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Adoption Specialist

D. A. Blodgett - St John's • Grand Rapids, MI • 1d ago

Job Title: Adoption Specialist

Department & Division: Adoption & Child Welfare

Reports To: Adoption Supervisor

Beginning Full Time Salary Range: $40,000- $41,733, negotiable with experience.

Classification: Full Time, Salaried, Exempt

D.A. Blodgett- St. John's

D.A. Blodgett- St. John's provides a continuum of care with comprehensive services, including counseling, foster care, adoption, mentoring and residential care. These programs are built on our core belief, backed by research, that as long as children can be safe, they do best when they are with their families. D.A. Blodgett- St. John's primarily serves children, youth and families in the greater Grand Rapids area, and some programming throughout the State of Michigan. D.A. Blodgett- St. John's is dedicated to providing an inclusive and welcoming experience for all children, all families and all individuals.

MISSION STATEMENT: To help children and empower families by providing safety, advocacy, and support.

VISION: A safe, nurturing home for every child, a supportive community for every family.

VALUES:

Exceptional Service: Client-focused and teaming at the center of our work.

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion: All are welcomed, valued, and belong.

Excellence: Ongoing commitment to learning and improvement.

Integrity: Responsibility and ownership of our actions and results.

Creativity: Imagination, innovation, and intelligent risk taking.

Passion: Relentless positive energy toward our mission and vision.

SANCTUARY COMMITMENTS:

Nonviolence: Maintaining safety for all members of the community.

Emotional Intelligence: Managing emotions so we don't hurt ourselves or others.

Social Learning: Together we accomplish more, we care for one another.

Democracy: Everyone has a voice, not necessarily a vote.

Open Communication: Respecting and sharing ideas of our team.

Social Responsibility: Say what you mean, don't be mean when you say it.

Growth & Change: Creating hope for ourselves and the people we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Adoption Program is primarily involved with placing children with special needs (i.e. older children, large sibling groups, and children with emotional, physical, and mental impairments) into adoptive homes. The Adoption Specialist is involved in recruiting adoptive families that will provide permanent homes for these children. They assess both the child and the family, carefully screen of adoptive applicants, match children with families, prepare both children and families for placement, facilitate training, and provide ongoing support services to these children and families to achieve a high level of success.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Assess, prepare, and place children from foster care into adoptive homes. Recruit, screen, assess, educate/train and support adoptive families.

Supervise children in their adoptive placement to assure that the children are adjusting. Make referrals as needed.

Organize, facilitate, and monitor services so that annual adoption objectives are successfully achieved on an annual basis (i.e. placements and finalizations in a timely manner).

Coordinate community resources (i.e. counseling, special education, and DHHS, etc.) available for and needed by adoptive children and families.

Complete all necessary agency, DHHS, Adoption Assistance, and legal paperwork requirements on a timely basis.

Help develop and implement adoption plans so that children obtain permanency in a timely manner.

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