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About CCC:

Since 1923, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) has provided life-changing human services to vulnerable individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. CCC offers quality and compassionate human services to all people, especially the most vulnerable, regardless of faith. We are passionate about the work we do in our communities, providing 31 critical services at 7 locations throughout Virginia.

CCC provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information (including family medical history) in all aspects of employment including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination and benefits, except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the agency.

Commonwealth Catholic Charities is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening and background check.

Since 1923, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC)has provided life-changing human services to vulnerable individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. CCC offers quality and compassionate human services to all 

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the recruitment of adoptive families for children available for adoption through the Virginia foster care system.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Receive and process referral for recruitment of adoptive families from Local Department of Social Services (LDSS) through the Adoption Through Collaborative Partnership Program (ATCP) 

• Travel to LDSS to access foster child case file and information for recruitment purposes 

• Travel to child’s residence to begin relationship-building with client 

• Research and review efforts made for permanency placement prior to referral 

• Work in collaboration with LDSS for best type of permanency placement for child 

• Make presentations and provide information of child to community groups as needed 

• Engage in child specific family recruitment through available resource organizations, community engagements and social media 

• Interviews and assesses prospective adoptive families for recruitment referral  

• Interviews and assesses possible kinship placement options for recruitment referral  

• Provides possible family options to LDSS for their consideration  

• Follow up with family and child during pre-adoptive placement 

• Maintain accurate and timely progress notes within the ATCP tracking sheet for each client recruitment, ensuring data is current for monthly reporting and follow-up with LDSS as needed. 

• Provides LDSS with Full Disclosure and Report of Investigation when child is ready for adoption 

• Relationship building with LDSS for on-going recruitment referrals  

• Demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics  

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills 

• Participates in staff training and meetings 

• Represents the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner 

• Utilizes a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications  

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  

• A doctorate or master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a field related to social work such as sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling, with a student placement in casework services to children and families or one year of experience in providing casework services to children and families.   

• A baccalaureate degree in social work or a field related to social work including, but not limited to, sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling and one year of experience in providing casework services to children and families; or  

• A baccalaureate degree in any field plus two years’ experience in providing casework services to children and families.  

Must have a valid drivers license, travel required