Job description
Seeking full-time Adoption Social Worker for small Connecticut Office of a non-profit adoption agency. Salary based on degree and length of employment. Possibility of hybrid after 3 months.
Requirements:
- Bachelors required, BSW and MSW Preferred
- Min. 2 years child welfare experience
- Spanish Speaking is a strong plus
- Ability to work on weekends and at night, as required for on-call needs
- Ability and experience running groups
- Valid driver's license and availability of automobile
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word
- Experience with databases, electronic files, and entering case notes
- Police, Child Abuse & FBI clearances required
Responsibilities include working with and counseling pregnant women, expecting fathers and prospective adoptive parents along with conducting home studies, post-placement visits, and outreach.
Social Work Duties for Pregnant Women and Expecting Fathers:
- Provide counseling and support for expecting mothers & fathers considering adoption
- Give pregnant people their options including adoption
- Share the responsibility of being available on weekends or evenings for an emergency adoption placement
- Accompany clients to appointments and counsel with their family, if required
- Assist expecting parents in making an adoption plan and select a family
- Work with social worker whose family is selected
- Arrange meetings between the two parties
- Obtain all medical records and background information on pregnant person and their partner
- Help both parties formulate an open adoption plan
- Complete legal paperwork with attorney
- Accompany clients to Court if applicable
Duties with Adoptive Parents:
- Educating and evaluating prospective adoptive parents
- Conduct and write home study reports
- Conduct group educational classes for prospective adoptive parents
- Cooperatively conduct pre-placement meetings between birth and adoptive parents
- Coordinate placement and discharge of baby from the hospital
- Prepare legal documents for placement
- Follow up with supervisory visits with family after placement and prepare a report of the visits
- Assist with agreement with birth parents post-adoption finalization
- Attend Court hearing to finalize adoption
- Handle any requests for private adoption assistance from families seeking identified/intermediary adoptions.
Additional Duties:
- Attend all required meetings
- Represent Agency at conferences and any public event
- Running groups such as agency courses and support groups
- Review and approve reports of adoption social work independent contractors
- Complete monthly outreach
Only candidates who provide a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements will be considered.
EOE
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental Insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Pay: $40,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- On call
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- Child Welfare: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: One location
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