Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter

Job description

Position Summary The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter plays a vital role in helping children in foster care achieve permanency through adoption. This position focuses on child-specific recruitment, building strong relationships with children and families, and collaborating with community partners and service providers to identify and support adoptive family matches. Support is delivered through ongoing assessment, individualized recruitment planning, diligent family search efforts, and active coordination with each child’s professional and personal support team. This position is funded through the nationally-recognized Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain a caseload of 12–16 children and work toward matching at least six Maine foster children annually with adoptive families using the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids child-focused recruitment model. - Conduct regular visits with children in foster care and maintain consistent monthly contact to assess well-being, strengths, needs, and preparedness for adoption. - Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with each child’s DHHS case worker and other key members o...