Adoption Recruitment Specialist

Job description

Description SUMMARY: The Adoption Recruitment Specialist is responsible for the oversight and implementation of Adoption Recruitment needs for the Community Based Care Adoption Department in Desoto, Sarasota, and Manatee counties. This role specializes in recruiting families for children available for adoption, completing adoption home studies, facilitating match meetings, training prospective adoptive families, planning, organizing, and leading adoption recruitment events to support successful permanency outcomes. This role requires a flexible work schedule, including the ability to work some weekends and provide after-hours training/match meeting opportunities to prospective adoptive families. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Recruitment responsibilities for unmatched children, and tracking families contacted and matched, and keeping a public log on the main adoption drive current. - Coordinates tracking of weekly calls and emails for applicants interested in adoption informational meetings and adoptions classes. - Provides individual Information Sessions (in person, phone, or online) and conducts the initial assessment of the family. - Conduct the Adoptive Home Studi...