ADOPTION RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST - North FL (67840)

Adoption Recruitment Specialist

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.
• Health Insurance: Choose from four comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
• Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees.
• Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): a free, confidential resource, available to assist employees and their families in dealing with life’s challenges, and the demands of work/life balance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan.
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!
• Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program.  Employees can earn three additional PTO days per plan year by simply participating.
• 401k Plan: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan with employer contribution of 3%.
• Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary

The Recruitment Specialist identifies and engages prospective adoptive families for children whose parental rights have been terminated, with a focus on achieving permanency. This role uses child-specific and innovative recruitment strategies, working closely with internal teams and community partners to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive in a permanent home.

Essential Job Duties

• Carries a caseload of 20-25 children with special needs who are awaiting adoption; meets with the child monthly to get to know the child and to develop trust and openness.
• Recruit adoptive families through speaking engagements, making and maintaining contact with the local media, and through other means.
• Perform a diligent search for an appropriate adoptive family and follow-up on all persons who know the child, have expressed an interest in the child, and/or have had a positive relationship with the child.
• Report recruitment activities to the court during scheduled Adoption Status Hearings, as requested.
• Review home studies from prospective adoptive parents.
• Maintain child specific recruitment plans for all children on the caseload.
• Field inquiries from the Adoption hotline and website.
• Complete required recruitment site profiles and assessments to include: Family Match, AUK, and FSFN’s Statewide Adoption Exchange
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related area of study from an accredited college or university required.
• Three years of experience in human services or child welfare programs. At least one year of adoption experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.

Schedule & Hours

Monday-Friday between the hours 8:00am-5:00pm (Hybrid schedule post training)

Once the offered candidate accepts, they must complete the following:

• a Level II Background screening (Live Scan) in which your fingerprints will be used to conduct the screening.  Please see the link with further details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
• Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside – you need to go to a local police station or sheriff’s office and request a background check.
• Clear a substance abuse screen.
• Provide copies of all degrees prior to your first day of employment.
• Clear a Motor Vehicles Record check and must be insurable under the company’s automobile policy.
• Provide copy of driver’s license.
• Provide copy of automobile insurance if deemed to be a driving risk.
• Positive references.
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify).

FSS provides equal employment and advancement opportunity for all individuals without discrimination because of race, creed, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, disability, military status, marital status, or the other protected categories as defined by the EEOC and takes affirmative action in the implementation of this policy. If accommodation is needed in order to participate in the application process, please contact the Human Resources department at [email protected] for our Duval and Nassau counties.