Join Our Team

Make a Difference in the Lives of Children and Families

IFD maintains a flexible, engaged, and collaborative work environment. Our clinical staff are a diverse group of counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists who are trained to deliver high quality evidence-based or promising programs. Services are typically provided in families' homes.

Reasons to Work at IFD

Make a difference. IFD's flagship Homebuliders model has an 88% success rate for keeping children safely in their homes. We have been leaders in the field of child welfare for over 20 years, and we help shape state and national policy in ways that support our clients.

Join the largest provider of “evidence-based programs” for child welfare in Washington State.

Be part of a supportive, team-based environment.

Participate in extensive classroom and on-the-job training.

Earn great benefits, including 11 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days and 2 personal days per year.

Maintain a flexible schedule that allows you to attend to your own family and personal needs as things come up.

Meet clients where they are. By meeting in client homes, we remove many of the barriers of traditional therapy and are able to coach families in their natural environment.

Our Values

Safety

The safety of clients, staff, and the community is our highest priority.

Accountability

Our programs and staff are accountable, measured by model fidelity, program outcomes, and consumer satisfaction.

Accessibility

It is our job to engage and motivate clients. We make our services accessible by serving clients in their own homes, on a flexible schedule, tailoring services to match the family.

Equity

We are committed to an anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive agency culture. Clients and staff are to be treated with respect, fairness, and dignity, honoring their culture, beliefs, languages, abilities, and values.

Inclusion

Better results are achieved when decision-making includes those affected by it. We treat clients as colleagues and staff as partners.

Optimism

All people can change. Clients are empowered by building on their strengths and learning new skills.

I love having a great team

"I love having a great team where we all support one another by sharing ideas, laughs, food, and covering for one another if needed; I love having a great supervisor who is supportive and understanding; and finally I love having good benefits, training opportunities, and flexible work hours."

- Homebuilders Therapist, Spokane County

Full-Time Employee Benefits

Vacation

15 paid vacation days in the first year, with 2.5 additional days each year to maximum of 20 days

Sick Leave

10 days of sick leave + 2 personal days

Holidays

11 holidays annually

Retirement

Traditional or Roth 401K
Annual employer contribution (historically 5%)

Medical and Dental

Medical - staff pay only 6% of premiums
Optional FSA or HSA plans
Dental reimbursement plan

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a non-profit 501(c)3, IFD is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program:

https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Other Benefits

Employee Assistance Program
Life and AD&D insurance ($10,000 each)
Long term disability insurance
Option to purchase additional life and AD&D, supplemental medical, and vision insurance