How to hire a family service aide

How to hire a family service aide, step by step

Here's a step-by-step family service aide hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a family service aide job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new family service aide
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The family service aide hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a family service aide to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a family service aide that fits the bill.

   This list presents family service aide salaries for various positions.

   Type of Family Service Aide	Description	Hourly rate
   Family Service Aide	Social and human service assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services.	$11-18
   Coordinator	Coordinators are responsible for liaising between the department they are assigned to and any other external party. They oversee projects or agreements... Show more	$12-29
   Liaison	A liaison is a middle person responsible for collaborating different institutes, managing professional relationships to create benefiting results that would help a business' meet its goals and objectives. Duties of a liaison include facilitating communications, establishing partnership contract plans and procedures, managing conflicts, providing immediate resolution for concerns, and evaluating collaboration parameters... Show more	$14-45

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Child Abuse
   • Data Entry
   • Foster Care
   • Community Resources
   • Community Agencies
   • Money Management
   • Social Services
   • Child Safety
   • Crisis Intervention
   • Home Management
   • Community Services
   • Emotional Support
   • Family Services
   • Community Outreach

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage clients' confidential case files and records, process information and verify all incoming DHS and court documents.
   • Provide relationship-base treatment plans to patients that involves high quality acute psychiatric evaluations, crisis stabilization, and intensive short-term treatment.
   • Provide paraprofessional support services to TANF recipients to assist in overcoming barriers that impede progress toward self-sufficiency.
   • Examine injured persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your family service aide job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A family service aide can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, family service aides' average salary in south carolina is 46% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level family service aides 38% less than senior-level family service aides.
   • Certifications. A family service aide with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a family service aide's salary.

   Average family service aide salary

   $15.06hourly

   $31,330 yearly

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   Entry-level family service aide salary

   $24,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

4. Writing a family service aide job description

   A family service aide job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a family service aide job description:

   Family service aide job description example

   BENEVILLA IS HIRING !!!!
   
   WHAT MAKES US AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE: Benevilla offers a progressive and caring culture, work/life balance with a flexible work environment, no weekends, paid holidays + 1 paid floating holiday, compassion towards each other, those we serve, and our community and living our mission to enrich lives.
   
   As a member of the Benevilla team you may be eligible for the following employee benefits:
   Paid time off, sick time, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, career development, childcare discount at our child development program, college tuition assistance, annual merit reviews with increases, a 403b retirement plan and 403b employer match.
   
   *Benevilla is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer.*
   
   $750 new hire sign-on bonus & $750 employee referral bonus available for a limited time
   Please visit our website www.benevilla.org to learn more about Benevilla’s impact in the community.
   
   Program Aide- Family Resource Center

   • Location: Surprise City Hall.
   • 30 hours per week between 8 am-4:30 pm.
   • Availability to work Monday through Friday.
   • Occasional evenings and Saturdays are required.
   • $13.86 per hour plus $750 new hire sign-on bonus eligible.

   
   Requirements:

   • High School diploma or GED. 4+ years of community services working with families and children.
   • Fluent reading, writing in English and Spanish preferred.
   • Ability to travel independently in the northwest valley, including Surprise, El Mirage, Peoria, Youngtown, Waddell, Sun City, and Sun City West, Wittmann, Wickenburg and Aguila.

   
   Position Summary:

   • Supports all Family Resource Center staff under the direction of FRC Director and acts as back-up for non-degree required positions.
   • Assists Kinship Support Coordinator and Family Education Specialist by planning and implementing children’s activities during Support Groups, Workshops, Parent Education classes, activities, and events.
   • Assists with office tasks and report preparation.
   • Prepares marketing for social media, and physical distribution, and participates in outreach.
   • May work at an off-site location, home, at the office and must be able to travel throughout NW Valley service area.
   • This part-time position is based on a 12-month, grant-funded position through First Things First.

   
   
   

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5. Post your job

   To find family service aides for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any family service aides they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level family service aides with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your family service aide job on Zippia to find and recruit family service aide candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with family service aide candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new family service aide

   Once you have selected a candidate for the family service aide position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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