Adoption Coordinator
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Children's Connections, Inc.
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| Post Date: |
Aug 28, 2012 |
| Job Type: |
Full time |
| Start Date:
| To be filled immediately |
| Salary: |
$31,200/year |
| Location: |
Lubbock - Texas |
| Job Reference: |
- n/a - |
| Category: |
Non-Profit |
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Description
Program Coordinators are cross trained so everyone can pitch in and help out during busy times. We are a small office, so everyone answers the phone, faxes, makes copies, sends out mail, greets guests, etc. Primary job duties include:
• Communicating effectively with adoptive
parents, birth parents, other agencies, and
persons in crisis
• Maintaining data spreadsheets, files, and
print and issue reports
• Providing direct services via phone
consultation to clients including:
o Providing resources and referrals for
counseling, legal, medical, and
community resources and supports
o Information and referral
o Crisis intervention
o Follow up
• Completing program paperwork
• Reviewing menus from family day homes,
processing paperwork using established
procedures and check lists and calculating
reimbursement amounts
• Planning and conducting visits in family day
homes throughout our service area to see meals
being served to children and complete related
paperwork
• Collecting, processing and filing paperwork to
establish eligibility for the nutrition
program, following government rules
• Maintaining a professional office environment
and organized workspace
• Answering telephone, handling needs of callers
as assigned and recording and distributing
messages in a timely, professional manner
• Occasional evenings and weekends
• Accepting phone calls after hours and handle
emergency situations that arise
• Out of town, overnight travel may be necessary
on rare occasions
• Other duties as assigned
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Skills
• Bachelor's degree in a human services field
REQUIRED.
• Preference given to:
- licensed social worker with 2 years
experience working with pregnant women
- those with experience working at a
licensed child placing agncy or CPS with a
Bachelor's degree with 2 or 3 years
experience or a Master's degree with 1 to
2 years experience
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and
written forms
• Must have previous office experience in busy
office setting
• Have no convictions of felony or misdemeanor
classified as an offense against the person or
family, or public indecency, or a felony
violation of a substance included in the Texas
Controlled Substance Act
• Must have reliable transportation, with a good
driving record and liability insurance
• Must be flexible to accommodate a growing and
changing company
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Notes
Only serious applicants with a bachelor's degree or higher in a related field, please.
Paid time off; paid holidays
Health Insurance
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Contact Details
Name: LeAnne Carnes
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