Post Permanency Specialist

• Provide information about the Post-Adoption Services contractor to families prior to adoption. Ensures that Post-Adoption Services are discussed during pre-adoptive placement meetings, adoption subsidy negotiations, and in ongoing communication with the assigned Adoption Specialist before the adoption is finalized.
• Ensure the adoption assistance agreement is executed and signed prior to the legal finalization of the adoption. Collaborate with the adoption agency and/or service provider to review and discuss all eligibility criteria and application requirements to ensure compliance and timely completion.
• Provide post-adoption services to support children and families after an adoption has been finalized. Available services as funding allows include Information and Referral; Casework Services/Service planning, Parent Groups, Parenting Programs, Counseling Services, Respite Care, Residential Placement Services (in critical need situations), and Crisis intervention.
• Coordinate, host, and facilitate selection staffings with DFPS, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), attorney ad litem, and guardian ad litem to ensure appropriate placement decisions and team communication.
• Provide recommended home studies to all staffing participants prior in advance of the selection staffings allowing for adequate time for review and informed decision-making. 
• Present recommended adoptive homes for each child/youth to all relevant parties, ensuring transparency and collaboration in the selection and placement process.
• Invite Paid Placement Providers and foster parents to participate in selection staffings and related meetings as appropriate.
• Send official email notification to all parties confirming the staffing decision and authorizing the plan to proceed with the selected family, if identified.
• Once an adoptive home is approved, provide the prospective family with all appropriate redacted information to the prospective family (i.e., psychological evaluation, service plans, Home Screening Evaluation and General History HSEGH, etc.). 
• Ensure the prospective family has an opportunity to review the child/youth’s case file prior to the Presentation Staffing. 
• Ensure a Presentation Staffing is held with the prospective family, current family if appropriate, CASA, attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, DFPS, and service providers as appropriate.
• Coordinate, host, and facilitate the Presentation Staffing. Follow up with potential adoptive families to determine their decision regarding adoption after the Staffing and communicate the outcome to DFPS in a timely manner.
• Responsible for general and child/youth-specific recruitment activities for adoption-motivated homes for children/youth. SSCC is fully responsible for all general and child/youth-specific adoption recruitment activities.

• Bachelor’s degree required in social work, human services, or related field.
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience working within human services field required.
• Experience in case management related to permanency planning for children and youth under Permanent Managing Conservatorship (PMC).
• Experience as an Adoption Specialist Caseworker preferred. Preferably with specialized experience working with children and youth through the adoption process, and/or working with older youth in permanency preparing for adoption.

• Knowledge of child development and the impact of trauma, attachment, and permanency on child and family functioning.
• Skilled in effective verbal and written communication, including documentation, correspondence, and case coordination.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with DFPS staff, community partners, service providers, and families.
• Skilled in problem-solving and critical thinking, including the ability to assess situations and develop appropriate solutions.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and use standard software applications for case management, documentation, and communication.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple cases, and meet deadlines.

• Environment: Office
• Range of Schedule:  Mon – Fri, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
• Travel: Frequent – Local, Statewide, as needed (Must have reliable personal transportation, valid Texas Driver License and current Auto Insurance.

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