Bilingual Foster Care Adoption Resource Specialist
Listed on 2026-07-18
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Social Work
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Bilingual
Bilingual Foster Care Adoption Resource Specialist (Part‑Time Bilingual FCARS)
Remote | DMV area preferred | $26.00 - $28.00 (hourly)
Join a team that makes a difference in the lives of children and teens in the U.S. foster care system!
OverviewUnder the supervision of the National Recruitment Response Director, the Bilingual FCAR Specialist is responsible for providing families with information about the process for becoming a foster and/or adoptive parent and referring them to local resources in order to meet the needs of children and youth living in the U.S. foster care system. This impacts the families and the children because it is important for everyone to know requirements and options and where to obtain additional information relevant to the important decision regarding foster care and adoption.
AdoptUSKids operates a toll‑free English and Spanish phone line from 9 am to 8 pm (EST), Monday through Friday for families to call to speak with an FCAR. Additionally, this part‑time FCAR position requires responding to questions and inquiries through email. This position will be primarily responsible for responding to inquiries by Spanish‑speaking families and responding to inquiries by English‑speaking families as needed.
Aboutthe National Adoption Association (NAA)
The National Adoption Association (NAA) is the national leader in advancing best practices in adoption from foster care. We believe that adoption is addition, not subtraction. We unite birth, kin, and adoptive families for the benefit of children and youth in care to maintain familial and meaningful connections.
Education and Experience- Bachelor's degree in social work (BSW) or closely related field.
- At least 2 years of professional experience in public child welfare, adoption, foster care, kin care or closely related field.
- Bilingual (fluent Spanish). Demonstrated oral and written proficiency in Spanish.
- Passion about the children, families and jurisdictions served by AdoptUSKids.
- Positive and professional demeanor with excellent communication abilities.
- Proactive in anticipating workload fluctuations and increases.
- Ability to make reliable independent decisions that are consistent with NAA standards and AdoptUSKids goals and objectives.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a professional team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and knowledge of client databases.
- Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
- As assigned, connect with, and assist state administrators, territories and tribal leaders, their designees and staffs in accessing AdoptUSKids resources and services. Assist child welfare professionals upon request by phone and email.
- Facilitate shared opportunities for professional peer‑to‑peer support.
- Establish, develop and sustain a strong professional working relationship with AdoptUSKids Partners and others who support the mission of AdoptUSKids.
- Together with the National Recruitment Response Director and other FCAR Specialists, develop, use, and continuously improve the READiS model tools and talking points.
- Answer incoming calls and respond to emails from prospective foster and adoptive families, sharing as appropriate the information above. Refer families to appropriate state, county or private agency staff for follow‑up and processing. Follow up call to each inquiring family.
- Process and review home‑study related information for verification of families who are newly registering on the AUSK website or updating families during the re‑verification process.
- Follow up with all families who have additional concerns, request additional information, have not received the packet or have not heard from their State, paying special attention to additional needs of families who self‑identify as U.S. military, American families living…
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