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Seeking a compassionate and dedicated part-time (28hr/week) Adoption Social Worker for our small Chesapeake, VA office of a non-profit adoption agency. Social workers provide services throughout the region and counsel expecting parents and prospective adoptive parents. Responsibilities include maintaining caseload of clients, home study evaluations, post-placement visits, options counseling and community outreach. Goal of the position is to grow into part-time child placement supervision for office over time. Possible evenings/weekends as needed for on-call. This is an on-site position.
Schedule: three and a half business days (28 hrs) spread between Monday through Friday to be discussed in interviews, occasional nights & weekends (on-call rotation)
Degree & Experience
Working with and counseling pregnant and expecting parents, prospective adoptive parents along with conducting home studies, post-placement visits, and outreach.
Social Work Duties for Expecting Parents and Parents Considering Adoption for Non-Newborn Children:
Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees.
EOE
Seeking a compassionate and dedicated part-time (28hr/week) Adoption Social Worker for our small Chesapeake, VA office of a non-profit adoption agency. Social workers provide services throughout the region and counsel expecting parents and prospective adoptive parents. Responsibilities include maintaining caseload of clients, home study evaluations, post-placement visits, options counseling and community outreach. Goal of the position is to grow into part-time child placement supervision for office over time. Possible evenings/weekends as needed for on-call. This is an on-site position.
Schedule: three and a half business days (28 hrs) spread between Monday through Friday to be discussed in interviews, occasional nights & weekends (on-call rotation)
Degree & Experience
- Experience in the field of adoption and a BSW or degree related to social work equivalent required, MSW or equivalent preferred.
- Ability to work occasional weekends and at night, as required for on-call needs.
- Valid driver's license and availability of automobile.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word.
- Experience with databases, electronic files, and entering case notes.
- Police, Child Abuse & FBI clearances required.
Working with and counseling pregnant and expecting parents, prospective adoptive parents along with conducting home studies, post-placement visits, and outreach.
Social Work Duties for Expecting Parents and Parents Considering Adoption for Non-Newborn Children:
- Provide counseling and support for expecting mothers & fathers considering adoption.
- Give pregnant people their options including adoption.
- Share the responsibility of being available on weekends or evenings for an emergency adoption placement.
- Accompany clients to appointments and counsel with their family, if required.
- Assist expecting parents in making an adoption plan and select a family.
- Work with social worker whose family is selected.
- Arrange meetings between the two parties.
- Obtain all medical records and background information on pregnant person and their partner.
- Help both parties formulate an open adoption plan.
- Complete legal paperwork with attorney.
- Accompany clients to Court if applicable.
- Educating and evaluating prospective adoptive parents.
- Conduct and write home study reports.
- Conduct group educational classes for prospective adoptive parents.
- Cooperatively conduct pre-placement meetings between birth and adoptive parents.
- Coordinate placement and discharge of baby from the hospital.
- Prepare legal documents for placement.
- Follow up with supervisory visits with family after placement and prepare a report of the visits.
- Assist with agreement with birth parents post-adoption finalization.
- Attend Court hearing to finalize adoption.
- Handle any requests for private adoption assistance from families seeking identified/intermediary adoptions.
- Attend all required meetings.
- Represent Agency at conferences and any public event.
- Running groups such as agency courses and support groups.
- Review and approve reports of adoption social work independent contractors.
- Complete monthly outreach and build connections in the community
Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees.
EOE
Professional Field



Patient Focus
Diagnoses
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Gender Dysphoria
Issues
Adoption/Foster Care
Age Groups
Children (5-10)
Preteens/Tweens (11-13)
Therapeutic Approach
Methodologies
ECT
Modalities
Families
Practice Specifics
Populations
Law Enforcement/Fire/First Responders
Settings
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Private Practice
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
Forensic
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