PAE Coordinator- Northeast Region Job at Voce, Wilkes Barre, PA

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  • Voce
  • Wilkes Barre, PA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Add Your Voice - Work For Us

We use our voice, and empower you to use yours, to create positive, lasting change in people’s lives. We use our voice because we believe every person should belong and be empowered to thrive.

Who We Are

Our agency began in 1999 by pioneering a model that is nationally recognized. We believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing permanent home - with a caring and supportive family that makes it possible to grow and thrive.

A pioneer in new approaches to achieving permanency for children in foster care, we employ specialized knowledge and a continuum of services to help agencies expedite adoptions and keep families together.

Voce’s vision is a society where every person belongs and is empowered to thrive. We celebrate the qualities that define and distinguish us. As a change agent, we embrace our role In advocating for and promoting understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion. In doing so, we strive to achieve lasting change in our organization and the communities we serve. We will hold our agency accountable for transforming our culture, Infrastructure and practices to promote inclusion, innovation and trust.

To learn more, please visit -permanency.html

Additionally, with our partner Diakon, we co-administer the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) program for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

To learn more about LSI, SWAN or Diakon, please visit

Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange Coordinator

Voce, with oversight from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, has administered the services of the Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange (PAE), a program of Pennsylvania's Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN), since 2004. Established in 1979, PAE is one of the oldest and most progressive adoption exchanges in the United States and assists child welfare caseworkers by recommending adoptive families for children in state custody.

The PAE Coordinator works as part of the Technical Assistance team to support and guide permanency services in county and SWAN affiliate children, youth, and family agencies. The primary responsibility of the PAE Coordinator is to ensure that children and youth, in county custody and with a goal of adoption, have the best opportunity for permanency. The PAE Coordinator works with county agencies to register their waiting children and youth with PAE, as required, and to advocate for SWAN services to be referred for those children and youth who are registered.

Schedule: Full Time, Exempt position works a minimum of 8 hours between 8 AM – 5 PM. This includes a 30-minute paid lunch.

What You Will Contribute

  • Manages assigned caseloads for children registered with PAE and works collaboratively with network partners to advocate for the highest level of permanency.
  • Provides monthly reports related to waiting children who are registered with PAE to assigned counties for use when reviewing status of waiting children and youth.
  • Maximizes PAE recruitment strategies (including SWAN units of service) by reviewing recruitment activities for their assigned children and youth and then advising county staff of additional recruitment strategies.
  • Manages the state-sponsored TV segments in their assigned region to review PAE eligibility, works with TV station and child caseworkers to ensure optimum locations, notify the networks of the segments, and manages re-broadcasting.
  • Works closely with the permanency team for each child or youth to explore potential family placement by reviewing the strengths of the match and ensuring family availability.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What It Will Take To Succeed

  • Master’s degree in social work or equivalent in a related field with three years’ experience or a Bachelor’s degree in social work or equivalent in a related field with five years’ experience.
  • Experience in Child Welfare is preferred.
  • Demonstrates proficient knowledge, competency and understanding of the SWAN Program, units of service, and PAE.
  • This position requires travel to and from the Voce home office and throughout the state as needed.
  • A valid driver’s license.

Why Voce - We Invest In You

We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes:

  • Health insurance with medical spending accounts (employer contribution to the HSA if electing HDHP)
  • Dental, vision, long term disability and accident insurance
  • Three employer-paid benefits: short term disability insurance, life insurance and Employee Assistance Program
  • Employer contribution equivalent to 6% of your salary to your 401(k)
  • 10 paid holidays (including one floating holiday)
  • 18 days of PTO in first year of employment
  • Qualified employer participating in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Please submit your cover letter and resume to be considered.

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