POST ADOPTION SPECIALIST

Post-Adoption Specialist

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.
• Health Insurance: Choose from three comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
• Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees.
• Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): a free, confidential resource, available to assist employees and their families in dealing with life’s challenges, and the demands of work/life balance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan.
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!
• Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program. Employees can earn three additional PTO days per plan year by simply participating.
• 401k Plan: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan with employer contribution of 3%.
• Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.
  
  

The mission of Family Support Services of North Florida is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the coordination and oversight of services to adoptive families post-finalization. Responsibilities include completion of one-year communication after finalization; referral for post-adoption services; coordination of services for families that live in other Florida counties; crisis response and transition planning. In addition, the position will conduct meetings with adoption staff at FSS; contracted agencies and adoptive parents as necessary to determine the needs of the population. This includes facilitating discussions on overcoming barriers and creating action plans with timetables. The Post-Adoption Specialist will also be responsible for tracking and ensuring that adopted youth who are eligible for E-MAS and E-GAP payments maintain eligibility until the age of 21.

Job Duties

• Serve as point of contact for post-adoption services referrals for Duval/Nassau Counties including requests made from CBCIH and intakes received from FSFN
• Complete one-year post-finalization contact with adoptive families, assess/refer for services and document in FSFN
• Respond to adoption inquiries to the adoption hotline
• Assess requests for paid services post-adoption and prepare for approval/denial
• Participate in AARC, FSPT, and IPT staffings
• Coordinate and document Transitional Planning Staffings with CMOs
• Complete tasks associated with E-MAS and E-GAP payments and/or eligibility
• Distribute yearly post-adoption surveys as required by Florida Statute
• Participate in adoption trainings such as PRIDE and CORE as requested
• Perform other department-related duties.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Proven combination of education and experience which demonstrates the ability to lead, manage, enhance, and promote the assigned project.
• Valid driver’s license
• Child Welfare Certification- Required
  
  

Schedule & Hours

• Mon-Friday typically between the hours of 8am-5pm
• Hybrid schedule post training as schedule permits
  
  

Family Support Services Team Members Follow 5 Core Values

Partnership: At FSS, a belief that we are better together is core to who we are. Partnership is an essential component of a healthy system of care. Our team is committed to a respectful, open-minded, collaborative approach to co-creating solutions with the community. This extends to the children and families we serve as well.

Excellence: FSS challenges ourselves to always strive for better on behalf of those we serve. We foster innovative practices, encourage continuous quality improvement, and engage in strategic planning with our partners to achieve the highest possible outcomes for children, families, and the community.

Accountability: FSS recognizes our leadership role within the system of care and strives to be accountable to the community by being trustworthy partners. FSS is committed to ethical and transparent practices, and to operate with integrity as we pursue positive outcomes.

Compassion: We recognize that we often meet families at their most challenging moment and people are more than the sum of their circumstances. We provide trauma-sensitive care for the children and families in our system to reach their full potential. We embrace a service leadership approach and commit to finding the strengths in everyone we encounter while we foster resiliency.

Equity: Equity goes beyond the fair treatment of all people. For FSS, equity is the commitment to recognize the social justice issues intrinsic to our work with marginalized communities. We strive to amplify the voices of individuals and families impacted by poverty, racism, and discrimination in any form. We obligate ourselves to a belief that none of these factors should be a predictor of child welfare involvement or outcomes.

FSS provides equal employment and advancement opportunity for all individuals without discrimination because of race, creed, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, disability, military status, marital status, or the other protected categories as defined by the EEOC and takes affirmative action in the implementation of this policy. If accommodation is needed in order to participate in the application process, please contact the Human Resources department at [email protected] for our Duval and Nassau counties.