Adoptive Parent Mentors

Overview

The Adoptive Parent Mentor is responsible for providing support services through education, access to information, group facilitation, resource sharing, peer support, and advocacy to adoptive families. In addition, Parent Mentors will assist in providing outreach for the MD Post Permanency Program.

Lived experience as a foster and adoptive parent.

• Understanding of trauma informed parenting practices.
• Familiarity with the unique issues to the adoptive population and commitment to child and family mental health, child welfare, foster care and adoption.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.
• Ability to navigate and build relationships with adoptive families.
• Ability to prioritize and problem solve.
• Ability to communicate and express ideas clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, both clients and colleagues.

Each employee is required to complete (and maintain as necessary) a physical exam to include a TB screening, a criminal background check in identified jurisdictions, Child Protective Services Registries check in identified jurisdictions, and orientation training.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.