Pay Type Hourly State: KS City: Salina Area of Interest: Family Services Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-time Exempt or Non-Exempt: Non-exempt Employment Status: Regular Job Description
The Licensed Permanency Specialist for Adoption provides comprehensive case management/permanency services to families and children who are legally free for adoption.
• Assists/and or completes relative, kin and resource family searches to identify resources for adoptive placement.
• Assists adoptive family with adoption Placement Agreement and adoption subsidy, finalization and post finalization paperwork and processes.
• Prepares children and resource families regarding moves, grief, separation and loss issues related to adoption.
• Completes necessary documentation and works to identify/select an adoptive family.
• Develops and implements case plans for children’s permanency goals with children for adoption timeline.
• Completes on-going assessment of children.
• Determines and recommends which services are needed for the child and family, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care and supervised or unsupervised visitations/interactions.
• Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family’s case record accurately and within established time frames.
• Assists families to establish a support network of family, kinship and community.
• Provides intervention for children and families in crisis situations.
• Ability to work with the court system and follow court protocols including appropriate business attire.
• Completes reports to the Court, participates in court proceedings, including testifying, and makes sure court orders are followed.
• Participates in monthly supervision.
• Supervises and transports children and families as needed.
• Assists adoptive families through the adoption process.
• Supports kinship and foster families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
• Assists in completing all documentation and paperwork relative to adoption subsidy and finalization.
• Participates in team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families’ progress; critical trends, barriers, and solutions to achieving outcomes; and relationships with other agencies/communities.
• Works collaboratively and provides guidance to family support workers assigned.
• Reports critical incidents to DCF verbally within 12 hours, written within 24 hours.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Addictions Counseling from an accredited college or university
• Prefer Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Addictions Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or Counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Licensed to practice in the State of Kansas.
• Prefer two years’ experience working with children and families.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must pass drug screen, MVR, KBI, Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check and an Adult Registry Check
• FBI Fingerprint check if relocated to Kansas in the last 5 years.
• Lifting Requirements of 50 lbs.
• Must have valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation.