Resource Development Specialist

Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions•Nevada, MO

26d•$19•Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking a compassionate, organized, and relationship-focused professional with experience working with children and families. The ideal candidate is comfortable conducting home visits, facilitating training, managing detailed documentation, and working independently in a field-based environment. The Resource Development Specialist guides prospective foster, kinship, and adoptive families through the licensing process. This role facilitates pre-service training, conducts home study and renewal assessments, and ensures compliance with Missouri licensing requirements. The position is primarily field-based and involves home visits, interviews, documentation, and regular travel throughout the service area. The ideal candidate is organized, relationship-focused, and passionate about helping children and families. As a Resource Development Specialist, you'll work closely with prospective foster, kinship, and adoptive families throughout the licensing process. Your day may include facilitating pre-service training, conducting home visits and interviews, completing home study assessments, and reviewing required documentation. This is a primarily field-based role that involves regular travel throughout the service area and occasional evening or weekend training sessions. You'll build strong relationships with families while ensuring compliance with Missouri licensing requirements. Success in this role requires strong communication, organization, assessment, and documentation skills, along with a passion for helping families provide safe and supportive homes for children.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in social work, Human Services, Psychology, Child Development, or a closely related behavioral science field from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 2 years of experience working directly with children and families in child welfare, foster care, social services, or a closely related field.
Current, valid Missouri driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
Reliable personal transportation required for field travel throughout the service area.
MO C.A.R.E. Trainer Certification (required; if not held at hire, must be obtained within 90 days).
All required background checks — state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history, Missouri CANTS child abuse and neglect registry — must be completed and cleared before any client-facing activity.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in social work or a related field.
Prior experience facilitating MO C.A.R.E., TIPS-MAPP, or comparable state-required pre-service foster parent training curriculum.
Prior experience completing foster care or adoption home study assessments.
Experience working in Southwest Missouri or familiarity with the child welfare landscape in the Joplin, Nevada, or Kansas City service areas.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred given the demographics of the southwest Missouri service region.

Responsibilities

Guides prospective foster, kinship, and adoptive families through the licensing process.
Facilitates pre-service training.
Conducts home study and renewal assessments.
Ensures compliance with Missouri licensing requirements.
Conducts home visits, interviews, and documentation.
Travels throughout the service area.
Builds strong relationships with families.