Adoption Program Supervisor

I. Job Summary

Provides leadership and direction for the agencys adoption services. Ensures prompt and appropriate adoptive services for families interested in adoption and children available for adoption. Provides leadership to the quality processes and assists in assuring compliance with all regulatory standards and rules as they relate to adoption services.

II. Job Relationships

Responsible to: Child Welfare Program Director.

Workers Supervised: Adoption Case Managers, Contractual Adoption Workers, Wendys Wonderful Kids Recruiter

III. Agency Expectations of Employee

All staff:

Supports Mission, Vision and values of agency.

Acts as a role model within and outside the agency.

Works in partnership with fellow team members.

Is sensitive to cultural diversity of colleagues and clients served.

Is responsive to internal and external customers.

Represents St. Vincent Catholic Charities in a professional, conscientious manner at all times.

Demonstrates ongoing professional growth and knowledge through training and experience.

Forges mutually respectful partnerships with persons served and their families to assist them in gaining skills and confidence to address the problems and issues they face.

Sets limits, maintains the helping role of the practitioner/volunteer/intern, and intervenes appropriately to meet the needs of the persons or family members served.

Believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.

Staff working with clients:

Forges mutually respectful partnerships with persons served and their families to assist them in gaining skills and confidence to address the problems and issues they face.

Sets limits and maintains the helping role of the practitioner and intervenes appropriately to meet the needs of the persons or family members served.

Believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.

Also provides administrative support to the Child Welfare Program Director and teams within the agency.

IV. Job Responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Meet with and provide orientation to prospective adoptive parents.

Assess, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding adoptive applicants.

Develop and implement adoption plans for children referred for adoption services.

Complete necessary paperwork for adoption, including filing adoption petition, applying for adoption subsidy, and preparing non-identifying information.

Coordinate adoptive services with staff from STVCC and other agencies.

Prepare and submit supervision, placement, billing and statistical reports as required by STVCC, Court and DHS.

Assist adoptee and adoptive families in locating supplementary services or other post-adoptive services.

Provide adoption intermediary services to persons seeking non-identifying search and reunion information.

Provide supervision to adoption case managers.

Oversee the Adoption Support Group

Completes all required administrative and programmatic tasks in a timely manner.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Participates in regular and on-going supervision, consulting, informing the Child Welfare Program Director on work-related issues.

Participate in 24 hour on-call rotation with Child Welfare Managers

Will participate in any additional, reasonable responsibilities as deemed necessary by the Child Welfare Program Director.