Job Opportunities

Antioch Adoptions is actively seeking qualified candidates for three positions:

Send cover letter and resume to foreverfamily@antiochadoptions.org.

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Regional Director

Antioch Adoptions is a faith based non-profit foster to adopt ministry with the mission of placing infants and foster to adopt children into loving Christian adoptive homes. Antioch Adoptions also provides private adoption of children of unplanned pregnancies in support of birth mothers and fathers. The Regional Director (RD) reports to the Executive Director. The regional director oversees daily operations of the entire local agency team and program, supervises staff, and facilitates the provision of program development, training, and necessary departmental budgets. The RD also engages and builds the relationship between the agency and DCYF, other community groups, supporters (financial and logistical) of the agency, and most importantly the families we serve. This individual works closely with our program managers to assure a safe home placement for children which meet legal and agency standards, as well as assure timely and accurate communication between the families, DCYF and Antioch Adoptions.

Position Responsibilities (Team Supervision)

Qualifications of a Regional Director or Administrator (Agency Leadership)

A director or administrator must be available telephonically during business (and after) hours and meets the qualification to:

  1. Manage the financial and administrative operations of the program
  2. Comply with the licensing rules by providing for the health and safety of the children in the agency's care
  3. Effectively communicate to the department the roles (or thru Executive Director), expectations, and purposes of the program
  4. Assume responsibility for safety of children in our agency; and
  5. Work with representatives of other agencies.
  6. An regional director or administrator must have:
    • Appropriate education relevant to the specific program; and
    • Four years of successful experience with similar duties and responsibilities for the administrative oversight, program and fiscal management of an agency.

Job Responsibilities (Per Executive Director Discretion)

Essential Skills and Experience

Minimum Qualifications

Complexity

Supervision

Regional Management team and Staff responsible for the operation and clinical side of adoption work such as case managers, placement coordinators, family development coordinators, marketing, and others who will be working directly with fundraising & operations, families, social workers, and children in the adoption process.

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Program Manager

Job description

Antioch Adoptions is a faith based non-profit foster to adopt & private adoption ministry with the mission of placing infants and children into loving Christian adoptive homes. Antioch Adoptions also provides private adoption of children of unplanned pregnancies in support of birth mothers and fathers. The Program Manager (PM) reports to the Executive Director. The program manager oversees daily operations of the case management team and program, supervises staff, and provides program development, training, and necessary departmental budgets. The PM also engages and builds the relationship between the agency and DCYF. This individual works closely with our case managers to assure a safe home placement for children, write court report documents related to adoption that meet legal and agency standards, as well as assure timely and accurate communication between the families, DCYF and Antioch Adoptions. The PM also provides counseling to birth parents and adoptive families as needed.

Position Responsibilities:

Supervision:

Pre-Placement Services: Case management

Post Placement Services: Case management

Essential Skills and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

Complexity: of what

Supervision: of whom

Case Management team responsible for the clinical side of adoption work such as case managers, placement coordinators, family development coordinators, and others who will be working directly with families, social workers, and children in the adoption process.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Schedule:

8 hour shift; Monday to Friday

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Foster Care Adoption Case Manager

Job Description

Antioch Adoptions is a faith based non-profit foster to adopt ministry with the mission of placing infants and foster to adopt children into loving Christian adoptive homes. The Case Manager works closely with our program manager to assure a safe home placement for children, write court report documents related to adoption that meet legal and agency standards, as well as assure timely and accurate communication between the families, DCYF, and Antioch Adoptions. This position will ensure compliance with Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) requirements, investigate licensing complaints and assist in the recruitment and retention of foster homes.

Position Responsibilities:

Pre-Placement Services:

  1. Counseling families as needed on issues pertinent to becoming inter-cultural or trans-racial families, special needs issues, motivation to adopt, and other pertinent issues as they arise. Topics should include the dynamics of change within the family unit, and other issues that arise when adding new members to existing families.
  2. Verifying and certifying that the following material has been discussed with each family.
  1. Providing Antioch Adoptions with a completed home study containing all relevant information and a recommendation of the family as outlined in the policies and procedures. Format for home study record will be provided.
  2. Attending scheduled staffing meetings, at which you must discuss any pre-placement adoption issues that present you with a cause for concern or require consultation.
  3. Foster licensing of families according to the WACS
  4. Reports to Program Manager and performs services according to the policies and procedures of Antioch Adoptions.

Post Placements Case Management:

  1. Providing post-placement supervision of families as required, monthly health and safety visits until finalization.
  2. Visits will continue as needed to support, assist and evaluate child and family integration, and incorporation.
  3. Written reports will be produced as needed and visits summarized in case notes.
  4. CPS referrals or incident reports will be reported immediately to Children Administration.
  5. Adoption support subsidy will be facilitated and application submitted.
  6. After the final visit, prepare an appropriate post-placement report.
  7. Attending scheduled staffing, at which you must discuss any post-placement pre-adoption issues that present you with a cause for concern or require consultation.
  8. Reports to Program Manager and performs services according to the policies and procedures of Antioch Adoptions. Performs all duties and responsibilities as required by Antioch Adoptions policies and procedures. Perform all other duties as needed or requested.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

Complexity:

Physical Guidelines physical requirements and exertion of job

Job Type: Part-time

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: $17.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

Schedule:

Education:

Experience:

License/Certification:

Work Location: One location