Foster Care Adoption Coordinator
About The Position
The Foster Care Adoption Coordinator at Arms Wide provides a broad range of case management services to children in substitute care and the families caring for them. This position requires a high level of complexity, specific knowledge, experience, and creativity. The role involves frequent crisis management, one-on-one client work, and the ability to work with larger groups such as families, staff groups, and focused task groups. It also requires maintaining a high volume of telephone communication and handling after-hours on-call duties when needed. Case work includes planning and coordinating services for a child and family based on their current needs and functioning, utilizing client and family input to develop a plan of service. Case work services are available twenty-four hours a day to caregivers. The Foster Care Adoption Coordinator is responsible for maintaining complete and current records on each case, in compliance with Residential Child Care contract standards and Child Placing Minimum Standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, in related Human Services field preferred.
- Flexibility to work evenings and occasional weekends.
- Commitment to work from a strengths based and/or youth development perspective.
- Belief that all children deserve legal permanency.
- Highly motivated self-starter.
- Knowledgeable regarding impact of trauma and trauma-informed practices.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects and cultivate relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate strong working relationships with diverse populations, including public agency staff.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Reliable transportation required.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in social work or Behavioral Science field preferred.
- Experience in the foster care and adoption field.
Responsibilities
- Provide a broad range of case management services to children in substitute care and the families caring for them.
- Prioritize and manage crisis frequently.
- Work one on one with clients.
- Work with larger groups such as families, staff groups and focused task groups.
- Maintain a high load of telephone communication.
- Handle after-hours on-call when needed.
- Plan and coordinate services to a child and family based upon the child’s and the family’s current needs and functioning.
- Utilize client and family input to develop a plan of service that selects and outlines an array of services and interventions that will address the needs formulated in the assessment process.
- Maintain complete and current records on each case, in compliance with Residential Child Care contract standards and Child Placing Minimum Standards.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and eligible dependents.
- 401k retirement plan with match.
- Paid life insurance.
- Generous vacation plan.
- 8 paid holidays each year (10 days).
- 2 paid "Employee Choice" days each year.
- Convenient central location with free parking.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee Discount (Perks) Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
