In Home Support Specialist, Therapeutic Shelter Home
Wayfinder Family ServicesLos Angeles, California, United States
Posted March 20, 2026
24.92 - 26.92
Full Time
About the Company
Wayfinder Family Services is a California‑based nonprofit that delivers comprehensive support to children, youth, adults, and families facing vision loss, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and other life challenges. Since 1953, the organization has served more than 21,000 individuals each year through a continuum of services—including foster care, transitional and residential housing, early intervention, special education, mental health, rehabilitation, and social work—tailored to the unique needs of each client. Wayfinder’s distinctive advantage lies in its integrated, cross‑silo approach that addresses the complex, intersecting issues of vulnerable populations, making it the only human services provider in the state to combine specialized visual impairment programs with a full spectrum of disability and family services. By bridging gaps in care and fostering empowerment, Wayfinder helps clients achieve independence, health, and quality of life.
Job Description
At Wayfinder Family Services, we understand the unique challenges facing some of our state’s most vulnerable children, youth and adults. The In Home Support Specialist provides direct care for Therapeutic Shelter Homes children/youth aged 0-17, helping them adjust to the shelter home environment and transition into community settings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field from an accredited university
- Valid California driver's license and eligibility to drive agency vehicles
- Experience working with high-risk children, adolescents, adults, and/or families within the Wraparound, Mental Health, Educational, Child Welfare, and/or Juvenile Probation systems
Benefits
- Paid Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, 11 paid holidays, plus five winter holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 4%
- Employee referral program
- Education tuition assistance program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
- Flexible spending account (FSA) plans