Resource Family​/Foster Care Licensing

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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Community Care Worker

Opening Date:
July 23, 2026

Closing Date:
August 5, 2026

Job Class Code: 5088

Grade: 21 (Pro & Tech. Svcs.)

Salary: $21.54 – $30.14 per hour

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We have an anticipated vacancy in our Machias office.

Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

As a Community Care Worker you will ensure resource family home applicants meet required standards to be approved as a licensed resource family capable of providing foster, adoptive and/or permanency guardianship services to children in care of the Department. With the Department’s focus on prioritizing placement of children with kinship families, you will be expected to explain the resource approval process to placement families and actively support these families through the steps to become an approved resource.

Your duties will include:

This work requires frequent overtime, emergency kinship coverage, and other overtime according to operational need. Additionally, this position regularly travels within the geographic area served by the District Office.

A Bachelor's Degree in Social Services or a Behavioral Science area
-OR- a four year combination of education, training, and/or professional experience providing services to and working directly with children and/or families. Experience must demonstrate proficiency in public contact work, information gathering, analysis, documentation, and collaboration.

The background of well-qualified candidates will demonstrate the following competencies:

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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.

The Office of Child & Family Services (OCFS), within DHHS is responsible for ensuring the safety, permanency and well-being of children and families through community networks, local resources, and life-long family connections throughout Maine.

For additional information about this position please contact Ian Spencer, CPS Caseworker Supervisor at .

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