Foster Care Placement & Adoption Specialist

Childrens Home Society Of North Carolina; Greenville, Raleigh (NC, NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children’s Home Society of North Carolina is seeking a Placement Specialist in Greenville, NC. This role ensures foster/adoptive placements meet children’s needs, manages casework, and supports comprehensive Permanency Services, including therapeutic foster care.

Responsibilities include placement facilitation, visits, documentation, and data entry, plus outreach and program support to families and CHS partners. Requires a social work degree and 2–5 years in child welfare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related human services required; MSW preferred.
• 2–5 years of child welfare services experience required.
• TIPS-MAPP/Deciding Together training and State Foster Care Licensing training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive foster and adoption services, pre-placement and post-placement services.
• Maintain records on all licensed homes on caseload.
• Conduct quarterly mandatory visits.
• Maintain consistent communication with foster and adoptive families as mandated by contracts.
• Collaborate with Program Supervisor and/or Senior Program Director on home selection and respite care.
• Provide adoption services for foster parents adopting CHS children.
• Maintain monthly visitation and case management for children in foster care.
• Provide therapeutic foster care placements with weekly clinical supervision and complete Medicaid/MCO documentation.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Time management

Microsoft Applications

Electronic data systems

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related human services

Master’s degree in social work (MSW) preferred

Job description

The Children’s Home Society of North Carolina is seeking a Placement Specialist in Greenville, NC. This role ensures foster/adoptive placements meet children’s needs, manages casework, and supports comprehensive Permanency Services, including therapeutic foster care.

Responsibilities include placement facilitation, visits, documentation, and data entry, plus outreach and program support to families and CHS partners. Requires a social work degree and 2–5 years in child welfare.