What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adoption Social Worker position at Adoptions of Wisconsin, Inc.?
Come join our team!
We are a local, private adoption agency in Madison, Wisconsin and are seeking a social worker to join our collaborative group. We believe families come in many different forms and our goal is to support, talk and listen to birth parents and adoptive families to ensure the healthiest future for all. We can be very flexible with our employees and can accommodate full-time, part-time, and hybrid work. We work as a team to support each other.
Duties include:
- Meet with clients (prospective adoptive parents and birth parents)
- Provide adoption-related counseling
- Conduct home studies
- Conduct stepparent and relative adoption screening studies
- Provide post-placement supervision by visiting with families with whom children have been placed
- Provide support to parents throughout their adoption journeys
- Remain knowledgeable about Department of Child and Family requirements concerning adoption and incorporate new requirements into practice
- Review casework of other social workers
- Facilitate applications for the Adoption Assistance Program
- Facilitate training and support groups for adoptive parents
- Provide appropriate service referrals when needed
- Maintain up to date case notes and files
- Write court reports
- Attend court hearings
- Coordinate and facilitate pre-adoptive training requirements with adoptive parents
- Respond to inquiries and calls from clients and other professionals
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Madison, WI 53703
Salary : $50,000 - $65,000
