Engaging Communities”. We do this by protecting and caring for every child, building caregiver capacity through trauma informed education and support and partnering with local community organizations that have a heart for foster care and adoption.  The Salvation Army has a long rich history of serving the community and offers innovative programs that meet the diverse needs of children, youth and families.

Responsibilities

Description of Position: This is a multi-faceted position providing support to resource families (foster, kinship, adoptive), birth families, and children.  The primary function of this position is to provide permanency services to resource families and children moving toward, or having achieved, permanency.  Direct services include but are not limited to: Family Profiles, Adoption Finalization, Child Specific Recruitment, Child Profiles, Child Preparation, Post-Permanency Services, and Interstate Compact services.  The Family and Permanency Specialist will evaluate, assist with planning, and promote the development of agency services as they pertain to permanency service provision. Additionally, the Family & Permanency Specialist will have the opportunity to gain experience understanding and utilizing the principles of Trust Based Relational Intervention© as well work with the agency’s initiative to develop new and unique educational programs that promote healing and permanency for families and children.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Masters in Social Work or related field Preferred and Bachelors in Social Work or related field required.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in a human service setting serving children and/or families.
• Experience in foster care and adoption settings preferred.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the effects that separation and loss, neglect, physical and sexual abuse have on a child as well as complex developmental trauma.
• Training in Trauma Informed Care.
• A safe driving record, valid driver’s license, a reliable automobile, and insurance are required.
• Flexibility in scheduling work hours is necessary to meet the needs of children and families.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, engagement skills, advocacy skills, organization skills, computer skills and ability to work as a team member is critical. 
• Child Protection Clearances PA Act 153 requires that all prospective employees complete the following clearance and background checks:   PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record/Fingerprint Check.
• Must have an understanding of and appreciation for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit your resume and cover letter as instructed below.

External candidates interested in this position please apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org. 

Internal candidates interested in applying for this position please apply at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.

No phone calls please.

Released by the Divisional Human Resources Department on 11/12/25

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Salvation Army’s Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. 

Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ

and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 2497