Job Description

Join our team at Children's Choice, Inc. and make an impact in your community. Our ideal candidate has excellent time management skills and the ability to generate well-written, lengthy reports. Our ideal candidate also has the capacity to build a rapport with teens and young adults and is able to work as a team to assist youth with exiting foster care safely and appropriately. If you are willing to make the commitment to help our families thrive, we believe YOU can make a lasting difference!

JOB TYPE: Full-time Permanency Caseworker (opportunities to focus on ICPC, adoption, and post adoption services)

LOCATION: Dover, DE

SCHEDULE: New employees will work in person in the office for a 60-day period then possible transition into an available hybrid schedule which includes 2 remote working days per week

BENEFITS:

• Warm and professional work environment
• 14 paid holidays per year
• PTO (paid time off) awarded on first day of hire and additional PTO awarded at two years of employment
• Group Health Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Professional Development/Continuing Educational Credits Assistance
• 401-K

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Social Work or related field
• Experience working with families in social services context
• Valid driver's license with properly registered and insured vehicle
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Time management and multi-tasking skills
• Writing and communication skills

JOB DESCRIPTION:

1. Facilitate the movement of children through the permanency process
2. Facilitate child placements and avoid placement disruptions; provide crisis management and supportive counseling to resource parents

3. Recruit adoptive homes for special needs children

4. Conduct adoptive home studies and prepare Family and Child Profiles

5. Attend court for all adoption and finalization hearings, provide post-adoption referrals and provide post-placement and post-legalization services to adoptive families

To APPLY and learn more about Children's Choice, visit our website:

Children's Choice prohibits discrimination on the basis of race (to include hair type, hair texture, or hair style), color, religious creed (to include all aspects of religious observances and practice, as well as belief), disability, ancestry, national origin, age (40 and over), or sex (to include pregnancy status, childbirth status, breastfeeding status, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences in sex), and retaliation. 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.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work at office, Remote work, 2 days per week,

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