Hours - Approximately 10-20 hours per week and must be open to non-traditional hours including evenings and weekends.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Foster Care Recruiter at the National Youth Advocate Program plays a vital role in recruiting and engaging prospective foster parents through targeted marketing and outreach efforts ensuring families are prepared to provide safe and supportive homes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Foster Care Recruiter will perform duties including but not limited to:

• Perform all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate ProgramsMission Values and Philosophies.
• Conducts public relations and marketing activities in the communities where NYAP resides on behalf of the foster care program through the media publications and other initiatives outlined in the state/regional recruitment plan.
• Develop coordinate and implement marketing recruitment public relations and strategies to ensure availability of qualified applicants.
• Works directly with the appropriate Director or her/his designee in producing marketing materials flyers advertising and informational brochures for use in public relations activities in the counties where NYAP is present and in counties where the mission of the National Youth Advocate Program is to begin.
• Works directly with community leaders in fostering the mission of the National Youth Advocate Program.
• Works directly with potential foster parents in meeting state pre-service training requirements.
• Works directly with potential foster parents in assisting them with completing all paperwork necessary to become a foster parent with the National Youth Advocate Program regarding the regulations set forth by the appropriate regulatory agencies.
• Meet for supervision with the Licensing Manager a minimum of twice monthly.
• Serve as a resource coordinator in helping foster parents seek all training opportunities available to them through the National Youth Advocate Program and in the community.
• Develop and implement an ongoing foster home recruitment plan and submit monthly reports of community actions and response to the appropriate Director or her/his designee.
• Maintain professional boundaries conduct and confidentiality and other governmental laws and regulations agency policy and licensure ethics.
• Provide support to all members of the treatment team including case managers therapists foster parents and youth to ensure needs are met and placement stability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma required. Bachelors degree from an accredited school in the behavioral/social sciences marketing business management is preferred.
• 2 years of experience in the area of youth services preferably with direct experience in the area of child welfare marketingor foster care recruitment and training.
• Knowledgeable of foster care rules and the services provided by the National Youth Advocate Program and have experience working with youth in out-of-home care.
• Must have the ability to speak publicly regarding the mission of the National Youth Advocate Program and most specifically the Foster Care program.
• Current drivers license car registration auto insurance requirement of 100000/300000 bodily injury and a good driving record.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers smartphones and tablets printers fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing spreadsheet and database programs.

OTHER SKILLS

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Capacity to be flexible and responsive to youth served foster caregivers system partners and internal customers.
• Capacity to remain objective and professional in all areas of job function.
• Demonstrates tolerance and respect for the ideas and actions of others.
• Capacity to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures socioeconomic ethnic religious and racial backgrounds.
• Must be comfortable with public speaking.

If this describes YOU please apply and our talent acquisition team will review your experience and credentials.

We Are:

We have been serving communities and clients since 1978. We continue to expand and develop new and innovative programs for our communities and families. We offer unique and personalized services for families and individuals in four different areas: Prevention/Intervention Positive Youth Development Out-of-Home-Placement and Reunification/Permanency.

If YOU can envision it; WE can DO it! The possibilities are endless!

We know you are compassionate and dedicated to serving your clients and communities and we are dedicated as your employer to provide you with support to do just that. We look for individuals that are ready to make a direct impact and are excited to be an instrument in supporting the needs of our children youth and families.

The person in this position needs to follow a team concept and support both agency goals and co-workers. Employees must be able to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures socioeconomic ethnic religious and racial backgrounds.

An Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veterans.