Utah Foster Care is a family-oriented organization rooted in connection. We believe strong, healthy relationships create strong, healthy families, and those relationships begin with us. We are looking for an experienced, engaged, and dynamic individual who values connection, community, and compassion to help find families for children in foster care and to build the community volunteer and Care Communities networks that support them.
Location: Vernal, UT
Reports to Eastern Region Lead Consultant
Closing Date: Aug 4th,2026
Position Type: Part-time, 15-20 hours per week
About the Role
Utah Foster Care (UFC) is seeking a part-time Foster-Adoptive Family Consultant and Community Volunteer Coordinator to serve the Uintah Basin area of the Eastern Region (Duchesne, Uintah, and Daggett Counties), based out of the Vernal office.
This is a hybrid role that combines foster-adoptive family recruitment as the primary focus with community volunteer coordination as a supporting responsibility. This role plays a critical part in building and nurturing relationships with potential foster-adoptive families, partner agencies, community volunteers, and local communities. The successful candidate will lead recruitment and community volunteer efforts grounded in our CARE values:
- Curiosity: approaching families, partners, and challenges with openness.
- Accountability: following through, owning outcomes, and modeling integrity.
- Relationships: centering human connection in every interaction.
- Enthusiasm: bringing energy and heart to a mission that changes lives.
Some evening/weekend hours required.
Travel required.
Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle required.
Key Responsibilities
Community Presence & Partnerships
- Represent Utah Foster Care in the community, strengthening public awareness and building connections that support both recruitment and community volunteers.
- Develop and cultivate partnerships with individuals, businesses, churches, civic organizations, and other stakeholders to advance recruitment, volunteer, and Care Communities efforts.
- Collaborate with the Retention Specialist and regional staff to match volunteers with foster family needs.
Recruitment
- Implement local and statewide recruitment strategies to find qualified foster-adoptive families, centered on connection, belonging, and the well-being of children.
- Build meaningful relationships and educate potential foster families through in-home and virtual consultations.
- Manage recruitment data and documentation across multiple platforms with accuracy and accountability.
Community Volunteer Coordination
- Recruit community volunteers, matching them with opportunities that match their capacities
- Plan and staff volunteer-supported events such as Kids Night Out, meal provider deliveries, Service Saturdays, and family appreciation events. Coordinate childcare for training and support groups for foster families.
- Build and grow Care Teams by working with individuals and organizations in the community to build teams that provide ongoing support to local foster families.
- Track volunteer hours and event outcomes.
Essential Knowledge & Skills
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to create connections and foster trust.
- Excellent verbal communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Comfort using technology and learning new platforms.
- Exceptional time management and organizational habits; strong problem-solving abilities; attention to detail.
- Collaborative work style, welcoming feedback, recognizing impact, and adapting with humility.
- Ability to balance two areas of responsibility and shift priorities between recruitment and volunteer coordination as needs arise.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services-related field or a combination of professional and lived experience, such as serving as a foster or adoptive parent or engaging directly with child welfare work.
- Experience with nonprofit or government child welfare agencies; knowledge of Utah’s foster care system preferred.
- If the applicant is a past or current foster parent, they must be in good standing with the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Requires some evening and weekend hours and travel across a geographically large area.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle required.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- EOE
PLEASE NOTE: Utah Foster Care only accepts applications online. Due to limited staff and time constraints, UFC contacts only those selected for an interview.
