Relative Caregiver Program Family Coach (Multiple Positions)

Location: Home-based, with travel-serving families located in Northeast Tennessee (Carter County & Greene County)

Salary: $40,000 - $45,000

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (UT SWORPS) is looking for four experienced, skilled, compassionate social services professionals to join our new relative caregiver team for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services Northeast Region as Family Coaches.

The Family Coach position is perfect for an experienced social services professional with an engaging personality and a growth mindset who multi-tasks well, learns quickly, and adapts easily to changing priorities. SWORPS is looking for proactive professionals who are self-starters, who stay abreast of trauma-informed best practice, who are continuous learners, who enjoy partnering with and coaching adults and youth, and who facilitate community connections to support family well-being. Under the supervision of the University of Tennessee College of Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (UT SWORPS) Relative Caregiver Program Manager, Family Coaches will work together and with public and private community partners to provide a wide array of services aimed at stabilizing relative caregiver families and promoting their self-sufficiency and well-being.