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Foster Care Services Director

Aspiranet
Stockton, CA
Location: On-Site - Stockton, CA

Schedule: Full-Time, Exempt

Department: Resource Family Agency

Reports to: Division Director

Pay Range: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00

  • This position is eligible for a $2,000.00 Sign On and Retention Bonus!*

️ Summary Position

The Foster Care Services Director is responsible for the day-to-day oversight and coordination of Aspiranet’s foster care and adoption services. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of foster care and adoption programs, including compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements, fiscal oversight, promoting best practices in child welfare, and support the recruitment, training, and retention of staff and foster families. Strong leadership, program management, and communications skills are essential for the success in this role.

Make a Meaningful Impact

Aspiranet’s foster care and adoption program offers services that are client-centered, trauma informed, and reflective of best practice standards in the field. We seek champions for our mission and those committed to excellence. You will join a group of like-minded individuals who care deeply about the children and families in our care.

About Aspiranet

Aspiranet is a mission-driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed. Our services span the state and are delivered through six dedicated divisions: Foster Care and Adoption, providing support for children and families throughout the foster and adoption journey; Transitional Aged Youth (TAY), offering programs that guide young adults as they transition from foster care to independent living; Residential, delivering therapeutic care in structured, supportive environments to help youth thrive; Intensive Home-Based Services, focused on meeting individualized needs within the home, school, and community; Behavioral Health, delivering short-term, intensive mental health services for youth at risk; and Family and Community, emphasizing early intervention and family-strengthening supports. At Aspiranet, every role contributes to something greater. Helping to create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone’s reach.

Key Responsibilities

Program Oversight & Management

  • Monitor adherence to agency, state, and funder standards.
  • Manage the implementation of the agency’s Best Practice and Quality Assurance efforts including compliance to data tracking systems and program specific outcome measurement.
  • Participate in internal audits and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Operate program within budgetary limits.

Operations & Coordination

  • Support the maintenance of operational Joint Commission safety standards.
  • Coordinate onboarding and training of new staff.
  • Maintain communication with external partners and referral sources as needed.
  • Participate in agency-wide planning and strategic meetings.

Staff Leadership & Development

  • Foster a supportive, trauma-informed team culture.
  • Conduct timely performance evaluations and participate in employee performance management
  • Promote interdepartmental collaboration to improve service delivery.
  • Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
  • Three years of full-time social work or casework employment in the field of family or child welfare services or two years full-time social work or casework employment in a foster family or adoption agency.
  • Must pass all state-mandated background checks and health clearances (fingerprints, TB test, clean driving record).

Work Environment & Schedule

This position is fully on-site. This role requires availability for occasional evening hours and after-hours crisis consultation on a rotating basis. Travel is required for site visits or meetings. This role is based in a collaborative office environment where Aspiranet provides a wide continuum of Social and Behavioral Health Services.

Why Aspiranet?

  • Flexible paid time off including 11 paid holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick leave days, two diversity days, and paid birthday time off.
  • Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
  • Access to the free Aspiranet Employee Perks Program. Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, wellness, pet care, gym memberships, theme Access to our employee assistance program including 24/7 crisis line; up to 6 counseling sessions per issue.
  • Training opportunities are available to support your ongoing development and career aspirations.
  • Collaborate in a supportive, inclusive, and mission-aligned culture.
  • Opportunity to lead meaningful initiatives that support employee wellbeing.

Physical Demands: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This position typically operates in a standard office environment. The noise level is generally quiet and remains within OSHA’s established safety levels at all times.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Aspiranet is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity. We believe a diverse workforce within a culture of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) increases creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and teamwork for the youth and families that we serve and the organization as a whole. Aspiranet strives to provide our employees with a workplace that is welcoming, inclusive of differing world views, cultures, and lived experiences.

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Posted 2026-01-26

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