Why You’ll Love This Job
The Adoption Recruiter will provide child-focused recruitment activities, as utilized by the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Model and child-specific/targeted recruitment techniques frequently used by Helping Hand Home for Children.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities for the role:
- Work with Child Protective Services case workers, Helping Hand Home for Children staff and CASA’s for the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) initiative.
- Request and review respective child records from Child Protective Services.
- Establish working relationship with all case workers, CASA’s, attorney and ad litum’s, foster parents, etc. involved with the children.
- Meet with children to get to know them and develop a relationship and baseline of personality, characteristics and needs.
- Contact individuals that have been identified as possible adoptive candidates, identified through the record or through recruitment strategies.
- Complete and individual, personalized adoption plan for each child.
- Visit children at least monthly.
- Develop marketing materials that are child or children specific and distribute marketing materials to targeted populations.
- Conduct meetings and arrange and make presentations to targeted populations.
- Work with media to feature specific children (Forever Families, Wednesday’s child, Heart Gallery, Ambassador’s Program
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS for the role:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or a related field, preferred.
- Experience with adoption preparation of children in foster care.
- At least two years of child-placing experience.
- Possess a valid driver’s license with a good driving record
- Experience in marketing and public relations.
- Excellent public speaking skills.
- Interpersonal skills, as well as, organizational and planning skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing,
- Ability to work independently
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Type: Full Time (Salaried)
Job ID: 150031