Social Worker, Adoption Assistance Program

Family and Children s Agency Inc

Norwalk, CT

$48,000 to $52,000 Yearly
Medical , Paid Time Off , Life Insurance , Retirement
Full-Time

Job Description

Family & Children’s Agency (FCA) is a nonprofit human service organization that is committed to increasing the social and emotional well-being of our clients – people throughout Fairfield County. Our Agency builds better lives by offering more than 30 programs that meet needs across all ages, delivering services to more than 13,000 people each year. Our clients reside primarily in Norwalk, Wilton, Darien, Westport, Weston, New Canaan, Stamford, and Greenwich. Our Home Care and Foster Care programs provide assistance to residents throughout Fairfield County, and the Adoption program is both nationwide and international.

Our Mission is to partner with individuals, families, organizations and communities to build better lives.

FCA is proud to currently offer a hybrid working model to our employees. Employees enjoy a wide array of benefits that make up our competitive compensation package. We are proud to offer generous employer contributions to our medical plans, continued education credits offered at no cost, annual tuition reimbursement stipend, employer paid Life & LTD policies, FSA and Dependent Care, 401K with a match and a generous vacation and time off policy to include Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth! We also offer employee discounts to multiple organizations, events and your cell phone plan. Our benefits don't stop there - we offer an EAP program, paid for CEUs and clinical supervision, summer Fridays and employee appreciation events along with wellness incentives and challenges!

We have a new job opportunity for a Social Worker to join our Adoption department.

The Adoption Department serves prospective adoptive parents interested in building their families through adopting and expectant parents considering adoption, with a goal of create safe and permanent plans for children. Our programs are designed to provide a continuum of services that support all members of the adoption triad throughout the life cycle of each family.

The Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) is a confidential, home based, assessment, education, brief counseling and referral service available to adoptive and guardianship families, and to professionals seeking support for their client families. Using an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) model of short-term service delivery, the program offers clients the opportunity to consult with a social worker around any concern that is placing stress on the family. Family & Children’s Agency provides AAP services in the greater Bridgeport, greater Waterbury, and greater New Haven areas. In addition, the role will provide direct services to birth parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, and children around issues of permanency through the Permanency Placement Services Program (PPSP), as needed.

The responsibilities are defined but not limited to the below:

Conduct short term assessments of families referred to the Adoption Assistance Program
Connect adoptive families with appropriate resources in their community to target their identified needs
Provide educational advocacy to ensure that the academic and developmental needs of children are being met
Conduct monthly parent support groups for adoptive parents
Maintain a current community resource list of providers who have adoption experience
Assist in developing post adoption education programs at FCA and in the community
Maintain detailed progress notes on case activity and collaborative work for all AAP clients
Attend monthly Adoption Assistance Program statewide meetings
Participate in any planning meetings related to cases
Work with birth parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, and children around issues of permanency in PPSP program

Requirements:

Licensed or license eligible Masters level clinician with degree in Social work or other related field with experience i
Masters with two years of child welfare/adoption experience.
Awareness of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients served.
Knowledge of infant and child development.
Knowledge of the life cycle of adoption for individuals and families.
Experience conducting psycho-social assessments.
Experience providing individual and family counseling.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Experience running groups.
Networking and community relations.
Organizing and maintaining client records.

We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package complete with paid for trainings with continuing education credits, generous vacation, sick and holiday pay along with opportunities for internal advancement. EOE.

If you are interested in learning more about how you can join our talented group of diverse employees, please visit our website to view this job posting and apply. To learn more, visit our website and check out our opportunities!
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