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Provide case management and oversight of children in out-of-home placements, recruit for adoptive placements, and transition children into adoptive homes. Help find and facilitate permanent connections for children and youth.

• Conduct home visits, which can include long distance travel.
• Monitor children's safety and well-being.
• Achieve permanency through adoption as soon as quickly as possible.
• Engage with and develop supportive relationships with foster, adoptive, and kin placement providers.
• Engage with, support, and advocate for children of all ages.
• Seek out and engage with permanent connections and potential placement options, including birth family members.
• Attend court hearings.
• Attend additional meetings in the community, including schools.
• Complete required documentation and meet deadlines.
• Make treatment referrals.
• Participate in Red Teams, Permanency Roundtables, and other meetings on regular basis.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required.

• Knowledge of child protection and impact of trauma/victimization on family systems and child development.
• Knowledge of computer applications such as MS Office.
• Willingness to demonstrate the County's Norms and Values.
• Ability to demonstrate exemplary customer service and assertiveness skills.
• Ability to be self directed and take initiative.
• Ability to model coping skills, especially during times of rapid change or crisis.
• Ability to utilize critical thinking skills and the ability to work difficult or complicated cases.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently and be organized.
• Communicates clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish, maintain and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to handle emotionally challenging situations, such as dealing with angry or upset clients.
• Work effectively with a diverse population of staff, clients, and children.
• Adhere to the agency Mission: To Responsibly Serve the Adams County Community with Integrity and Innovation.
• Ability and willingness to accommodate clients' schedules by meeting outside of normal business hours at times.
• Ability to demonstrate resiliency and healthy coping skills when faced with challenges.
• Ability to demonstrate empathy and a strength based approach with families involved in the child welfare system.

At Adams County, we value workplace flexibility. This role offers both hybrid-remote working arrangements as well as flexible scheduling options.

• Bachelor's Degree in one of the human behavioral science fields.
• An MSW may substitute for all of the required experience.
• An educational waiver is available for those individuals who do not meet the education requirements to be a social caseworker and are currently enrolled in a bachelor’s program from a higher education institute. A bachelor’s degree must be obtained within one (1) year from hire date with related coursework to job duties as outlined in 7.603.1 (click here for more info). If a degree is not obtained within one (1) year from hire date, employment with the agency may be impacted including, and up to termination. Employee will be responsible for updating the hiring manager every six (6) months of their education progress.
• Proof of education, (degree or transcripts), and license (if candidate has received one) are required.

Adams County provides a comprehensive benefits package to employees that goes above and beyond what is offered at most organizations.

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Benefits You Expect:

• AFLAC Supplemental Medical Insurance
• Basic Term Life & Optional Term Life Insurance
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Dental/Vision/Medical Plans
• Generous Vacation/Sick leave
• Long-Term Disability
• Retirement Plan
• Short-Term Disability

• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Fitness Center
• Employee Health Clinics
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Recreation Center Discounts
• Training & Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Wellness programs