Adoption & Permanency Support Caseworker-Mason City

## Adoption & Permanency Support Caseworker-Mason City

**What you will do?**

As the **Adoption & Permanency Support Caseworker** you will be specialized in Supportive services to Adoption, Kinship and Sub Guardianship families. Works in a blended role capacity, providing permanency services to families pre- and post- adoption, support to subsidized-guardianship families, and aids in RRTS needs as required.

**RESPONSIBILITIES:**

• Supports pre-adoptive, post-adoptive, kinship and sub guardianship families through to adoption or permanency and thereafter to assure stability and prevent disruption.
• Attends in-person warm hand off meetings with the RRTS Caseworker when arranged
• Develop support plans with families to identify needs, supports and crisis planning
• Provide crisis response in the home when families and children are needing immediate support to ensure disruption or child abuse does not occur
• Develop and maintain Adoptive Support Groups in collaboration with FOFC staff and other stakeholders
• Participate in frequent supervision, staff meetings and trainings as requested
• Meets contract requirements for adoption support referral process
• Provides Adoption related in-service training as requested
• Documents contact with families timely using appropriate CareMatch procedures and required forms
• May be asked to complete initial home studies as requested/needed
• May be asked to complete other RRTS contract work as requested/needed
• Demonstrates professional written and verbal communication with HHS/JCS and other stakeholders
• Travels as necessary to complete functions of job including attending stakeholder meetings, meeting families in their home environment, attending training or support group venues.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

## Qualifications & Program Information
**What you need:**
BA Degree in Human Services, Social Work, Behavioral Sciences or related field, plus one year of related experience. Knowledge of the foster care and adoption systems is preferred.