Texas Adoption Manager

Location: Dallas, TX

Position Status: Full Time

Position Summary: Provides supervision and on-going support, consultation, direction, instruction and advice for the social work and case management staff assigned under the supervision of the State Casework Supervisor and/ or State Director.  

Primary Duties:

• To be a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ to co-workers, clients and ministry partners
• Actively participates on the team in a manner aligned with scripture including, but not limited to, praying for and with other team members, sharing scripture in daily activities and leadership, modeling the character of Jesus Christ in interactions with team and any external clients, partners, vendors, etc.
• Disciples’ ministry partners and clients.
• Aligns team dynamics, internal & external processes, and final product of team’s work with Biblical principles and with Lifeline’s Core Values
  
  
  

Adoption Specialist

• Assists the agency to recruit, enroll, maintain, and work with prospective adoptive parents in processing an adoptive placement
• Adheres to excellent social service standards and practice in compliance with Lifeline’s Core Values and Ministry Goals through consistent support, training and development
• Provides professional assessment of interpersonal relationships, family dynamics and environment stresses and support, and mental health status to conduct home studies for available programs that may or may not include any of the following: domestic adoption, international adoption, foster care, foster care adoption, or Harbor Families
• Assures all paperwork and documentation complies with appropriate state and/or international country’s standards
• Ensures that all information needed to complete the placement or adoption record is well-documented, completed and on file
• Schedules/completes post-adoption/placement visits after placement of child and provides direct client evaluation and intervention
• Implementing quality case management, works with clients until they receive placement, helping individuals solve and manage challenges in their adoption process, including fielding questions, following up with phone calls, and completing all applicable paperwork and communication necessary
• Provides consultation and education for clients/families on the nature of domestic adoption, international adoption, foster care adoption or foster care placement
• Practice casework with social work ethical standards as established by the agency, through regular attendance at training and meetings.
• Assisting the appropriate program directors, supervisors, managers and coordinators with various tasks assigned in process of any above described programs.
• Helps with informational meetings with the goals of family recruitment or church partnerships
• Completing home assessments for contract couples as assigned and needed using the same standards of assessment and client-centered consultation mentioned above
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or executive team representative
  
  
  

Case Management

• Provides individual and group supervision for state social work and case management staff and meets regularly with staff to review cases, identify risks, and develop case/service plans*
• Helps staff solve and manage challenges with the assessment process
• Provides support, consultation, direction and instruction for state social work and case management staff*
• Ensures new hire and on-going training requirements are met for all state social work and case management staff in order to meet agency, state, federal and Hague standards*
• Stays abreast of all state regulations and monitors services to ensure compliance
• Guides staff on assessing and evaluating families to ensure families are well equipped to care for children, if within the scope of assigned program(s)
• Provides case management supervision and guidance to pregnancy counseling staff who are serving women in unexpected pregnancies, if within the scope of assigned program(s)
• Reviews the completed adoptive family and/or birth parent file to evaluate that all required documents have been submitted and comply with date, content, and verification of reported information.
• Makes recommendations based on the review of the completed record for follow-up
• Gives the final approval of the home study based on the review of the entire record, if within the scope of assigned program(s)
• Consults with the appropriate Leadership Team member on situations that merit further investigation or approval for action
• Provides contracted supervision for assigned BSW’s and MSW’s requiring such supervision by the State Board of Social Work, if applicable
• Contributes to the evaluation of state social work and case management staff during annual evaluations within assigned program(s)
• Reviews in-state applications for adoption upon submission to the agency, if within the scope of assigned program(s)
• Reviews and approves home studies conducted by unaccredited agencies which require a Certificate of Approval, if within the scope of assigned program(s)
• Carry caseload of pregnancy counseling, domestic, and/or international clients, as needed
• Senior Managers are responsible for adhering to state licensing regulations and all compliance requirements. In the absence of a senior manager, managers may be responsible for adhering to state regulations and all compliance requirements.
• The duties and responsibilities assigned to senior managers or managers above need to follow individual state licensing requirements
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or executive team member.
• Managers will supervise social services and staff within their assigned program(s)
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

Education:  Masters’s degree in social work (preferred) or a related human services field (whichever is required by State)  Experience:  1 year of management experience in a child placing agency. Licensure:  Strongly preferred  Other:  Must lift at least 25lbs, must have reliable transportation 

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a home office environment
• May require local travel from time to time
  
  
  

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