Positions:

Resource Home Specialist

Job Type: Full-time

The Resource Home Specialist is responsible for recruiting, training, and approving resource families, maintaining family files, providing family support, managing referrals, and facilitating foster care placements in accordance with regulations and policies. Responsibilities are divided among the unit by the foster care supervisor.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintain applicant and approved resource family files, ensuring all requirements are met regarding regulations and policies
• Coordinate and facilitate information and training sessions for applicant families
• Participate in resource parent recruitment; process inquiries and applications
• Manage the licensing process of resource families through file compliance, interviews, home safety checks, and written reports
• Meet with resource families, caseworkers, and/or supervisors to address any difficulties that arise for families; respond to emergency situations
• Manage incoming referrals and facilitate foster care, emergency standby, respite, and planned placements; complete related documentation
• Assess resource families’ training needs and manage training resources
• Coordinate support and cultivate relationships with resource families
• Participate in required meetings and training per COBYS policy
• Implement strategic improvements regarding program efficacy
• If promoted to senior status, additional responsibilities may include training new staff, overseeing interns, supervisory coverage, and/or program-specific projects

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to develop professional relationships and to discuss sensitive and complex issues in a professional manner
• Willingness to work in a collaborative team environment
• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Flexibility in adapting to the unpredictable nature of workload demands
• Ability to initiate difficult conversations during times of crisis/stress
• Willingness to work within COBYS mission statement and core values

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; social service field preferred
• Must pass State Police, Childline, and FBI clearances and pre-employment medical appraisal
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, car insurance, and vehicle registration

Send resumes to recruitment@cobys.org.

COBYS Resource Home Specialist listing pdf.

Part-time Outpatient Therapist

A part-time Master ‘s-level outpatient therapist is needed to work with children, adolescents, and adults. Referrals include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, etc. 

Required:

• LPC or LCSW (must be fully licensed)
• 2 evenings per week

Preferred:

• Experience in counseling children
• Trauma-informed
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices

Candidate must be able to work independently. The position will be 25-27 hours a week, which includes 20-22 clinical hours. COBYS provides private office space, monthly group case consultation, and individual consultation/supervision. Additional training monies are also provided yearly. COBYS has two counseling locations. (134 East King Street and 444 Murry Hill Circle).

Please send your resume to recruitment@cobys.org by Friday, February 27, 2026, or until filled.