Caring Individuals With Lived Experience Needed as Kinship Navigators

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on foster families in Connecticut?

If you or someone you know has cared for a relative’s child, you could be an amazing fit as a Wheeler Kinship Navigator. In this role, you will work alongside members of a caring, professional team while drawing from your lived experience to support youth and their foster families.

Visit our Careers portal here and type "Kinship Navigator" as the Job Title/Keyword.

Wheeler Kinship Navigators help families remain strong and resilient by working collaboratively to find solutions for children in foster care. Navigators help families find resources and other support services, and provide strategies to help families experience fewer issues, achieve better outcomes, and achieve stability.

Research shows that children who are placed with kin vs. other types of foster care have better outcomes in school, in social and family relationships, and in other areas of their lives. If you have this kind of lived experience, why not be part of an effort designed to help a child thrive in their own family, friend, and community circle!

Towns served:  Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Farmington, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Southington, and Wethersfield, Meriden, Cheshire, and Wallingford.