Social Worker Counselor I or II

About the role

Catholic Charities' Pregnancy and Adoption Support (PAS) Social Worker/Counselor provides options counseling and adoption planning to expectant parents, completes home studies for prospective adoptive families, provides post placement and educates adoptive families and community partners on adoption issues and services.

Responsibilities

• In alignment with ministry standards, conduct intake, assessment, and options counseling for all expectant parents in need of services.
• Provide parents pursuing an adoption with options counseling, adoption planning support, and case management during pregnancy and following placement.
• In alignment with agency and Virginia State standards, complete adoption home studies within designated period.
• Maintain both infant and foster care adoption cases.
• Advocate for adoptive families to make informed decisions adoption placement.
• Provides support to ensure a successful transition and placement for the child and family.
• Collaborate with community partners to educate them about PAS services and provide follow up with client referrals to/from these partners.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
• Support Social Worker/Counselor II and III with program training/public speaking obligations for PAS adoptive families and community partners (Social Worker/Counselor I).
• Facilitate training and outreach for PAS adoptive families and community partners (Social Worker/Counselor II).
• Work occasional evenings and weekends and participate in an on-call rotation.
• Carry a small caseload of post adoption clients