No salary listed — similar Social Worker roles pay ~$72k (median of 317 jobs)
7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,645 active roles in this specialty
Kinship Navigator - Social Worker
About the Role
Flexible schedule. 7 paid holidays. Great benefits. Actually help families stay together. Work that matters.
Join Four Oaks Family & Children Services as a Kinship Navigator - Social Worker in Ankeny, Iowa.
Key Responsibilities
- Connecting kinship caregivers with supplemental resources such s food assistance, child care, family investment program (FIP0, medical insurance and/or legal aid.
Requirements
- Prior experience in working with Foster and Adoptive families is a plus!.
Benefits & Compensation
- PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Four Oaks Family & Children Services in Ankeny, Iowa.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Kinship Navigator - Social Worker at Four Oaks Family & Children Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,645 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.
Social Worker Career Context
In Iowa, Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$105k across 44 listings, vs ~$84k nationally (7,408 listings).
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Iowa's cost-of-living index is 89.0 (US average = 100) — Iowa ranks #4 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 7.2/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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