CPS Adoption & Placement Specialist

Department-of-Family-and-Protective-Services; Odessa (TX); Presencial; USD 43.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Full health coverage

Retirement plans

Paid vacation and holidays

Dental/vision insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Department of Family and Protective Services in Texas seeks a CPS CVS Spec I to manage permanent planning and placement services for abused or neglected children. You will recruit, train, license, and develop foster/adoptive families and coordinate with caseworkers across the state.

The role involves assisting with placement options, reviewing information for the Texas Adoption Resource Exchange, and supporting families through separation issues.

Formación

• Knowledge of good child placement practices
• Skills in preparing children for adoptive placements
• Skills in developing and maintaining professional working relationships
• Ability to support families in dealing with separation and attachment issues
• Ability to assess child’s needs and progress in the placement process
• Ability to maintain timely documentation and effectively manage caseload
• Ability to convey information in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to assess current life situations of children to determine the presence of child abuse and/or neglect.

Responsabilidades

• Recruits, identifies and matches children with prospective adoptive families; provides services to children in adoptive placement
• Recruits, trains, completes studies, licenses and develops foster and adoptive families
• Maintains sufficient case documentation to provide a complete written record
• Builds and maintains relationships within the program, region, and community to meet agency objectives
• Conducts assessments of life situations to determine presence of abuse/neglect
• Provides services after hours and weekends to maintain 24-hour coverage
• Performs other duties to maintain unit operations
• Promotes and demonstrates respect for cultural diversity among coworkers and contacts
• Attends work regularly per agency policy

Conocimientos

Child placement

Case management

Documentation

Communication

Descripción del empleo

Department of Family and Protective Services in Texas seeks a CPS CVS Spec I to manage permanent planning and placement services for abused or neglected children. You will recruit, train, license, and develop foster/adoptive families and coordinate with caseworkers across the state.

The role involves assisting with placement options, reviewing information for the Texas Adoption Resource Exchange, and supporting families through separation issues.