Description:
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and families? Do you believe that every child deserves a loving and supportive home? If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you.
Position: Adoption Social Worker
About Us: We are a reputable and compassionate adoption agency dedicated to finding forever homes for children in need. Our organization is driven by the belief that every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and loving environment to thrive. We work tirelessly to ensure that the adoption process is smooth, supportive, and empowering for both birth parents and adoptive families.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops a comprehensive psychosocial/permanency assessment.
- Conducts assessments and screens as required, depending on the program.
- Recruitment and completion of prospective resource family home evaluations/assessments.
- Complete a thorough assessment of children referred for adoption which will include the child's strengths, weaknesses, services needed, and appropriateness of the adoption plan.
- Acts as a resource to support children and prospective families before, during the process and post adoption.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Starting Salary is $67,891
Requirements:
A successful candidate must have the following skills and experience:
- Master's Degree in Social Work required.
- Maintain a welcoming environment for families and other community partners.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy practices.
- Must be available full-time and able to adjust work day/work week to provide services when clients and families need them, which can routinely include evenings and occasionally weekends, in order to ensure coordination and continuity of services.
- Bilingual Spanish preferred.
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