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The Family Development Coordinator is primarily responsible for co-facilitating the Domestic Adoption Orientation Program; the research, development and delivery of programming (inhouse and external) including the PRIDE review sessions; providing informal counselling, referrals and general support services for clients of ASCS.
1.Domestic Adoption Orientation (DAO) Program
a.Completing DAO Orientation sessions (phone, online, in person) for prospective adoptive parents & Responding to inquiries
c.Maintain accurate record-keeping in paper and electronic database systems
d.Completing referral consultations and follow-up to MSS on domestic adoption applications
e.In consultation with MSS updating and delivering the PRIDE review session for prospective Adoptive parents
2.Outreach, Education & Support
a.Responding to telephone and e-mail inquiries for information and education
b.Providing information and resources for (i) prospective adoptive parents for private, step-parent, adult, and intercountry adoptions; (ii) foster parents; (iii) birth parents and extended birth family; (iv) adoptees; (v) professionals; (vi) students; and, (vii) general public.
c.Developing and updating material on the ASCS website and social media platforms as well as contributing to the ASCS newsletter.
3.Workshops & Presentations
a.Researching, developing, facilitating and co-facilitating workshops, conferences and support groups with a focus on adoption
b.Build relationships within the adoption community and stakeholder community on a municipal, provincial and national level. This includes: booking and presenting information sessions
c.Building bridges with aboriginal communities and stakeholders
4.Community Support Groups
a.Assist in the development of adoption-related support groups in Saskatoon and throughout Saskatchewan
b.Provide outreach services to assist in the maintenance of the support groups
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Cultural Awareness Training
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Research techniques
- Housekeeping activities
Type of Community or Social Service
- Education or training
- Child welfare
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Specific Skills
- Implement life skills workshops
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Resolve conflict situations
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
Work Setting
- Social service agency
Ability to Supervise
- 1-2 people
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check
- Driver's validity licence check