Home-Based Treatment Foster Parent

Job overview

The Home-Based Treatment Foster Parent role is based in Portland, ME, with care provided in the foster parent’s home or apartment. Compensation is not specified. Spurwink’s Treatment Foster Care Program supports children with emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs. The role provides foster care to program clients in coordination with the treatment team. Foster parents must meet state licensing requirements and have at least six months of direct experience with children with emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs; licensing support may be available for applicants who are not yet licensed.

What you'll do

• Care for program clients in the foster parent’s home or apartment with support from the treatment team
• meet state foster-care licensing requirements
• participate in ongoing training and use available consultation and support.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

treatment foster care

foster parent

child care

behavioral needs

developmental needs

emotional support needs

home-based care

treatment team

ongoing training

portland me

spurwink services

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 24-hour consultation and support
• ongoing training
• sign-on and placement bonuses.

Why this role

The program offers 24-hour access to consultation and support, ongoing training, and sign-on and placement bonuses.

About the employer

Spurwink Services is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.