Child Welfare Careers
Rooted in Purpose. Growing Together.
At Orchards, our team is the heart of our mission. We are more than a workplace; we are a team who provides resources and support for Michigan’s children and families. When you join Orchards, you aren't just taking a job—you are joining a legacy of compassion that has spanned over 60 years.
Why Our Team Stays
In a field often defined by transition, Orchards is defined by stability. Many of our staff members have been with us for over 15 years. We invest in manageable workloads, creative engagement, and a supportive team-based environment because we know that when our staff thrives, our families flourish.
Watch Nicole share why she chose a career at Orchards and the impact of our supportive leadership.
Professional Development
We support your success at each step with ongoing training, including:
- Trauma-informed care and Community Resiliency Model training.
- Specialized training through the Dave Thomas Foundation and MDHHS CWTI.
- Individual face-to-face supervision and supportive group engagement.
Total Rewards
- Fair Market Salary: Competitive compensation for your expertise.
- Exceptional Benefits: Partial Employer-paid healthcare, dental, vision, and full employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability.
- Advancement: Opportunities to grow into supervisory and program management.
Find Your Branch.
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Foster Care & Licensing Social Worker – Full-Time
The Opportunity: You will conduct assessments and develop treatment plans to move children toward permanency in a timely manner. This role involves documenting activities in an electronic system, presenting information to the court, and maintaining professional relationships with foster and birth parents.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in social work, Sociology, Psychology, Human Services, Family Studies or related field required. Master’s degree and/or previous child welfare experience is preferred.
Parent Partner | Mifamily Together
The Opportunity: Parent Partners bring lived experience with Children’s Protective Services or Foster Care Services and use that experience to provide peer-based coaching, support, encouragement, and guidance to parents enrolled in the MiFamily Together program. By sharing insights gained through their own successful engagement with services, Parent Partners empower parents to overcome challenges, build confidence, strengthen family relationships, and achieve individualized goals that support family well-being.
Parent Partner services are delivered through a combination of in-person and virtual/remote sessions, based on the individual needs of the client. Services may be provided during nontraditional hours to accommodate family schedules and needs.
Qualifications:
- A valid driver’s license, without restrictions, and all appropriate vehicle insurances
- A previously open Children’s Protective Services (CPS) or foster care case with successful case closure.
- A stable family situation without current children protective services (CPS) investigation with confirmed maltreatment.
- Flexibility to attend meetings and facilitate groups including non-standard work hours such as evenings and weekends to meet client need.
- Participation in mandated training(s), supervision, and team meetings.
- A willingness to share caregiving experiences as a learning tool with other parents, community partners, and referring workers.
Rooted in the Community
Orchards Children’s Services leads Michigan’s efforts in keeping children and youth safe. We prevent abuse and neglect by building on the resiliency of families. Every action we take is rooted in our mission to provide quality services that sustain well-being over time..
Ready to Build a Career with Purpose?
If you are ready to be a part of a team that celebrates every family branch, we want to hear from you.