Employment at Lifetime Adoption

Available Position – Adoption Coordinator – Must Live in Arkansas

• Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others?
• Have you previously worked in the field of adoption or social work?
• Are you ready to embrace a position working for an established adoption agency?

If you answered yes, we would love to learn more about you! Our mission is to provide compassionate adoption help reflecting Christian values, building families through modern open adoption, and supporting women as they consider their pregnancy options, navigating their personal adoption choices.

We have an open position for an Adoption Coordinator, responsible for providing service and support to potential Birth Families and contracted Adoptive families, completing Adoptive Home Studies, coordinating Adoptive Family and Birth Family matches through placement, and completing post-placement reports and services. Please submit your resume and cover letter below if you are interested.

Job Duties:

• Assist in ensuring continuity of service to both birth mothers and families.
• Serve as a prospective birth mother’s first point of contact and continue as the contracted adoptive families’ primary contact person after matching and through the adoption process.
• Facilitate and process initial intakes, review applications, and conduct phone conferences.
• Ensure all adoption qualification documentation is current and available.
• Ensure all training and educational resources are completed and available.
• Maintain files and database (document all conversations & contacts) following Lifetime’s procedures and state guidelines.
• Maintain regular contact, oversee & manage the adoption process (ensuring successful selection), facilitate needs during the match period such as providing referrals for counseling, obtaining medical records and other necessary documentation, and ensuring disclosure is understood and that all parties are informed.
• Complete adoptive family home studies and post placement supervision reports following Lifetime’s procedures and state guidelines.
• Meet in person with potential clients, hospital social workers, medical professionals, and attorneys as needed.
• Stay abreast of trends, technologies, and methods in adoption process management through training and review of literature.
• Complete 24 hours of adoption education per year per Lifetime’s procedures and state guidelines.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Counseling, Social Work, or related human service field.
• A minimum of 2 years related experience.
• Licensed to complete Adoptive Home Studies
• Ability to assist with after-hours on-call phone rotation. (High-speed internet a must.)
• Quiet, private office to conduct business from as this is a remote position.
• Able to respond to change productively and effectively perform other essential tasks as assigned.
• Optional: Bi-lingual in Spanish

Lifetime Adoption was founded in 1986 and is excited to begin offering adoption agency services in the great state of Arkansas. We have a solid staff, many of whom have been with us for decades, and we are eager to grow our team as we grow our services.

Please submit resume and letter of interest to be considered.

Submit Your Resume and Cover Letter