Employment Opportunities

Current Job Opportunities

Childhaven is an “Equal Opportunity Employer”. Opportunities for employment, advancement, training and compensation are equal for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability at all levels of employment.

Foster Parent (Therapeutic Foster Care)

Contract Positions – Get compensated to ensure children have a home they deserve so they can begin to heal from the trauma they experienced. Foster parents receive extensive training in different methods of child-care. Childhaven is committed to giving credible, helpful tools and resources to support the foster children in your home. Requirements are to pass a comprehensive background check and home study. For more information, contact our Foster Parent Recruiter at 505-325-5358 ext. 155.

Program Director – Children’s Advocacy Center – Full Time

Childhaven’s Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) Program Director plays a critical role in managing and leading the center to ensure it effectively supports children who have been victims of abuse or neglect. The Children’s Advocacy Center Director is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the center. This role involves overseeing program operations, staff management, community relations, and data/grants management to ensure that the center provides high-quality services to children and families and coordinating the Child Advocacy Centers and Multidisciplinary teams in San Juan and McKinley Counties in New Mexico.

Child Forensic Interviewer (Children’s Advocacy Center) – Full Time

The purpose of a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) Forensic Interviewer (FI) is to work alongside other service professionals to jointly investigate cases of child abuse/neglect. The FI performs legally sound and developmentally appropriate forensic interviews of child abuse victims or witnesses of a crime in a child-friendly setting.

Therapist (Children’s Advocacy Center and Therapeutic Foster Care) – Full Time or Part Time Staff or Contract Position

Responsible for the overall clinical needs of clients. Provide individual, group and family counseling within the
therapeutic scope of practice.

Treatment Coordinator (Foster Care) – Full Time

Assures that all aspects of the client’s care (education, physical and mental health) are addressed from intake to discharge through aftercare. The Treatment Coordinator works with, model and train the adults with whom the child is being placed for foster care, reunification, guardianship, or adoption. This position ensures that the child is participating in school, recreational activities and other culturally appropriate needs as specified in the treatment plan.

Victim Services Specialist (Shelter) – Full Time

The position is responsible for assisting the victim and/or non-offending caregivers in accessing needed services by providing personal advocacy services, follow-up telephone contact, crisis intervention and other assistance as needed. Victim Specialist may also assist with victim intake and discharge.

Youth Advocates (Shelter) – Part Time

To promote the health, safety and welfare of children and adolescents in the child welfare system. Responsible for the overall care and safety of residents. Assure that clients’ physical, medical, behavioral health and scholastic needs are addressed. Assure program’s compliance with states regulations and program goals.

Interns

Childhaven offers internships from high school to Masters and Bachelors level. Please contact the Human Resources Manager at (505) 325-5358 ext. 203 for more information. All interns need to fill out our volunteer application and will need three references.