What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finalization Case Manager and Recruiter position at Lund?
The Adoption Program at Lund seeks a Part-Time Finalization Case Manager and Recruiter passionate about creating forever families and reuniting children with meaningful connections—making a lasting impact.
This role guides families through the final steps of adoption, ensuring stability, love, and belonging for children in care. This position spans Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties, working closely with families, the Department of Children and Families, and the courts to make adoption a reality by completing finalization packets and legal documentation, collaborating with Vermont Probate Courts to schedule and conduct adoption hearings, and ensuring the process is efficient and supportive to the families. Another key aspect of this role is conducting diligent searches to identify potential family members and lifelong connections for children, using various methods such as file reviews, genograms, outreach letters, phone calls, and emails.
We seek someone with strong attention to detail, exceptional collaboration and communication skills, and a deep commitment to child welfare. Our work is critical to providing families with a smooth transition process in the best interests of Vermont’s families and children.
This is a 20-hour a week position. We can offer a flexible work schedule and a hybrid/remote work arrangement. Traveling throughout the assigned counties is required.
Pay rate: $25/hr
Research shows that individuals from marginalized groups—such as BIPOC, LGBTQ , women, people with disabilities, and those from working-class backgrounds—often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they can see themselves meeting and performing every responsibility and requirement. However, many skills can be learned on the job. If you can see yourself adding value to the role, our clients, staff, and guests and meeting most of the responsibilities and qualifications, we encourage you to apply!
What You Will Bring:
Why Join Our Team at Lund
For over 136 years, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help strengthen families and ensure a safe, secure and loving environment for all Vermont children. As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 6,000 individuals each year. Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.
At Lund, we celebrate our clients' and staff's unique strengths and talents, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration thrives. Our work is rooted in a strengths-based approach, focusing on family-centered services, including lifelong adoption support and innovative residential and community treatment programs that address both treatment and parenting. Our team believes in creating a vibrant, fun, and community-oriented workplace, emphasizing professional growth through ongoing training and weekly supervision. We value employee well-being, offering staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as opportunities for work-life balance, with some positions offering flexible or hybrid schedules. Lund provides competitive pay, paid training, and a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible positions that includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements, making Lund a place where you can thrive personally and professionally.
Lund does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, place of birth, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. EEO/AA
This role guides families through the final steps of adoption, ensuring stability, love, and belonging for children in care. This position spans Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties, working closely with families, the Department of Children and Families, and the courts to make adoption a reality by completing finalization packets and legal documentation, collaborating with Vermont Probate Courts to schedule and conduct adoption hearings, and ensuring the process is efficient and supportive to the families. Another key aspect of this role is conducting diligent searches to identify potential family members and lifelong connections for children, using various methods such as file reviews, genograms, outreach letters, phone calls, and emails.
We seek someone with strong attention to detail, exceptional collaboration and communication skills, and a deep commitment to child welfare. Our work is critical to providing families with a smooth transition process in the best interests of Vermont’s families and children.
This is a 20-hour a week position. We can offer a flexible work schedule and a hybrid/remote work arrangement. Traveling throughout the assigned counties is required.
Pay rate: $25/hr
Research shows that individuals from marginalized groups—such as BIPOC, LGBTQ , women, people with disabilities, and those from working-class backgrounds—often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they can see themselves meeting and performing every responsibility and requirement. However, many skills can be learned on the job. If you can see yourself adding value to the role, our clients, staff, and guests and meeting most of the responsibilities and qualifications, we encourage you to apply!
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services field.
- Strong writing skills, organizational, interpersonal and team skills
- Ability to focus on multiple tasks
- Ability to work independently and be self motivated
- Ability to accept challenge and adapt to change
- Ability to maintain a professional relationship with a variety of people
- Ability to maintain a valid VT Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation is required; occasional statewide travel may be required
Why Join Our Team at Lund
For over 136 years, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help strengthen families and ensure a safe, secure and loving environment for all Vermont children. As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 6,000 individuals each year. Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.
At Lund, we celebrate our clients' and staff's unique strengths and talents, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration thrives. Our work is rooted in a strengths-based approach, focusing on family-centered services, including lifelong adoption support and innovative residential and community treatment programs that address both treatment and parenting. Our team believes in creating a vibrant, fun, and community-oriented workplace, emphasizing professional growth through ongoing training and weekly supervision. We value employee well-being, offering staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as opportunities for work-life balance, with some positions offering flexible or hybrid schedules. Lund provides competitive pay, paid training, and a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible positions that includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements, making Lund a place where you can thrive personally and professionally.
Lund does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, place of birth, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. EEO/AA
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