Adoption Program Case Manager
About The Position
The Adoption Program Case Manager conducts primary and secondary adoption case management for children with an adoption goal in Circuits 3 and/or 8. The position provides pre-adoption case work and supports children and adoptive families through case management, transition assistance, and services while complying with applicable legal and policy requirements. The position reports to the Adoption Program Supervisor. The role includes preparing adoption home and child studies, arranging assessments when warranted, managing subsidy requests and adoption information, conducting required home visits, maintaining records in FSFN and the Explore Adoption website, preparing court reports, attending hearings, and providing testimony. For primary assignments, the case manager also monitors psychotropic medication processes and documentation. The case manager coordinates adoptive placement, transition, and post-placement services; supports families and children during disruptions; facilitates sibling separation and matching staffings; and assists with child-specific and broader recruitment efforts. The role may include on-call support, incident reports, specialized compliance activities, and participation in annual National Adoption Month events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work or a comparable human services field.
- Child Protection Professional (CPP) certification or eligibility for CPP certification.
- Must obtain CPP certification within 12 months of appointment.
- Valid State of Florida driver’s license to operate the motor vehicle operated; required at hire and as a condition of continued employment.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in social work or a comparable human services field.
- Two years of experience in adoption, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
- Adoption Competency training.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct pre-adoption case work for children with adoption goals and families adopting children, including adoption home studies, child studies, referrals for psychological evaluations or other assessments when warranted, subsidy and enhanced subsidy requests, and maintenance of adoption tab and provider information in FSFN.
- Complete quarterly home visits for secondary assignments and monthly home visits for primary assignments, and enter documentation in FSFN within 48 hours of each visit.
- Maintain up-to-date information, photos, and web memos for assigned recruit children on the Explore Adoption website.
- For secondary assignments, provide Adoption Case Activity Reports for judicial reviews; for primary assignments, prepare FSFN judicial review reports addressing safety, well-being, and permanency.
- Attend court hearings, testify about progress, barriers, and concerns, and complete documentation and reports in a legally compliant and timely manner.
- For primary assignments, attend psychotropic medication management appointments; obtain medical reports, including Form 5339, and submit them to CLS as required; monitor medication compliance; complete monthly reviews; and upload related documentation in FSFN.
- Provide adoptive placement services and document required full disclosure and adoption subsidy information in accordance with legal requirements.
- Address adoption disruptions by documenting them, ensuring subsidy termination when applicable, coordinating needs toward subsequent placement, and supporting children and families.
- Perform specialized case management activities as needed to support legislative mandates and DCF and/or PSF initiatives, including the Adoption Incentive Program and efforts to achieve timely adoptions.
- Plan, facilitate, and document sibling separation and match staffings.
- Assess child and family needs and coordinate adoption preparation, transition, and support services, including development, documentation, fulfillment, and support of transition plans for adoptive placements.
- Provide lifebooks to adoptive families and on-call support when needed; complete incident reports as required.
- Serve as the primary contact for adoptive families with recruit or matched children during the 90-day post-placement supervision period.
- For specialized recruitment assignments, plan child-specific recruitment, assist with targeted recruitment efforts, participate in match staffings at least every 60 days, respond promptly to inquiries, and arrange match staffings when suitable inquiries are identified.
- Collaborate with the Diligent Search Specialist on family-finding efforts when applicable, and assist with Heart Gallery maintenance and general, targeted, and child-specific recruitment.
- Display understanding of and sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the service population.
- Participate in annual National Adoption Month events in November.
- Perform other related job duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
