Social Worker - Family Specialist

AASK is seeking a BILINGUAL (Spanish) Family Specialist to provide intake, assessment, home study, placement and post placement services for Hispanic/Latino families who wish to adopt or provide foster care to children with special needs.

AASK is a non-profit organization licensed through the State of Arizona. AASK's mission is building and strengthening families through adoption and foster care. The AASK foster care and adoption programs provide families multiple opportunities to make a significant difference in the lives of children who have come into Arizona's foster care system as a result of abuse, neglect and abandonment. Established in 1988, AASK has a strong history and places more children into Maricopa County homes annually than nearly all other agencies combined.

The Bilingual Family Specialist will work in AASK's Todos los Ninos program. The Todos los Ninos program is a comprehensive recruitment, training, adoption, foster care and post-placement support program designed specifically to meet the needs of the Latino community. Services in this program have been specially designed to meet the unique needs of the served families. In addition, all of the Family Specialists in the program are bilingual.
REQUIREMENTS
Candidates for this position must be fluent in Spanish, both spoken and written forms. Candidates must have a Bachelor's in Social Work or related field.

Services are provided primarily in family homes, so candidates must have reliable transportation that enables them to travel to family homes located throughout the Valley as needed.

The successful candidate will have the ability to work in a fast past environment characterized by growth and change.