Specialized Foster Care Recruiter
The ideal candidate for the Recruiter position demonstrates a strong track record in recruiting and retaining foster and adoptive parents. Key responsibilities include recruiting and training prospective foster and adoptive parents, ensuring all standards for home approval are met, participating in matching children with appropriate homes, and maintaining regulatory compliance for foster and adoptive placements. Preferred qualifications include SAFE and NDTC certification. This role requires a highly driven individual with a strong commitment to the work and the population served, as well as availability to conduct trainings during evenings and weekends.
Position Details:
- Full Time
- Department of Children and Family Services
- Reports to Supervisor of Recruitment and Retention
- Located in Atlanta, GA and Surrounding Areas
- Mostly Virtual/Remote with some on-site required, Travel (0 - 35%)
- Monday through Friday; 8:30AM - 5:00PM and Occasional Evening and Weekend Hours
- Annual Compensation: $45,000 - $50,000
Responsibilities:
- Interviews prospective caregivers and writes home studies following INSPIRITUS and State prescribed content and format. Completes in-home, health and safety assessments.
- Reviews and evaluates prospective caregiver and volunteer applications, interviews, medical examinations, references, and SAFE Evaluations under the direction of the SAFE Supervisor.
- Oversees the development of recruitment campaigns including advertising, public speaking engagements and public notices to attract qualified caregivers and/or volunteers. Builds and maintains an active network of caregivers.
- Helps assure compliance with all applicable Georgia state laws, regulations and guidelines.
- Assures caregivers have completed all required pre-service and annual training and meet all other State standards.
- Completes an average of at least one home study per month.
- In conjunction with the Supervisor of Recruitment and Retention, develops marketing campaigns to increase awareness and participation in the programs.
- Maintains statistics necessary to measure the effectiveness of various recruitment efforts.
- Provides guidance to any staff, volunteers or interns to assist in the development of caregiver files and the delivery of training.
- Develops and delivers program pre-service trainings, including but not limited to, orientation sessions, NTDC, Behavior Management Training (CPI), Policies and Procedures, Partnership 101, Special Needs and any other pre-service training to prospective caregivers and volunteers.
- Complete SAFE Home Study Evaluations including Conversions and Updates.
- Participates as a member of the Placement Committee along with the Assistant Director, Supervisor of Recruitment and Retention, and Case Managers to match caregivers and clients/consumers.
- Completes all necessary administrative tasks related to responsibilities including maintaining and auditing files for compliance with accuracy and in a timely manner.
- Document all caregiver contacts.
- Confirms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.
- Complies with various federal, state, and/or local laws that apply to and regulate job responsibilities.
- Displays independence in working with families in various settings (i.e., in-home, community-based, and center-based.)
- Develops strong alliances and support within the service providing agencies in the community Advocates for the individuals receiving services and INSPIRITUS.
- Participates in training, fundraising events and other INSPIRITUS activities and initiatives such as performance and quality improvement (PQI).
- Strives toward excellence in the areas of innovations, performance and extraordinary acts.
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field such as sociology, psychology etc. and two (2) years of relevant, recent work experience in social services or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- SAFE and NDTC Certified.
- Must possess excellent interviewing and assessment skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to communicate competently and confidently with a diverse group of people.
- Must possess strong organizational and time management skills.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Must be mature and possess strong analytical skills.
- Ability to forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families to help them gain the skills and confidence to address any issues and problems they face.
- Conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
- Ability to work independently and in partnership with other team members.
- Must pass a comprehensive background check including work references and criminal background check.
- Must be computer and internet literate with competencies in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Work, Outlook) and database/electronic case management system.
- Must have the ability to communicate with all persons in a culturally competent manner.
- Must be sensitive to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
- Must hold a valid Georgia Driver's license, possess a reliable personal, multi-passenger vehicle, and have personal auto insurance and a good driving record.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, competencies, skills, and knowledge that ensures the successful completion of the essential job responsibilities.
The
Specialized Foster Care Recruiter role detailed in this description is not a comprehensive list of all duties that may be requested for the successful completion of this role and may garner some circumstantial duties deemed critical to meeting performance goals.
Physical Demands:
Regularly required to talk and hear. Required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools and controls: and reach with hands and arms. Required to operate personal vehicle.
Employees frequently lift and or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Inspiritus is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, genetic information, age, physical or mental disability, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Inspiritus does not discriminate in employment on the basis of any factor stated above or prohibited under applicable law. Inspiritus complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action. Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Inspiritus Department of Human Resources, 731 Peachtree St NE, Suite B Atlanta, GA 30308.
