Kinship Support Specialist

Job overview

The Kinship Support Specialist role is primarily office-based with occasional field work in Roanoke, VA; compensation is $22.11–$24.11 per hour. The position serves families in the Piedmont region and works closely with regional adoption specialists. The role provides tailored support after kinship guardianship or adoption to strengthen placements and help prevent disruption. Through family services, crisis support, and connections to community resources, it helps families maintain stability and connect with the broader adoptive family community.

What you'll do

• Conduct strengths-based intake and assess child and family needs
• develop individualized service plans when warranted
• provide information, referrals, education, support, crisis management, and advocacy
• plan and facilitate family and child support groups and activities
• maintain timely, accurate, confidential case records
• collaborate with supervisors, adoption staff, and community partners
• participate in multi-agency groups or provide occasional adoption-competence education.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

kinship support

family services

adoption support

casework

crisis intervention

roanoke va

piedmont region

depaul community resources

37.5-hour workweek

flexible work from home

community referrals

family support groups

$22.11–$24.11 per hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

37.5-hour workweek; flexible work-from-home options available; driving approximately 15% of working time; bachelor’s degree in social work or related human services field and one year of relevant casework experience required, with foster, kinship, or adoptive parenting experience potentially substituting for casework experience.

About the employer

DePaul Community Resources is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.