Adoption Recruitment Specialist

Description

Adoption Recruitment Specialist

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.
• Health Insurance: Choose from three comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
• Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees.
• Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance.
• Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan. You can even earn three additional days per plan year!
• Bereavement Leave: We offer 3 paid days of bereavement leave annually to ease the burden during a family member's passing.
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays without the worry of receiving a paycheck (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!
• 401k Plan with Matching: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan and employer matching.
• Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary:

The Adoption Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for utilizing inquiry technology and other tools to recruit for children in the system that are not yet matched with a prospective adoptive family.  This position will be responsible for learning the needs of their assigned recruitment children and writing child studies for them.  Responsibilities may also include home visits, transporting children and interviews.  The position will also require communication with communities partners that are a part of the child’s professional team.

Essential Duties:

• Utilize Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) to document and create person provider inquiries and home studies.
• Attend and represent the organization at recruitment events and community functions.
• Coordinate with other professional entities to ensure a smooth and efficient adoption process.
• Work in partnership with the recruitment trainers to align strategies and share insights.
• Collaborate with case manager organizations, Guardian Ad Litem, and other professional entities involved in the adoption process.
• Participate in regular team meetings and contribute to the development of recruitment and training initiatives.
• Be available to work evenings and weekends as required to accommodate the schedules of prospective adoptive families and attend different functions. 
• Adapt to changes in work location and schedule based on organizational needs.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

Three years professional experience in child welfare with at least two years in a dependency related position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to:

• Represent self and the organization in a professional manner 
• Work independently with little direct supervision
• Think and write creatively
• Assess a situation and make appropriate recommendations/decisions
• Research, organize and analyze data
• Solve problems and to think through critical, time sensitive issues
• Establish and maintain relationships
• Work collaboratively with staff at all levels in the organization
• Follow through on commitments, projects and responsibilities
• Speak effectively before small and large groups
• Calculate figures and amounts
• Maintain confidential information
• Use discretion and judgment consistently without immediate direction or supervision.
• Utilize the Family Match recruitment tools to identify   
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.

Knowledge of:

• State, Federal and local employment laws
• Recruitment and retention practices
• Thorough understanding of the adoption process.
• Principles of human behavior, learning and communication.

Skills:

• Strong Written and Verbal Communication  
• Strong follow-up and follow through
• Strong organizational and time management 
• Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Word 

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration:

Current Child Welfare certification and knowledge of Florida's Child Welfare system. Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Comprehensive Adoption Training and PRIDE Train the Trainer preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Clear a Level II background screening
• Clear a reference check
• Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside
• Clear a substance abuse screen
• Provide a copy of all degrees prior to your first day of employment
• Clear a Motor Vehicles Records check and must be insurable under the company’s automobile policy.
• Provide copy of automobile insurance.
• Provide proof of and maintain a minimum personal auto liability insurance level $100,000/$300,000 if deemed to be a driving risk.
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify)

Family Support Services team members follow 5 core values:

Partnership: At FSS, a belief that we are better together is core to who we are. Partnership is an essential component of a healthy system of care. Our team is committed to a respectful, open-minded, collaborative approach to co-creating solutions with the community. This extends to the children and families we serve as well.

Excellence: FSS challenges ourselves to always strive for better on behalf of those we serve. We foster innovative practices, encourage continuous quality improvement, and engage in strategic planning with our partners to achieve the highest possible outcomes for children, families, and the community.

Accountability: FSS recognizes our leadership role within the system of care and strives to be accountable to the community by being trustworthy partners. FSS is committed to ethical and transparent practices, and to operate with integrity as we pursue positive outcomes.

Compassion: We recognize that we often meet families at their most challenging moment and people are more than the sum of their circumstances. We provide trauma-sensitive care for the children and families in our system to reach their full potential. We embrace a service leadership approach and commit to finding the strengths in everyone we encounter while we foster resiliency.

Equity: Equity goes beyond the fair treatment of all people. For FSS, equity is the commitment to recognize the social justice issues intrinsic to our work with marginalized communities. We strive to amplify the voices of individuals and families impacted by poverty, racism, and discrimination in any form. We obligate ourselves to a belief that none of these factors should be a predictor of child welfare involvement or outcomes.

FSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. FSS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at c6.hr@fssnf.org.

Salary : $5,250