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Foster Care Caregiver Recruitment Specialist

Family Forward • Full-time • Webster Groves, Missouri • 8m ago

Job Details

Webster Groves - Webster Groves, MO

Full Time

4 Year Degree

$21.00 - $23.00 Hourly

Road Warrior

Day

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

This position is hired through Positive Impacts, a recruiting and professional staffing agency that provides staffing services to social service and behavioral health agencies.

The goal of the Recruitment Specialist is to implement strategies and events to recruit and engage with prospective foster/adoptive caregivers and provide ongoing support to providers and families navigating foster/adoptive and kinship care programs. Working primarily in the areas that we provide foster care services: St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County & Washington County.

FamilyForward is committed to upholding the Organizational Health Anchors that we have set for the agency, including safety; mindfulness and self-regulation; relational health; cultural diversity, inclusivity, equity, and anti-racism; clinical lens; vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.

What puts FamilyForward Out Front:

Get paid to change lives and reshape communities
Strong peer support with a focus on teamwork
Emphasis on professional learning, growth, and development
The diversity of the position gives you opportunities for new experiences.

What to expect on a given day as a Recruitment Specialist:

You will participate in required staff training, job-related trainings, and conferences.
You will seek out and attend foster care family recruitment opportunities in the community, many may not be during traditional hours.
You will be responsible for scheduling and staffing the events.
You will assist management with maintaining an approved budget related to recruitment and retention.
You will perform research with Quality Assurance staff on various related topics, including target demographics, target locations, recruitment strategies both proven and innovative.
You will conduct initial phone screens for foster families and determine if they are eligible to move forward.
You will conduct pre-licensure home visits for potential foster care families and run initial background checks for accepted foster care families.
You will make foster parents aware of recruitment and retention events and encourage them to volunteer.
You will plan the foster parent retention events including but not limited to annual holiday party, Back to School (Summer)Event, and Spring Fling.
You will network with individuals within the community by attending events, participating in committees, and sharing resources.
You will assist with finding/obtaining donations.
You will conduct presentations to target audiences to spread awareness, generate referrals, and cultivate relationships.

You would be a good fit for this position if you:

Have a bachelor’s degree in a human service-related field.
Are knowledgeable about Internet Search Engines.
Are able to work after hours and on weekends.
Have experience with child welfare and/or justice system - desired but not required.
Have experience with customer service/sales desired but not required.
Have a valid driver’s license, personal automobile, and valid automobile insurance.
Have the knowledge and ability to network, recruit, evaluate, and develop a collaborative relationship with foster parents and community partners.
Are able to communicate professionally with coworkers, customers, donors, and vendors.
Are able to create and sustain positive working relationships with all levels of the agency; internal and external.