Children’s Home of Jefferson County Hiring for Foster Parent Recruiter Full Time

$1,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS

Summary/Objective:

The Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) Foster Parent Recruiter is responsible for identifying, contacting, and certifying foster parents for the TFCO Program. Additionally, the Recruiter provides presentations to, and forges community partnerships with, organizations that interface with the Child Welfare System. The Recruiter meets regularly with various stakeholders to provide education on the program as well as to solicit referrals. The Recruiter maintains a collaborative working relationship with relevant local agencies.

As a CHJC employee, the TFCO Recruiter is committed to “creating opportunities to enhance lives one relationship at a time.” Additionally, the Recruiter will place focus and emphasis on the following values: safety and permanency for each client served, respect and compassion at the forefront of every interaction, integrity threaded through every decision made, excellence as an expectation and standard that will never be lowered, and stewardship carried out for the benefit of our clients and community.

Essential Functions:

1. Works with the TFCO Program Manger to anticipate foster parent recruitment needs

2. Selects methods of advertising, prepares and places recruitment adds

3. To ensure the highest level of program quality, initiates creative recruiting techniques of foster parents including marketing internally and externally

4. Meets with the Department of Social Services and other community partners to solicit referrals

5. Recruits, trains, and facilitates foster parent certification

6. Conducts initial and follow-up training for foster parents

7. Serves as a resource for foster parents, provides motivation and encourages treatment participation among foster parents, and ensures a good working relationship between the agency and foster parents

8. Conducts structured telephone interviews with foster parents regarding program youth behaviors and foster family stressors on a daily basis

9. May assist the Program Manager with organizing and possibly attending weekly Foster Parent meetings

10. Attends weekly Clinical Team Meetings

11. Prepares and provides public speaking presentations

12. Researches and forges partnerships with community agencies

13. Connects with referred foster parents and explains the program details and benefits, fields questions about the program, and completes intake questionnaires

14. Accurately records and enters data/information

15. Maintains familiarity with and assures compliance with laws, rules and regulations which affect the child, family, the foster care service system

Aids in facilitation of initial and on-going foster parent trainings

Handles other duties as assigned by the TFCO Program Manager

Work Environment:

Works in an office setting and is required to complete off-site/in-home visits, along with contacting the greater community in public settings. May have contact with service recipients that are agitated and/or demonstrating behavioral/mental health concerns. Some risk involved working with service recipients with serious mental illnesses/trauma-related disorders. Will work in a standard office environment with minimal exposure to noise, blood, and/or bodily fluids. In order to meet the needs of the program, must be able to work a flexible schedule.

Physical Demands:

Standing, walking, memory, concentration, sitting for long periods of time, hearing, carrying, speaking, writing, bending, pulling, problem solving, lifting, reaching, kneeling, running, seeing, reading, climbing, and pushing, driving.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Full-Time/37.5 hours per week

Some nights and weekends required

Essential Position

Travel:

Travel is required throughout the service area.

Required Education and Experience:

An Associate’s Degree in Social Work or related Human Service field required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Prior experience or familiarity with foster parenting, preferably in a therapeutic foster care setting with youth at risk and/or families required. Strong public speaking skills required. Prior experience in Child Welfare/Social Services field preferred. Additional experience in providing outreach and presentations as well as experience in trauma-informed practices, adult education, and/or peer support groups is preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications::

Valid NYS Driver’s License

COVID-19 Vaccination required (with documentation from a qualified professional, medical exemptions will be considered)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $46,350.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver’s License (Required)

Work Location: One location