Job detail
Family Engagement Specialist I - Central Florida Region
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
FULL_TIME
Posted 4/22/2026
Location
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Salary
$45,760 / YEAR
Core responsibilities
The family engagement specialist conducts residential screening, provides parent education, and acts as a field liaison between families and the agency. They also engage community partners to share the agency's mission and identify disadvantaged youth who could benefit from the program.
Requirements summary
A master's degree in social work or counseling is preferred, or a bachelor's degree in a related field with two years of experience in child welfare. Candidates must have experience working with children with serious emotional disturbances.
bachelor degreepostgraduate degreeDocumentationCounselingReportingNetworkingRelationship buildingCrisis interventionCase managementCommunity outreachFamily engagementSocial workChild welfareParent educationResource identificationResidential screening
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Medical insurance
- Sick leave
- Company paid life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Short term disability
- Health savings account
- Supplemental life insurance
- Annual leave
- Public service student loan forgiveness program
- 11 holidays
- Company paid long term disability
- Aflac products
- 401(k) plan with up to 4% company match
- Agency vehicle provided