Post Adoption Specialist

As a Post Adoption Specialist, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:Opportunities to make a positive impact in the lives of children in need of supportUnique rewards that come from seeing families improve and flourish with the services you referred them toQuality comprehensive Benefits including low-cost, high-coverage health insurance, generous time-off, and competitive 403b retirement plus 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!This position requires a background screening in accordance with FS 435.12. See the following link for more information:Our Communities Connected for Kids Program provides services for children and families in the child welfare system, to ensure a community without abuse, neglect and abandonment. Based out of Port St. Lucie, FL, this position identifies post adoptive services to address the needs of substitute and adoptive families and serves as the agency liaison to all post adoptive caregivers. Additional responsibilites of the position include:Conduct one year follow-up contacts for post-adoptive families to identify the type of postadoption services requested or neededDocument outcome of post adoption contacts in FSFN and/or CCWIS.Coordinate with community agencies and partners to promote the development of and access to adoption competent supports and services for adoptive families in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and Saint Lucie CountiesRespond to requests from CBC of Origin for post adoption services needs for families adopted elsewhere but residing in CBC service areaParticipate in and provide follow up as needed on child specific staffings related to post adoption families/childrenGather information of the availability and effectiveness of post-adoptive services providedCoordinate monthly adoption support groups and/or newsletterAssist in resolving adoptive parent questions, complaints, grievances, and board payment issues.Evaluate and recommend action on requests to DCF for enhanced maintenance adoption subsidy requestParticipate in development and implementation of the Permanency section of the circuit's five-year Prevention and Permanency PlanComplete Extended Maintenance Adoption Subsidy (EMAS), notification, determination and terminationComplete Annual Cost of living when requested by adoptive parentsComplete the Tuition Waiver for all eligible youth attending college in FloridaCoordinate, manage documentation, and participate in Adoption Review Committee activitiesServe as Point of Contact for the Annual Employee State adoption benefitsParticipate in the quality improvement process and accreditation processPerform other duties as assigned.#sponsoredEDUCATION:Required: Bachelor's degree in human services, social work, or related field from an accredited school or university.Preferred: Master's degree in human services, social work, or related field from an accredited school or universityEXPERIENCE:Required: Three (3) or more years' experience in adoption services and case management. Florida Certification Board Child Welfare case manager and or licensing certification.Preferred: Certification in adoption competence. FSFN and CCWIS experience preferredOther Requirements:Valid FL State Issued Driver's LicenseWork schedule hours will be a core Monday - Friday, dayshift; however flexibility to work outside of regular business hours is required including evenings and weekends due to the needs of the clients.About Communities Connected for KidsCommunities Connected for Kids provides oversight and coordination of the child-welfare system in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. At any given time, there are about 1,300 abused, abandoned or neglected children in our care. We are responsible for the safety and well-being of each one of them. We meet this responsibility through a mix of direct and contracted services. If you think about it in terms of building a house, we are the general contractor of the child-welfare system. The system is the house, we are the contractor, and our network of service providers are the subcontractors we pull together to make the house strong and ready to live in.Who We ServeCommunities Connected for Kids offers a full range of care for children, adolescents, young adults and family members in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast. We offer our services through a wide variety of approaches including in-home parenting and prevention services, family preservation, case management, residential programs and extended foster care services for teenagers and young adults.In the tradition of true partnership, Communities Connected for Kids works closely with several agencies that are funded through Medicaid, substance abuse/mental health or private funds to offer a continuum of treatment services otherwise unfunded by Community Based Care dollars. These partnerships help families strengthen their capacity to care for their children or help children heal from trauma they've experienced.MissionOur mission is to enhance the safety, permanency and well-being of all children in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast through a community network of family support services.ValuesCommunities Connected for Kids values are:We are accountable to the children and families we serve and to the communities in which we live. We ensure services provided are:Individualized, based on the strengths and needs of the families we serveRespectful and culturally sensitiveEffective and accountableEvidence based and data drivenPermanency focusedEnsure financial and human resources are managed and maximizedOur VisionWe envision a community without abuse, neglect and abandonment so all children grow to their full potential.