Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter

Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter

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Job Summary:

The Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter is responsible for implementing the Wendy's Wonderful Kids Child-Focused Recruitment Model which focuses on an individual child’s history, experiences and needs in order to find an appropriate adoptive family.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Initial referral- Responsible for the development and facilitation of the Recruitment Plan within 90 days of receiving the referral and every quarter thereafter

• Meets with the caseworker to secure further information.
• Establishes a date to begin review of the child’s case file.
• Schedules an initial meeting with the child.

• Caseload- Maintain a caseload of between 12 to 15 active cases with an overall caseload of no more than 25

• Relationship with the child- Conduct at a minimum monthly contact with the child and families assigned to the caseload

• Documents case notes and/or contact logs to record significant details about contact with the child. Assessment of adoption readiness - Determines the child’s strengths, challenges, desires, preparedness for adoption and whether the child has needs that should be addressed before moving forward with the adoption process.

• Recruitment plan- Develops a child-focused recruitment plan, based on file review, diligent search, interviews with significant adults and the input of the child and assessment of the child’s adoption readiness.

• Implements the ongoing and intensive process of identifying, locating and contacting individuals with whom the child already has or had a bond or positive relationship with.
• Enhances the recruitment plan quarterly until the youth is matched with a pre-adoptive family.

Network-building - Facilitate network building and diligent searches in order to identify potential adoptive resources and supports.

• Meets and maintains regular and on-going contact with individuals who are close to and knowledgeable about the child, such as caseworkers, foster parents, attorneys, teachers, therapists, relatives, mentors, etc.
• Maintains monthly contact with the child’s social worker.
• Works as part of youth’s inter-disciplinary team.

• Case record review- Complete a comprehensive case history within 30 days of receiving the referral

• Conducts in-depth review of existing custodial case file.
• Completes thorough assessments and chronological placement history.
• Submits reports.
• Any other related duties that are required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a related field with 2 years of relevant experience
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent computer skills
• Knowledgeable with use of Social Media platforms ie: Facebook
• Excellent communication skills
• Will be traveling about 6 days a month

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• relevant: 2 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Contract Length:

• More than 1 year

Contract Renewal:

• Likely

Communication method(s) used:

• Email

Company's website:

• https://www.goodwillwy.org/

Work Remotely:

• No