Contract Adoption Specialist

Adoption Specialist (PRN – Community-Based)

Location: Texas

Type: PRN / Contract

Department: Social Services

About Us

American Adoptions of Texas is an established, licensed child placing agency in Texas committed to connecting children with loving, permanent families. We believe in providing compassionate, ethical, and thorough services to both expectant parents and adoptive families. We are seeking dedicated professionals who share our mission of making a lasting difference in the lives of children and families.

Position Overview

We are currently seeking a Contract Adoption Specialist (PRN) to work directly with clients in community settings in the San Antonio, Texas area. This role is ideal for a compassionate and experienced social work professional with a background in child welfare or related fields. The Adoption Specialist will guide expectant parents and adoptive families through the adoption process, ensuring that each placement is handled with care, diligence, and ethical integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive Home Study assessments of prospective adoptive families to evaluate readiness and suitability for adoption.
• Provide counseling, education, and support to expectant parents exploring adoption, including completion of assessments and document collection.
• Collaborate closely with the National Office to coordinate services and ensure compliance with state regulations and agency standards.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of all interactions, assessments, and progress notes in accordance with licensing requirements and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Child Welfare, or a closely related field is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience conducting home studies and working in child welfare or adoption services is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with Child Protective Services procedures and the legal aspects of adoption is highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work effectively with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds.
• Selfmotivated with strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently in a communitybased setting.

What We Offer

• Flexible, PRNbased work
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families
• Supportive and collaborative work environment with national resources

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Equal Opportunity Statement

American Adoptions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race (including hair type, texture, or style), color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age (40 and over), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, assigned sex at birth, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation).

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Thank you for your interest in joining the American Adoptions team as a Contract Social Worker. We welcome applicants who are passionate about supporting families and believe in the power of adoption to change lives.

Thank you again for your interest in working with American Adoptions. We are currently seeking compassionate and committed Contract Adoption Specialists to join our team in a flexible, as-needed capacity.

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Position Overview: Contract Adoption Specialist

This is a 1099 contract position designed for professionals who can independently manage adoption-related responsibilities on an as-needed basis. The role primarily involves completing home studies and post-placement reports for adoptive families, as well as supporting expectant/birth parents throughout their adoption journey.

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Adoptive Family Work Includes:

• Accepting cases offered based on your location after a family begins the application process.
• Conducting an inperson visit with all household members— this must occur in the home.
• Completing a structured assessment tool to evaluate the adoptive family’s readiness and suitability.
• Providing support and education on the adoption process.
• Collaborating with our National Office, which gathers necessary clearances, while you collect all other supporting documents from the family.
• Writing a detailed home study report using our standardized template in Microsoft Word, and inputting required information into our secure database (strong computer skills required).

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Birth Parent Work May Include:

• Meeting with expectant/birth parents to provide facetoface support and education.
• Delivering informational packets or assisting with transportation to medical appointments.
• Being present at the hospital for labor and delivery, as a support person and at discharge, when needed.

This work is paid hourly and rates vary based on the type of service provided:

• Counseling, Case Management, or Relinquishment Support: $30$60/hour.

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Additional Details:

• All work is contractbased and varies depending on case needs.
• This is not a fulltime position. Flexibility and availability on short notice (including evenings/weekends) is essential.
• Initial training is provided remotely via video and phone, and payment is offered for time and travel related to training.
• Compensation for adoptive family work is made upon full completion of assigned tasks, at a standard percase rate.

We ask that all contractors be comfortable working with both adoptive families and expectant parents, and confident in their ability to work independently while supporting sensitive and life-changing situations.

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What We’re Looking For:

We’re seeking professionals who are:

• Passionate about creating families through adoption and working with women consider adoption
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to manage changing schedules
• Confident working independently while following agency guidelines
• Skilled in relationshipbuilding and communication
• Organized, responsive, and techsavvy
• Eager to learn and eager to ask questions

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Next Steps

If you're excited about the opportunity to serve children, adoptive families, and expectant parents—and are comfortable with the nature of PRN contract work—we’d love to hear more from you. Please respond to this message (or email me directly at jenna.h@americanadoptions.com) with your answers to the following questions:

1. What experience do you have completing home studies or psychosocial assessments?

2. What is your availability on short notice and during evenings/weekends? (Babies don’t always arrive on a schedule, so flexibility is key.)

3. Why are you interested in this contract position with American Adoptions?

Please also let us know whether you’re still interested in moving forward. We look forward to hearing from you!

Warm regards,

Jenna Howard

American Adoptions of Texas

jenna.h@americanadoptions.com