Fsc Dependency - Adoption

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DEPENDENCY C4 REGULAR FULL TIME Professional Jacksonville, FL, US

2 days ago Requisition

Job Summary :

Act as the secondary worker for any child safety case that has TPR (Termed Parental Rights.) Provide support and services to prospective adoptive families and facilitate placement for TPR’d children that do not have an identified adoptive family.

Minimum Qualifications
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Education: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in human services or related a field required.

Experience: At least one year's experience in Child Welfare

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Meet training requirements stipulated by the Florida Certification Board (FCB) for a Child Welfare Case Manager

Primary

Job Functions:

• Serve as initial contact with prospective adoptive parents, receiving home studies, preparing paperwork, opening and setting up adoption files and requesting required information.
• Assist clients in process of acquiring required documents and the completion of pre-adoptive packets.
• Complete child study reports.
• Link with primary worker to ensure that the clients are receiving adequate information and support.
• Organize and maintain files of open cases.
• Educate prospective adoptive parents on the adoption process.
• Facilitate the sharing of prospective families and available children between the community based agencies.
• Attend all status and finalization hearings.
• Ensure that available children are attending the media and community events established to assist in finding prospective family.
• Facilitate adoption match and sibling separation staffings.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Periodic Job Functions

• Send out Congratulation cards to adoptive parents after placement.
• Maintain updates for ICPC regulations.
• Prepare articles and stories for adoption newsletter.

Other Requirements:

Clear a Level II background screening. ()

Clear a reference check (professional and personal).

Clear a local background check from Duval County and the County in which you reside.

Clear a drug screen.

Provide a copy of your educational attainment on your first day of employment.

Clear a Motor Vehicles Records check.

Provide proof auto insurance and maintain a minimum personal auto bodily injury liability insurance.

Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) .