Adoption Family Recruiter

Description

About CCC:

Since 1923, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) has provided life-changing human services to vulnerable individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. CCC offers quality and compassionate human services to all people, especially the most vulnerable, regardless of faith. We are passionate about the work we do in our communities, providing 31 critical services at 7 locations throughout Virginia.

CCC provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information (including family medical history) in all aspects of employment including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination and benefits, except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the agency.

Commonwealth Catholic Charities is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening and background check.

Since 1923, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC)has provided life-changing human services to vulnerable individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. CCC offers quality and compassionate human services to all 

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the recruitment of adoptive families for children available for adoption through the Virginia foster care system.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Receive and process referral for recruitment of adoptive families from Local Department of Social Services (LDSS) through the Adoption Through Collaborative Partnership Program (ATCP) 

Travel to LDSS to access foster child case file and information for recruitment purposes 

Travel to child’s residence to begin relationship-building with client 

Research and review efforts made for permanency placement prior to referral 

Work in collaboration with LDSS for best type of permanency placement for child 

Make presentations and provide information of child to community groups as needed 

Engage in child specific family recruitment through available resource organizations, community engagements and social media 

Interviews and assesses prospective adoptive families for recruitment referral  

Interviews and assesses possible kinship placement options for recruitment referral  

Provides possible family options to LDSS for their consideration  

Follow up with family and child during pre-adoptive placement 

Maintain accurate and timely progress notes within the ATCP tracking sheet for each client recruitment, ensuring data is current for monthly reporting and follow-up with LDSS as needed. 

Provides LDSS with Full Disclosure and Report of Investigation when child is ready for adoption 

Relationship building with LDSS for on-going recruitment referrals  

Demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics  

Demonstrates strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills 

Participates in staff training and meetings 

Represents the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner 

Utilizes a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications  

Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  

A doctorate or master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a field related to social work such as sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling, with a student placement in casework services to children and families or one year of experience in providing casework services to children and families.   

A baccalaureate degree in social work or a field related to social work including, but not limited to, sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling and one year of experience in providing casework services to children and families; or  

A baccalaureate degree in any field plus two years’ experience in providing casework services to children and families.  

Must have a valid drivers license, travel required