Adoption Caseworker

Adopt America Network

3100 W. Central Ave., Ste. 225

Toledo, OH 43606

Job Title: Adoption Recruiter

Department: Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program

Reports to: Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Supervisor

Hours: Hourly, 40 hours per week. Flexible hours on evenings and weekends as needed.

About Us: Adopt America Network (AAN) is a nonprofit organization that connects children waiting in foster care with permanent families while providing support before, during, and after the family is united. AAN was founded in 1983 by Richard K. Ransom who was the founder of Hickory Farms and dedicated his life to helping children. Within this time, we have placed over 4,700 children with permanent families. Today, we provide matching services for families along with support groups and events catered to adoptive, kinship, and foster families. Additionally, we operate a child-focused recruitment program for children in Northwest Ohio along with a state-wide home assessor program for public and private agencies.

About the Role: Adopt America Network facilitates the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program made possible by funding through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Through this program, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption supports the hiring of adoption professionals, known as recruiters, who are dedicated to finding permanent homes for children most at risk of aging out of foster care without a family. That includes youth ages 9 and older, children with special needs and sibling groups. Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters use an evidence based, child-focused recruitment model to find the right family for every child.

Qualifications:

A. bachelor’s degree in social work, Counseling, Human Development and Family Studies or similar programs.

B. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Adoption Assessor Certification or availability to complete Tier1 and Tier 2 within first year of employment.

C. Satisfactory background check through BCI & FBI

D. Ability to determine the need for advocacy and to advocate on behalf of the children.

E. Good communication skills in negotiation, listening, assessing, counseling, speaking, writing and documentation.

F. Ability to develop a working relationship with children who are in foster care.

G. Good computer skills.

H. Knowledge of Department of Children and Youth (DCY) adoption laws and rules, child welfare issues and adoption, and home study procedures and requirements.

I. Ability to work under pressure, prioritize tasks and work independently.

J. Excellent time management skills.

K. Willingness to work collaboratively with the WWK team and county agency staff.

Responsibilities:

A. Manage caseload of identified children under the guidelines of WWK’s contract, including required reports.

B. Network with outside agency workers and professionals to promote the WWK’s program and the agency’s access to Adopt America Network services on behalf of children in foster care.

C. Attend and participate in area meetings, recruitment events, conferences, and training courses, as requested by WWK’s Supervisor.

D. Keep supervisor apprised of progress, activity, and problems with assigned cases.

E. Provide AAN staff with information to register the children on the WWK caseload.

F. Work within the child-specific recruitment model as defined by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Benefits: Flexible work hours, generous vacation and sick/personal time, mileage reimbursement, health insurance, long-term disability, and life insurance. Laptop, and cell phone provided.

Send resumes to [email protected]

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.34 - $22.34 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have the passionate about help the youth in foster homes find permanency

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Adoption: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Toledo, OH 43606 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Toledo, OH 43606: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: In person