Adoption Recruiter (Wendy's Wonderful Kids)

The Adoption Recruiter will provide child-focused recruitment activities, as utilized by the Wendy's Wonderful Kids Mode l and child-specific / targeted recruitment techniques frequently used by Helping Hand Home for Children.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for the role :

• Work with Child Protective Services case workers, Helping Hand Home for Children staff and CASA's for the Wendy's Wonderful Kids (WWK) initiative.
• Request and review respective child records from Child Protective Services.
• Establish working relationship with all case workers, CASA's, attorney and ad litum's, foster parents, etc. involved with the children.
• Meet with children to get to know them and develop a relationship and baseline of personality, characteristics and needs.
• Contact individuals that have been identified as possible adoptive candidates, identified through the record or through recruitment strategies.
• Complete and individual, personalized adoption plan for each child.
• Visit children at least monthly.
• Develop marketing materials that are child or children specific and distribute marketing materials to targeted populations.
• Conduct meetings and arrange and make presentations to targeted populations.
• Work with media to feature specific children (Forever Families, Wednesday's child, Heart Gallery, Ambassador's Program

Required Skills

QUALIFICATIONS for the role :

Master's Degree in Social Work or a related field, preferred.

Experience with adoption preparation of children in foster care.

At least two years of child-placing experience.

Possess a valid driver’s license with a good driving record

Experience in marketing and public relations.

Excellent public speaking skills.

Interpersonal skills, as well as, organizational and planning skills

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing,

Ability to work independently

Benefits :

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Schedule :

Monday to Friday

Work Location : In person