Children's Services Worker; Family Adoption Worker

Overview

Position: Children's Services Worker (Family Adoption Worker) (4715-12)

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Job : 4715-12

# of Openings: 1

We are committed to equal employment opportunities in all employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a second-chance employer and a recovery friendly workplace.

Are you interested in serving our community and helping to protect our county’s most vulnerable children? We are looking for compassionate, tenacious workers who are dedicated to engaging families and ensuring that children are safe. This is a critical role that directly impacts the outcomes of the children and families we serve. It may be a good fit if you excel in interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and a fast-paced work environment.

This position provides opportunities to grow within a culture that promotes growth and learning. The role may include hybrid remote work arrangements.

• Conducts adoptive studies, amendments and updates with prospective applicants for placement of a child or children in their homes on an adoptive basis. Assesses adoptive applicants for their ability to parent children through all stages of development. Assists families in the process of Adoption Assistance negotiations. Provides follow-up counseling, education and support and referrals to adoptive parents and children until finalization of adoption.
  
  Arranges for supportive services that the families might require and collaborates with community resources.
• Provides daily case management for children ages 0-21 in permanent custody and waiting for adoption. Refers children for mental health services and appropriate placement settings. Attends dependency, delinquency and probate court hearings, school meetings, monthly home visits with children and their caregivers, team meetings and therapeutic appointments. Assists recruiters in locating adoptive homes for all children on caseload whose goal is adoption.
  
  Completes case plans, activity logs, court reports, case reviews, match committee documentation, reviews waiting families and completes referrals for children on caseload. Presents waiting children to the match committee and reviews waiting family files. Makes placement of children moving into new foster or adoptive homes, residential treatment settings, group homes or independent living settings, and to deal with separation trauma and loss.
• Completes Interstate Compact, adoptive placement and finalization paperwork; writes reports and maintains accurate and organized statistical data on caseload. Prepares and files appropriate forms for Court. Responsible for out-of-county and state travel and placements, with after-hours and weekend appointments possible.

• Participates in regular supervisor and staff conferences and assigned seminars. Completes Adoption Assessor Tier I and Tier II trainings and maintains appropriate training hours according to agency policy and assessor responsibilities. Attends necessary training as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Indicates can be developed after employment)

Knowledge of
: counseling, case management; interviewing; psychology and/or human behavior; sociology or social work; agency and/or community counseling programs; services specific to the area of employment; federal and state regulations governing delivery of services; treatment team concepts; agency/institution practices and procedures.

Ability to
: define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; apply principles to solve practical, everyday problems; recognize unusual or threatening conditions and take emergency action; review and critique individual programming and make feasible recommendations; gather, collate and classify information; develop good rapport with clients, residents, and their families;…