Adoption and Guardianship Subsidy Coordinator

State of Maryland • Prince George's, MD

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Adoption and Guardianship Subsidy Coordinator position is mission critical for ensuring compliance, enhancing case management efficiency, and maintaining the sustainability of our adoption and guardianship programs. This subsidy coordinator is responsible to recertify each year all the adoption and guardianship subsidies, which may continue up to the child’s 21st birthday. The Adoptions and Guardianship Subsidy Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all aspects of post-adoption and guardianship services for children previously in out-of-home care. This role ensures timely case processing, maintains compliance with state and federal regulations, facilitates communication among families, social workers, and agencies, and supports families post adoption and guardianship beyond with financial assistance and resources. This position supports family dealing with crisis managing the child and will assess and refer to appropriate services. The Subsidy Coordinator advances the Department of Social Services' (DSS) mission by ensuring that children maintain permanency in nurturing homes and that adoptive and guardianship families receive the support and resources necessary to sustain them. Through compliance, coordination, and compassionate service, this role upholds DSS's core values of protection, stability, and family well-being.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• One year of experience performing administrative staff, clerical, clerical technical, or secretarial work.
• Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer involving staff work requiring regular use of independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting rules and regulations in accordance with agency laws and policies on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• One year of customer service experience.
• One year of experience using Microsoft Google Suite and Office Suite.
• One year of experience communicating with internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate electronic records and process reapplications for the post-adoption and guardianship assistance programs within the timelines mandated by COMAR and SSA Policy 90-94% compliance or 346-362 cases.
• Notify post-adoption and guardianship providers of the upcoming reapplications in accordance with COMAR and SSA Policy approximately 96 families each month.
• Serves as an intermediary between providers and state systems including SSA and the local finance department; Ensure subsidy records are updated; Communicate and update changes in demographics as needed; Approximately 385 families.

Benefits

• health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.
• six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date).
• ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year.
• fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year.
• up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
• at least twelve (12) holiday per year.
• Pension – State employees earn credits towards a retirement pension.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED