Oncology Family Support Social Worker

**Position Overview** The Archer Foundation is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and mission\-driven Family Support Social Worker to serve as a trusted guide for children diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) and Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) and their families. This individual will provide personalized emotional support, resource navigation, advocacy, and psychosocial care while helping families overcome the practical and emotional challenges that accompany a terminal pediatric brain cancer diagnosis. Working remotely as part of the Archer Foundation Family Support Team, the Social Worker will build strong relationships with families through phone calls, video meetings, text messages, email, and other virtual communication. The Social Worker will collaborate closely with hospital social workers, community organizations, and Foundation staff to ensure families receive comprehensive support tailored to their unique needs. In addition to direct family support, this position will help expand and strengthen the Foundation's Family Support Program by developing partnerships, improving internal processes, and identifying innovative ways to serve families better nationwide **What Makes This Role Meaningful** This position is ideal for someone who: ● Is passionate about supporting children and families affected by pediatric cancer. ● Finds purpose in helping families navigate complex medical, emotional, financial, and social challenges. ● Can provide compassionate support to families facing an incurable diagnosis while helping them feel informed, empowered, and less alone. ● Values building meaningful relationships that continue throughout treatment and/or bereavement, depending on each family's wishes. ● Believes every family deserves dignity, compassion, and hope, regardless of their child's prognosis. **Essential Responsibilities** **Family Support \& Care Navigation** ● Develop trusting relationships with children diagnosed with DIPG/DMG and their caregivers. ● Provide individualized emotional support, crisis intervention, and psychosocial guidance throughout the family's journey. ● Assess family needs and develop personalized support plans. ● Serve as an advocate for families while collaborating with hospitals, treatment centers, and community providers. ● Coordinate with Foundation staff to ensure families receive timely and comprehensive support. ● Maintain accurate documentation and case notes within the Foundation's client management system. **Resource Coordination** ● Connect families with financial assistance programs, lodging resources, transportation assistance, insurance guidance, Medicaid resources, counseling services, hospice providers, bereavement programs, and other supportive services. ● Facilitate referrals to local and national organizations that complement the Foundation's support. ● Assist families in understanding available Foundation programs and outside resources. ● Help parents p