Adoptive Home Finder

Camelot Community Care Inc; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Plan

11 paid holidays

Generous vacation and sick time

Tuition and CEU reimbursement

Flexible spending accounts

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Camelot Community Care is seeking Adoption Home Finders to support the safety and permanency goals of children in care. You will complete case notes, coordinate with case managers, and facilitate court-related activities, including reviews and reunification efforts.

You will build relationships with families, providers, and supervisory staff while maintaining child welfare certifications through ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field is required.
• One year of relevant social services experience working with children and families is required.
• Ability to accurately complete case notes and coordinate with other staff.

Responsibilities

• Participate in staff development opportunities and maintain child welfare certification.
• Work as a cooperative member of the unit and support other team members on cases.
• Maintain relationships with supervisory staff to guide activities during unusual circumstances.
• Maintain relationships with community resource providers to facilitate referrals and continuity of care.
• Establish and maintain relationships with children and families focusing on permanency and safety.
• Accurately complete case notes and enter data as required by policy.
• Prepare for and attend court activities, hearings and reviews as needed.
• Develop and complete judicial reviews, assessments and reunification/termination reports on time.
• Attend individual case staffings and conduct routine safety assessments.
• Make referrals for services as needed and arrange emergency placements when required.
• Document diligent searches for parents and family members and locate them when possible.
• Complete home studies for prospective placements and plan visits with families.

Skills

Case management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Social Work

Job description

Camelot Community Care employs over 500 dedicated and talented professionals who lead us in our efforts of helping children reach their fullest potential. Working for Camelot is a unique experience where each employee is asked not only to shape the future of the children they serve, but also help shape the future of the company. We take pride in our organizational culture of allowing local programs and staff an appropriate amount of autonomy to design and deliver services that best meet their community's needs. Camelot is not a top heavy organization but instead we place our trust and confidence in local leadership with the corporate administration providing guidance, support and the necessary resources to provide high quality services.Adoption Home Finders are responsible for participating in staff development opportunities and maintains child welfare certification through on-going training. They work cooperatively with our team of case managers and maintain relationships with supervisory staff, community resource providers with children and families, including awareness of and attention to achievement of permanency, satisfaction with services, and overall safety of children. They also complete case notes, prepare for and attend court activities, develop and complete judicial reviews, assessments, makes referrals, arranges placements, conducts home studies and facilitates family contacts.Position Responsibilities1. Participates in staff development opportunities and maintains child welfare certification through on-going training.2. Works as a cooperative member of the unit particularly in the area of backing up other team members and assisting on cases.3. Maintains relationships with supervisory staff, emphasizing proper response to and use of supervision and appropriate reliance on supervisory staff to guide their activities during unusual circumstances.4. Maintains relationships with community resource providers, particularly emphasizing facilitation of the referral process and providing continuity of care to the families on the caseload.5. Establishes and maintains relationships with children and families including awareness of and attention to achievement of permanency, satisfaction with services, and overall safety of children.6. Accurately completes case notes on a continual basis which are factual, up to date and descriptive. All case notes are entered into the required data system according to current policy and contractual outcomes.7. Prepares for and attends all court activities as necessary. This includes court hearings, testifying concerning the status of cases and progress toward permanency, appropriate interactions with attorneys, and making recommendations to the court.8. Develops and completes judicial reviews, initial and quarterly assessments, child well being assessments, medical reviews, reunification packets and termination reports/summaries as well as all other required reports on time according to current policy and contractual outcomes.9. Attends individual case staffings.10. Conducts initial and ongoing child safety assessments.11. Makes referrals for services for all cases as needed.12. Arranges for emergency placement, emergency medical treatment and emergency services for children at risk.13. Conducts diligent searches for parents and family members as needed and thoroughly documents that the effort has been made to locate parents and family members.14. Completes home studies as required for prospective placements.15. Plans and facilitates visits between children in care and their family members.16. Conducts minimum monthly face-to-face contacts with children, parents, relatives and others for their caseload.17. Reviews and assesses the familys progress made toward achieving case plan goals.18. Supports foster and adoptive families.19. Negotiates subsidy agreements with adoptive parents when applicable.20. Completes required adoption paperwork leading to finalization as assigned and when applicable.21. Meets adoption goals when applicable.Education, experience and SkillsBachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or other related human service field and one year of relevant social services experience working with children and families.We invest in you!Health Insurance PlanDental Insurance Plan401K Plan11 paid holidaysGenerous vacation and sick time benefitsTuition and CEU reimbursementFlexible spending accountsSupplemental insurance packages including disability, life insurance, and other productsCamelot employees receive competitive salaries, performance-based pay in some positions, on-going training, CEU opportunities, as well as promotional opportunities throughout the company. Most importantly, joining Camelot provides an opportunity to be part of a team that is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to children in a supportive and friendly work environment.Camelot Community Care is an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace.All positions require screening through the Florida Background Screening Clearinghouse.Learn more at https://info.flclearinghouse.com.