Adoption Case Manager
II. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Assess children and families by providing training, casework, and support to ensure services are completed for the prospective child and family; place children for adoption and provide follow-up services and supervision to the adoptive family after placement; participate in the agency’s adoptive home recruitment program.
- Develop, maintain, and participate in the recruitment and development of families to take on children by providing initial orientation and ongoing training to prospective and current foster and adoptive parents.
- Formulate case plans, write case reports, complete required legal documentation, and maintain case records within agency and DHHS time frames and requirements; perform associated office work, such as compiling statistics, preparing reports, maintaining files, and copying as necessary.
- Represent the agency in court and accurately testify to the progress of cases; attend all required hearings and meetings pursuant to cases, clients, children, and families; make assessments and recommendations based on the best interest of the client.
III. BASIC COMPETENCIES
Education and Experience:- Bachelor’s degree in a human behavioral science such as Social Work or related discipline
- One to three years’ experience in a social services agency required
- Masters of Social Work (MSW) with experience working in an adoptions program (preferred)
- Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI) training (preferred)
- Principles and practices of social work, including the NASW Code of Ethics
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services policies and procedures
- Effectively engage children and adults
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, foster parents, adoptive families, and the public
- Exercise professional judgment in making decisions
- Appropriately handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
- Maintain a Michigan driver’s license and driving record
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