Job Description

The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter plays a vital role in helping children in foster care achieve permanency through adoption. This position focuses on child-specific recruitment, building strong relationships with children and families, and collaborating with community partners and service providers to identify and support adoptive family matches. Support is delivered through ongoing assessment, individualized recruitment planning, diligent family search efforts, and active coordination with each child’s professional and personal support team. This position is funded through the nationally-recognized Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload of 12–16 children and work toward matching at least six Maine foster children annually with adoptive families using the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids child-focused recruitment model.
• Conduct regular visits with children in foster care and maintain consistent monthly contact to assess well-being, strengths, needs, and preparedness for adoption.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with each child’s DHHS case worker and other key members of the child’s support team, including foster parents, GALs, teachers, and service providers.
• Create and update individualized recruitment plans and child assessments on a quarterly basis.
• Prepare children and families for adoption and promote recruitment meetings and events in alignment with Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program standards.
• Maintain accurate case records, complete diligent searches as needed, and complete routine data entry and reporting.
• Participate in evaluation activities and annual training opportunities as directed by Woodfords and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Opportunity Details

• Full-time, 40 hour/week position
• Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends required
• Salary $46,000 - $51,000 commensurate with experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field required
• LSW required or eligibility for licensure required
• One to two years of experience in the field required
• One to two years of child welfare experience preferred
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines required
• Valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, and willingness for regular daily travel required
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required

Our employees are our greatest asset

In addition to joining an inclusive and positive work culture that promotes your individual goals, Woodfords offers the following benefits package to full-time employees:

Competitive Health Insurance (with multiple plan options!)
Dental & Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Time
10 Paid Holidays
1 Floating Holiday
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 5% Agency Match
Robust Employee Wellness Program
Gym/Fitness membership reimbursement
Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Employer-Paid Group Term Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP Benefits)
Voluntary Supplemental Benefits
Exclusive Verizon Discount to Woodfords Family Services employees

Woodfords Family Services is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

Who We Are

Woodfords Family Services is a nonprofit organization that’s been committed to the support and inclusion of people with special needs and their families in Maine communities for over 55 years! Today, the organization provides a wide array of clinical, educational, behavioral health, residential, community, and family support programs to more than 2,000 children, youth, and adults with autism, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and/or mental health diagnoses throughout the state. Additionally, the agency is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), whose program of quality improvement is designed to identify providers that have met high performance standards and have made a commitment to their stakeholders to deliver the very best quality services.

Learn more about the national Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program and Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption here.