Adoption Achievement Specialist
Adoption Achievement Specialist
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05-04-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 48000 - 50000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
05-04-2025
Job Description
Effective Date: March 1 2024
NONMANAGEMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Adoption Achievement Specialist
Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt
Immediate Supervisor: Permanency Achievement Supervisor
Salary Range: $48000$50000
Essential Functions:
1. Primarily responsible for serving as a noncase carrying member of a multidisciplinary team collaborating with foster parents youth supervisors direct service child welfare professionals and other identified supports. The focus is on achieving permanency for youth involved in the Illinois child welfare system particularly those awaiting foster care conversion adoption or guardianship.
2. Exercises discretion and sound judgment in performance of duties in conformance with applicable policies procedures statutes rules and regulations. 3. Work in collaboration with a team of child welfare and multidisciplinary professionals to facilitate the achievement of permanency goals through strategic planning and including gathering information for thorough assessment recommendations updates and evaluation for permanency achievements.
4. Actively participate in regular supervision mediation problem resolution and crisis response by effectively responding to parent child provider and other stakeholder concerns and demonstrating the ability to effectively manage crisis and difficult case situations.
5. Actively provides strengths based trauma informed family centered practice and incorporates knowledge in daytoday practice oral and written reports.
6. Ensure the regular maintenance of accurate and uptodate documentation pertaining to permanency plans and achievements. Additionally generate reports as required by regulatory bodies and stakeholders.
7. Complete adoption and guardianship subsidy writing finalization and post finalization paperwork and processes.
8. Prepares accurate and timely social histories for children and families pursuing an adoption or guardianship permanency pathway.
9. Maintains knowledge of changing regulations policies and rules from agency DCFS legal and accrediting bodies. Attends and participates in all required agency and DCFS training in time frame required.
10. Participates in relative kin and other family searches to identify resources for adoptive and guardianship placement.
11. Provides timely linkages between child welfare specialists family and resource engagement specialists licensing and other internal or external stakeholders to ensure an informed team on the permanency process.
12. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and partners for continuous quality improvement interventions service delivery and the achievement of program outcomes.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Ability Requirements:
Ability to drive ones own vehicle and transport children youth and adults as needed.
Understanding of family centered practice genograms ecomaps and social histories.
Indepth knowledge of the adoption and guardianship processes within the child welfare system including relevant laws regulations and best practices in adoption and guardianship.
Knowledge of readiness of change grief human development and the impact of trauma. Understanding of traumainformed care principles.
Knowledge and understanding of the role of a change agent and interventions needed for a successful helping relationship and maintenance of confidentiality.
Ability to develop skills and the skills of others via training application and supervision.
Knowledge and ability to be open and accepting of others ethnicities race sexual orientation gender identity and expression (SOGIE).
Proficiency in the usage of computer software.
Education and Experience:
Bachelors in Human Service Social Work Psychology or a related field including experience in child and family casework services with a focus on adoption or guardianship. Child Welfare Employee License (CWEL) in IL is highly preferred.
Physical Demands and Other Requirements:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the essential duties listed in the job description satisfactorily. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Capable of operating standard office equipment including a computer and keyboard calculator typical business machines such as a fax machine and copier. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 2030 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to have valid drivers license auto insurance and must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle. The work environment characteristics include a noise level which is usually low to moderate.
Position Responsibilities/Program and Decision Making:
Diversity and Inclusion/ Professionalism: In all aspects of their work presents as a role model to others behaving in a way which actively supports LCFS as a welcoming community promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace and collaborates with others to further equity and dismantle barriers to a more inclusive experience of community. Participates in annual professional development and/or advocacy regarding inclusion.
Ethical Conduct: Follows all ethics policies and procedures related to program and decision making as defined by the agency as well as any related professional licensing regulatory or accrediting body. Maintain confidentiality of client staff and agency information. Reports any known or suspected breaches of confidentiality in accordance with policy. Reports possible misconduct or relevant errors/ oversight in a timely manner and responsibly addresses related issues with chain of command.
Communication/ Interpersonal Skills: Consistently conveys clear accurate timely and respectful communication appropriate for the situation. Informs appropriate management staff when incident occurs or a crisis situation. Maintains professional boundaries with clients/residents staff interns volunteers and vendors. Able to successfully share skills and concepts with others and works effectively with others under time and environmental pressures.
Safety and Agency Resource Utilization: Demonstrates sound judgement and foresight in safety awareness and in daily work. Notifies in a timely manner the supervisory chain of any incidents or circumstances that need attention. Report all suspicions or allegations of abuse immediately to their supervisor. Ensures appropriate utilization of materials and resources and minimizes waste.
Other Responsibilities: All other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
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