Post Adoption Specialist

Summary The Post Adoption Worker is part of a team providing specialized services to adoptive and guardianship families in the region, including home-based interventions, support groups and respite social activities. This position is full-time, 35 hours per week. Bachelor's Degree starting at $25.50 per hour / Master's Degree starting at $30.00 per hour $1 per hour Language Differential! (eligible languages include: Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish or ASL) Child and Family Services recognizes the power in Diversity and believes that Equity is a Human Right. Child & Family Services carefully considers a wide range of factors when determining compensation including, but not limited to, prior experience, education, certification(s), license(s), skills and expertise, location, internal equity and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Our goal is to support, reward and compensate the entire individual. Depending on role eligibility, your offer may include a bonus or other incentives. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated. Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Responsible for participation in the Regional Response Team, providing brief, home-based intensive family stabilization, services to adoptive and guardianship familiesProvide a strengths based psycho-social assessment of the family’s needs and resourcesAbility to maintain a flexible work scheduleProvide advocacy and coordination to empower families to gain access to long term supportive servicesProvide second stage information and referral to families and professionalsDesign, track and implement support groups to meet the diverse needs to adoptive familiesDevelop a network of respite providers and/or resources within the region. To explore creative solutions to meet longer term needs of families and the programCoordinate respite providers and resources within the region and offer ongoing training and consultation to that network of providersDevelop a team of adoptive parents and/or persons to act as parent and/or young adult liaisons with other adoptive families and individuals. Offer training and consultation to those liaisonsCoordinate and/or provide training to mental health and/or human service related professionals Responsible for providing assistance/backup to the Regional Manager in relation to regional support services and the marketing of the program to other human service oriented resourcesResponsible for the entry of data and record keeping in the Journeys database Perform other required duties and responsibilities, as assigned Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.