Social Worker II, Post Adoption Services

Wayfinder Family Services • Redding, CA

4d • Remote

About The Position

At Wayfinder Family Services, we understand the unique challenges facing some of our state’s most vulnerable children, youth and adults. Those with disabilities, those without a home of their own, those who have been abused and many, many more. We answer the call for them. We believe in the amazing potential in, and for, each and every one of them. And, together, we find a way to turn that potential into reality. Program and Role Summary Our statewide Foster Care and Adoption programs match children and youth who have been displaced from their homes due to abuse or neglect with families that can provide safe, caring homes. Wayfinder recruits, trains and certifies resource (foster) families, some of whom ultimately adopt the children they foster. We emphasize a child achieving permanency, which can be reunification with birth parents, living with relatives, adoption or guardianship. Also, Wayfinder offers therapeutic post-adoption support that includes case management, mental health therapy, and mentoring to children and their adoptive families during and after adoption to promote stability and permanency. The Post Adoption Social Worker will provide preventive, supportive, educational services specifically to post-adoptive families. These services will include short-term interventions based on the individualized needs of the family primarily concerning adoption-related issues. This is a remote position with co-locating in the CDSS Chico and Sacramento offices as needed and to collaborate for CDSS office meetings and needs. The position requires travel to assigned counties to provide support groups, family events, family support/intervention, and/or AAP.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work or a related field is required.
• Ability to travel to CDSS Chico and Sacramento offices as needed, travel to family homes and assigned counties in assigned regions for family support and events.
• Valid CA Driver License with a minimum of three (3) years good driving history and must be approved by the agency’s insurance carrier to drive agency vehicles.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with pre and post adoptive families is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide education and information to assist families in understanding the family situation and learning strategies in parenting.
• Assess family needs and assist families with appropriate community linkages, advocacy support, and skill building.
• Brief case management for post adoptive families, brief initial assessment to complete a family support plan.
• Provide families with strategies to assist with increasing attachment in their home and in learning a variety of techniques to respond to challenging behaviors.
• Other duties as outlined in the position description.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, 11 paid holidays, plus five winter holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 4%
• Employee referral program: Encourage your colleagues to join us
• Education tuition assistance program: Invest in your career development
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
• Flexible spending account (FSA) plans
• Eligibility and other benefits are outlined in plan documents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees