What are the responsibilities and job description for the Permanency Recruitment Specialist position at Lutheran Family Services?
Job Type
Full-Time
Position Summary:
Full-Time
Position Summary:
- The Permanency Recruitment Specialist works with and provides ongoing support services to children who have an identified permanency plan of adoption/guardianship, and advocates for timely permanency and stability for that child.
- Identify prospective adoptive/guardianship families through file mining, family finding, intense recruiting efforts, and community/family education, throughout the length of the case.
- Provide adoption recruitment services to achieve permanency for children/youth with emotional, behavioral, trauma and cognitive related needs.
- Collaborate and develop professional relationships with the multi-disciplinary team connected to the child.
- Prepare the youth and families for potential adoption/guardianship.
- Advocate for the children/youth by ensuring the child’s emotional, behavioral, trauma and cognitive related needs are being met through education, advocacy and non-crisis related support.
- Facilitate communication between biological and adoptive/guardianship families.
- Have face-to-face contact with the child as well as professionals and family members involved in the case monthly, at a minimum.
- Complete quarterly written reports for each child on caseload.
- Adhere to the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) Child Focused Recruitment Model.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
- Awareness and sensitivity of the organization’s constituents and populations served by employees.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Regular and predictable attendance, and promptness for work.
- Commitment to uphold the mission, vision, values of Lutheran Family Services.
- Support Lutheran Family Services in the organization’s objective to be a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace.
- Verbal communication
- Written Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Organizational Skills
- Relationship Builder
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, or related field required.
- At least one year of experience working with children and families preferred. Customer service experience required.
- Knowledge of case management, child welfare system and adoption related issues to include attachment and grief.
- Demonstrated understanding of and ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds.
- Valid driver's license, current auto insurance, and ability to drive for organization business.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Hybrid work environment (field, in-office, and remote).
- Laptop and company issued cell phone.
- Ability to drive and transport clients within the needed service area.
- Occasional overnight travel (as needed).
- Ability to work flexible schedule including evenings and weekends to meet client needs (as needed).