Adoption Accelerator KS

Job Details

Job Location: Kansas City KS Office - KANSAS CITY, KS 66102

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $44,000.00 - $47,000.00 Salary/year

We are seeking an Adoption Accelerator to join our team.

Starting Range: $44,000 - $47,000 (Annually)

Your role will partner with the Department for Children and Families (DCF) and the Foster Care Case Management Specialists to serve children with a permanency goal of adoption, making decisions and recommendations to ensure the safety and welfare of those children. As a member of the Kansas Foster Care team, you will work with 5 other team members and report to our Senior Manager of Kinship Navigation.

• Provide services to children and families who have been referred under the Foster Care Case Management Contract and have the case plan goal of Adoption
• Tracking and monitoring key Adoption documents and dates (i.e., birth certificates, birth records, best interest staffing, adoption applications, etc.)
• Completes data entry of designated items as needed into the Cornerstones of Care electronic client management systems
• Complete comprehensive assessments of families interested in adopting a child in the custody of the Secretary of DCF including adopt-only families, licensed families, and relatives as assigned
• Attend case plans, court hearings, and engagement meetings with Foster Care Case Management Specialists

Our ideal candidate will have 2 years of relevant experience working with children and the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field. Master’s degree and Licensed by LBSW are preferred
• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening
• A valid driver’s license, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas:

• Youth & Family Support – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.
• Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.
• Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students’ behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

• Nonviolence – helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence – helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning – helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication – helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy – helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
• Social Responsibility – helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change – helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.

At Cornerstones of Care, we commit to fostering a community where every individual, regardless of background or identity, feels deeply welcomed, valued, and empowered. We envision a diverse community where inclusion and welcoming are prioritized. A community where all voices are heard, listened to, and respected. A community where everyone’s physical, emotional, social, and psychological needs are met. At Cornerstones of Care, we have a vision where equity is not just a goal but is present in all we do;

every team member feels empowered to authentically contribute to their fullest potential. We hold a collective commitment to WIDE (welcoming, inclusion, diversity, and equity) that…