Explore Our Available Positions
At Families Thrive, we're always looking to connect with talented individuals who are passionate about supporting children and families. Open positions may vary throughout the year, but we welcome resumes from qualified candidates who feel called to our mission. If there isn't a current opening that fits your background, please feel free to introduce yourself and share your resume for future consideration. We appreciate your interest in helping children and families build brighter futures!
Home & Family Finders
Families Thrive
- Recruit foster families through community outreach and informational sessions
- Facilitate foster parent training classes
- Support, monitor, and visit foster and adoptive families through the placement process and journey
- Background check required
- Salary Range: $50,000-$55,000 annually
Apply today – laurimcknight@familiesthriveinc.org
Case Managers
Families Thrive
- Bachelor’s in social work, psychology, mental health, or related field
- 1–2 years of experience with youth or human services
- Provide case coordination: support, monitor, and visit foster youth
- Collaborate with families and service providers
- Background check required
Apply today – laurimcknight@familiesthriveinc.org
Kinship / Family Finders
Families Thrive
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field OR equivalent education and experience
- Willing to travel to various areas around NYS
- Provide support, monitor, and visit foster youth
- Collaborate with families and service providers to identify and secure permanent resources.
- Background check required
- Starting Salary Range: $50,000-$52,000
Apply today – laurimcknight@familiesthriveinc.org
Therapeutic Skill Builders
Families Thrive
This role assists youth in adjusting to foster care or integrating into a pre-adoptive home. It employs techniques and models to support growth, behavioral change, and skill development for children with trauma.
Social Workers
Families Thrive
Our social workers use various evidence-based therapeutic models to help families and youth navigate trauma experiences, responses to loss, placement issues, and more.
Administrative
Families Thrive
Our administrative positions include office management, finance management and marketing development to support the overall operations, finances and marketing of the agency and programs.
Part-Time Drivers
Families Thrive
- Provide transportation for foster care visitation throughout Western NY and the Finger Lakes region
- Flexible hours available
- Valid driver’s license required
- Personal vehicle not required
- Must pass a background check
- Drivers earn $25 per hour for all time they are on the clock, including waiting periods
Apply today – laurimcknight@familiesthriveinc.org
Joining the team at Families Thrive Inc. has been one of the best career decisions I've made. Witnessing the incredible work being done at this agency and the unwavering commitment of management and staff is truly humbling and rewarding. It’s a warm and welcoming environment where great work happens every day!
Linda, Administrative Employee since September, 2024
Internship Programs
Families Thrive Inc proudly partners with many area colleges to accept pre-BSW, BSW and MSW students preparing for a social work degree. We are currently working with;
- Finger Lakes Community College
- Kueka College
- Monroe Community College
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- SUNY Brockport
- SUNY Empire
- Walden University
- And many more!
An internship at Families Thrive Inc. gives students practical experience with foster youth, their birth families, and foster parents, allowing them to apply their social work skills as they prepare for their future careers after graduation.
Being an MSW intern at Families Thrive Inc. has been a fulfilling experience. I feel supported and inspired by my colleagues, who truly feel like family. Families Thrive Inc. has given me the opportunity to grow professionally while making a real impact in the lives of foster children and families, something I’m deeply grateful for. It’s more than just an internship-it’s a community where we thrive together.
Phoebe, MSW Intern ’24-25
