Listed below are current employment opportunities at The Barker Foundation. The agency has a rich legacy of service to the Washington Metropolitan Area. If you are interested in working in a non-profit setting that works to enrich the lives of children, please visit this page periodically.

Pregnancy Counselors 

The Barker Foundation seeks Tidewater-based BSW or MSW for contractual work as pregnancy counselor, working with women who are considering adoption, and with their extended families. We are specifically seeking social workers who live in the Tidewater area (e.g., Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, James City County, Yorktown, Poquoson, Williamsburg, and Gloucester).  We are also seeking BSW or MSW in the Richmond area to assist with crisis pregnancy counseling. Flexible schedule, some evening or weekend hours. Applicants must have car. 

Send email resume and salary requirements to Sandra Fulton, Director of Domestic Programs. 

Contract Social Workers

The Barker Foundation is seeking licensed, MSW level social workers to provide support to the Project Wait No Longer, Older Child Adoption Program. Positions needed include home study & post placement social workers as well as foster care and adoption trainers and presenters. Experience in foster care, older child adoption or parent training and public speaking is preferred.  We are seeking individuals that are willing to work flexible hours within the tri-state area (MD, DC & VA) including some evenings and weekends.  Applicants must have a car.

Send email resume to Beverly Clarke, Director of Project Wait No Longer. 

Foster Care Provider - District of Columbia

Could you be a foster care provider? The Barker Foundation is seeking stay-at-home caretakers to provide short term foster care for newborns in the District of Columbia. If you are interested, please contact Beth Kirby at 301-664-9664 or bkirby@barkerfoundation.org