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AMPERSAND FAMILIES IS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
Agency Culture
Ampersand Families walks alongside youth, families, and communities who have been impacted by the child welfare system with a commitment to build and restore meaningful relationships while centering and upholding a youth’s whole identity. We are seeking experienced professionals who understand the profound impact that child welfare intervention has on the lives of children, youth and families. A successful candidate for this position will be curious about the many ways permanency work can restore belonging, dignity and hope.
Ampersand Families strives to be an employer of choice with an organizational culture of excellence that embraces learning, feedback, and collegial support. We employ professionals who are accountable for learning the skills, building the relationships and investing the time required to achieve and support real outcomes for youth, families and excellence in the programs designed to support them.
Ampersand Families is committed to doing our part to create a more equitable child welfare system. To that end, Ampersand Families provides equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ability, marital status, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, political affiliation, veteran status, other non-visible differences and other protected attributes.
Child Welfare IV-E Scholars, please note that Ampersand Families is a Tier 2 Agency. Please consider us as you search for a great agency to begin or to continue your child welfare career.
Benefits
Ampersand Families has a very competitive benefit package, including Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Long-term Disability Insurance, Retirement Plan, 20 Days of PTO (accrued per year; increases with each year of employment), 10 floating holidays plus Juneteenth and even year Election Day paid holidays, Paid Parental Leave, and Emergency Medical Benefit for short term leave needs.
Staff are provided a work laptop, work phone, AAA membership, and company credit card to manage expenses in the field. Mileage is reimbursed for local travel, and rental cars are available for longer trips. All staff are provided a yearly budget for ongoing training and education as budget allows.
OVERVIEW OF OUR INTERVIEW AND HIRING PROCESS
First Interview
Ampersand Families aims to have 1st interviews scheduled within 14 days of our application closure date.
When your interview is scheduled, you will receive a copy of our interview questions to help you prepare.
Your first interview will typically be with the supervisor for the role you’ve applied for and some members of our Hiring Committee. It will mostly focus on general work skills and abilities. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the interview. It should take 45 minutes.
After first interviews, you will typically hear back about next steps within two weeks.
Second Interview
Ampersand Families aims to have 2nd interviews scheduled within 2-3 weeks of your first interview.
When your second interview is scheduled, you will receive a copy of our interview questions to help you prepare.
Your second interview will typically be with Human Resources, the supervisor for the role you’ve applied for, and a staff person currently working within that department. Questions will be more focused on job-specific skills, and how you’d approach job-specific scenarios.
The second interview will take about 45 minutes.
After second interviews, you should hear back within 1-2 weeks.
Job Offer
After second interviews, if we decide to move forward, we will contact your references. After we’ve heard back from them, we will let you know whether we have decided to offer you the job. We will discuss salary and start date with you at this time.
At this time, you will be given the option to participate in a “Candid Conversation” with current, non-leadership staff to ask questions about the position and agency culture.
As part of our commitment to equitable hiring practices, we offer the highest starting salary based on an applicant’s qualifications that the agency is able to pay. Therefore, we do not engage in salary negotiations at hiring.
