RESOURCE DEVELOPER/ FOSTER PARENT RECRUITER

Requisition: 2024-151399

RESOURCE DEVELOPER/ FOSTER PARENT RECRUITER
Job Locations

US-WV-DUNBAR

ID
2024-151399

Line of Business
StepStone Family & Youth Services

Position Type
Full-Time

Pay Min
USD $40,000.00/Yr.

Pay Max
USD $40,000.00/Yr.
Our Company

StepStone Family & Youth Services
Overview

The Resource Developer /Foster Parent Recruiter is responsible for the training and relicensure of current Family Foster Care parents as well as assisting with the recruiting of new Family Foster Care Parents. The Recruiter will develop territories, increase targeted populations, develop sales plans, and develop rapport with potential candidates, and help increase awareness of the need for families. The Resource Developer is also responsible for taking new families through the SAFE and state licensing process and an abbreviated annual renewal process of their foster care license.

Responsibilities

Coordinates and engages in recruitment and awareness activities to recruit prospective foster parents and build community awareness relations
Develops and implements proactive, strategic recruitment plans designed to attract and certify qualified candidates, while maintaining a pipeline of both active and passive candidates for future training and certification
Responds to new foster parent inquiries by phone within 24 hours
Develops strategies to support efforts for general, targeted and child-specific recruitment and marketing
Understands and follows all agency and state licensing requirements and always ensure foster parents compliance with regulations
Works through and complete recertification process with current foster parents, including the completion of necessary documentation required
Completes parent interviews, background clearances, home inspections to evaluate suitability, safety, and well-being of youth placed in the homes
Maintains foster parent files in compliance with agency and state regulations
Assists in the placement process and successful matching of youth and foster parents based on the needs of referred youth and the level of training, strengths and expertise of the foster family
Maintains professional boundaries, conduct and confidentiality and other governmental laws and regulations, agency policy and licensure ethics
Attends all company required meetings, as well as, community meeting to provide on-going collaboration with referral sources and community providers
Provides support to all members of the treatment team, including case manager, therapist, foster parents and youth to ensure needs are met and placement stability
Ensures safety and well-being of all youth in care by observing for signs of abuse and/or neglect
Travels to affiliate locations to work with managers; frequent travel associated with recruitment events required
Participates in the developmental implementation of Corrective Action Plans for foster parents in conjunction with the program supervisor
Provides services that respect each family and youths cultural background, heritage and identity
Conducts Monthly Foster Parent record reviews; 25% each month
Conducts Monthly Foster Parent Meetings and monthly Foster Parent trainings

Qualifications

Bachelors degree from in Social Work, Psychology, Childhood Education, Education Counseling and Psychology, or other Human… For full info follow application link.

Res-Care, Inc., dba BrightSpring Health Services (ResCare), is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ResCare does not discriminate against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment, or on the basis of gender in its health programs and activities.