Social care

Foster care coordinator CV: example and template

This example is for family foster care coordinators at county family support centres and organisations running foster care, and for educators, psychologists and social workers who want to work with foster families.

The employer wants to know how many families you support, how you prepare support plans for children, who you work with and whether you meet the requirements for the role. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: foster care coordinator

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Beata Głowacka

Family foster care coordinator

Nowy Sacz +48 123 456 789 beata.glowacka@example.com

Professional profile

Family foster care coordinator with 6 years of experience at a county family support centre, an educator with 10 years of work with children and families. I support 15 foster families caring for 27 children, prepare support plans and assessments of each child's situation and work with the court, schools and family assistants. In the last 2 years 5 children returned to their birth families.

Work experience

Family foster care coordinator

03.2020 - present

County family support centre, Nowy Sacz

  • Supporting 15 foster families caring for 27 children, home visits at least once a month.
  • Support plans for children and periodic assessments of each child's situation.
  • Working with the family court, schools, counselling centres and birth family assistants.
  • Arranging psychological support, training and support groups for families.
  • Preparing children's returns to birth families, 5 returns in 2 years.

Educator, care worker

09.2016 - 02.2020

Children's residential care home, Nowy Sacz

  • Care for a group of 10 children.
  • Homework help and contact with schools.
  • Taking part in the team for periodic assessment of children's situation.

Education

Master's degree, care and social education

2011 - 2016

University of the National Education Commission in Krakow

Skills

  • Supporting foster families
  • Child's support plan
  • Assessing the child's situation
  • Working with the court and agencies
  • Crisis intervention
  • Foster care documentation

Training

  • Working with children after trauma training, 2022
  • Crisis intervention training, 2021

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence and ready for home visits

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a foster care coordinator CV

Professional summary

Write how many foster families you support, at which institution and what education and experience with children and families you have. Add support plans, assessments and work with the court, because these are a coordinator's core tasks. The employer also checks whether you meet the legal requirements for the role.

Educator with 4 years of experience at a children's residential care home. I care for a group of children, keep in touch with schools and take part in assessments of children's situation. I am looking for work as a family foster care coordinator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of families and children, visits, documents, work with agencies and support for families. Show the results of your work, for example returns to birth families, without personal data. Add training and support groups you organise.

Weaker: Supporting families.

Better: Supporting 15 foster families caring for 27 children, home visits at least once a month.

Weaker: Documents.

Better: Support plans for children and periodic assessments of each child's situation.

Weaker: Agencies.

Better: Working with the family court, schools, counselling centres and birth family assistants.

Skills worth listing

List supporting families, the child's support plan, assessments, work with agencies, intervention and documentation. In your soft skills show empathy, patience and emotional resilience.

Professional skills

  • Foster families
  • Child's support plan
  • Assessing the child's situation
  • Court and agencies
  • Intervention
  • Documentation

Personal skills

  • Empathy
  • Patience
  • Emotional resilience
  • Attentive listening
  • Discretion

Training

List training in working with children after trauma, crisis intervention and communication with families. If you have postgraduate studies in work with children and families, list them above the courses.

Requirements for the coordinator role

The rules require a coordinator to have a degree in specific fields, for example education, psychology or social work, or postgraduate studies, plus several years of work with children or families. State your education and experience exactly on your CV.

Describe work at a care home, school, counselling centre or social welfare centre. This experience counts towards the required length of service.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A county family support centre looks for work with many families and documentation, a non-profit for support and groups for families, and a care home for work with children's families. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a foster care coordinator CV

Questions and answers

What should a family foster care coordinator put on a CV?

The institution, the number of families and children, support plans, assessments, work with agencies, education, experience and training.

How many families can a coordinator look after?

The rules limit how many families one coordinator can look after. State on your CV how many families you work with.

What education is needed?

A degree, most often in education, psychology, social work or family studies, or postgraduate studies in this area.

How do you describe results without personal data?

Give numbers, for example the number of returns to birth families or stable placements, without names or details.

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