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Current Job Openings

 

Investigative Paralegal
This position exists to support and assist OFRA in-house attorneys with providing high quality legal representation for children, youth, eligible adults, indigent parents, and other legal parties who are the subject of abuse or neglect proceedings, or Family in Need of Court Ordered Services (FINCOS) proceedings, or Fostering Connections proceedings, including proceedings for the termination of parental rights, adoption proceedings, or other abuse/neglect, FINCOS, or Fostering Connections proceedings designated by the Agency, as defined by statute.
For more info or to apply visit the State Personnel Office website here 
Paralegal & Legal Assistant
This position exists to support and assist OFRA in-house attorneys with providing high quality legal representation for children, youth, eligible adults, indigent parents, and other legal parties who are the subject of abuse or neglect proceedings, or Family in Need of Court Ordered Services (FINCOS) proceedings, or Fostering Connections proceedings, including proceedings for the termination of parental rights, adoption proceedings, or other abuse/neglect, FINCOS, or Fostering Connections proceedings designated by the Agency, as defined by statute.

For more info or to apply visit the State Personnel Office website here 

Attorney
The Attorney position will provide legal representation for children, youth, eligible adults, indigent parents, and other legal parties who are the subject of, or who are at risk of being the subject of, abuse or neglect proceedings, Families in Need of Court Ordered Services (FINCOS) proceedings or Fostering Connections proceedings.  This includes proceedings for the termination of parental rights, adoption proceedings, or other abuse/neglect, FINCOS, or Fostering Connections proceedings designated by the Office of Family Representation and Advocacy (OFRA), as defined by statute.

For more info or to apply visit the State Personnel Office website here 

Social & Community Service Coordinator
This position will coordinate OFRA’s efforts to ensure full access to our services for qualified individuals with disabilities (physical, cognitive, and/or mental health), those whose primary language is other than English, and those who may have low literacy skills. These services may include translation, interpretation, scribing, and other accommodations and auxiliary aides for individuals with communication disabilities (e.g., deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing; blind; low vision; and/or cognitive disabilities).

For more info or to apply visit the State Personnel Office website here 

 

 

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Requests for Proposals

There are no active RFPs at this time.

The Family Justice Initiative (FJI) congratulates OFRA on its opening!

The Family Justice Initiative is a national collaborative of children’s attorneys, parents’ attorneys, educators, researchers, national policy advocates, and lived experience experts who share a common goal: to increase access to high-quality legal representation for children and parents in child welfare cases.

Read full article here.

OFRA’s Practice Manual

OFRA’s Practice Manual is now available.  Read it here to learn about Cornerstone Advocacy, Interdisciplinary Services, and Performance Standards and Expectations for our lawyers, social workers, and family peer support navigators.

View The Practice Manual

OFRA has completed its Logic Model

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OFRA has updated its Strategic Plans

View the 2025-26 OFRA and OFRA IT Strategic Plans by clicking the corresponding button below

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View 2024 initial Strategic Plan