Resource Family​/Foster Care Licensing

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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Community Care Worker

Opening Date:
January 20, 2026

Closing Date:
February 2, 2026

Job Class Code: 5088

Grade: 21 (Professional & Technical Services)

Salary: $21.54 – $30.14 per hour

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We have an anticipated vacancy in our Augusta office.

As a Community Care Worker you will ensure resource family home applicants meet required standards to be approved as a licensed resource family capable of providing foster, adoptive and/or permanency guardianship services to children in care of the Department. With the Department’s focus on prioritizing placement of children with kinship families, you will be expected to explain the resource approval process to placement families and actively support these families through the steps to become an approved resource.

Your duties will include:

This work requires frequent overtime, emergency kinship coverage, and other overtime according to operational need. Additionally, this position regularly travels within the geographic area served by the District Office.

A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services or a Behavioral Science area
-OR- a four year combination of education, training, and/or professional experience providing services to and working directly with children and/or families. Experience must demonstrate proficiency in public contact work, information gathering, analysis, documentation, and collaboration.

The background of well-qualified candidates will demonstrate the following competencies:

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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Office of Child & Family Services (OCFS), within DHHS, is responsible for ensuring the safety, permanency and well-being of children and families through community networks, local resources, and life-long family connections throughout Maine.

For additional information about this position please contact Lee Caron, CPS Caseworker Supervisor at .

To apply, please upload a recent resume (if available) and cover letter addressing each of the preferred skills/experience areas above. Please submit all documents or files in PDF format.

To request a paper application, please contact Mandy Hernandez nandez

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