Strike Team : Family Support Specialist

OVERVIEW The Better Together team seeks a Family Support Specialist to serve on the Strike Team and provide direct, hands-on support to families during deployments.

The Better Together STRIKE – Special Tactical Reserve for Key Emergencies – Team provides rapid-response to critical organizational needs, unexpected crises, and urgent opportunities.

This particular role ensures that families in crisis receive timely care coordination, critical resources, and consistent follow-up while also equipping local teams and volunteers with effective family support strategies.

The Family Support Specialist temporarily fills gaps in regions with staffing shortages or high caseloads, ensuring no family is left without the care and support they need.

An ideal candidate will have a Human Service-related degree and a Masters in Social Work or equivalent experience working with vulnerable children and families.

They should feel called to help children and families in crisis and share our passion for keeping children out of foster care and families together.

They should have demonstrated skills in leadership, communication, organization, networking, coaching / training, and motivating volunteers and the community.

He or she will be a self-starter who is comfortable working remotely with minimal supervision, has a demonstrated ability to analyze problems and find creative solutions, and thrives when challenged.  CULTURE AND FIT At Better Together, we are a mission-first team that shows up with purpose, humility, and grit.

Our culture is shaped by five core values that guide how we lead, how we serve, and how we grow.

If these values reflect who you are and how you work, you may be a great fit for our team.

We Love Others :

• We lead with empathy, humility, and integrity.
• We treat every person with dignity, make people feel seen and valued, and do what’s right even when it’s hard.
• Do you treat people with respect, no matter their background or behavior?
• Do you make decisions based on what’s best for others, not just yourself?

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We Do Hard Things :

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