Resource Worker

Education - Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

A Resource Worker at FACS-Elgin has to stay connected to most departments at the Agency.

The role incorporates many different aspects of child welfare - everything from finding placements for children to pre-service training for community members who want to become foster or foster-to-adopt parents.

Resource Workers play a large role in the fostering program, by completing home study’s for potential foster and foster-to-adopt parents and then visiting and monitoring existing homes.

The primary focus is foster parents, which brings both challenges and rewards.

When a placement breakdown occurs in a foster home there is a lot of guilt and pain to deal with, but working with families there is also the opportunity to meet many wonderful and interesting people, and help turn negative situations around.

As with most jobs at FACS-Elgin, working in the resources department requires flexibility and compassion.

Communication skills and advocacy are other skills that will serve you well in this career. Even through the challenges and tough times, providing resources to families and children is really a rewarding career.