Foster Care Home Finding Coordinator (21412)

Northeast Parent And Child Society • Binghamton, NY

230d • $25 - $26 • Remote

About The Position

As a Foster Parent Home Finding Coordinator, you will facilitate the required and necessary training to foster care parents to ensure the successful placement of foster care children and provide training to foster parents post certification. We are looking for candidates who align with our mission of having a desire and passion with working with and empowering youth and families to improve their lives to better our community. You will also perform some case management to certified foster homes ensuring agency and state standards are met with their licensure. You will report to the Director of Recruitment and will work a hybrid schedule with some interoffice and community travel required depending on client needs. Work From Home / Remote - 40%.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human services, social work, sociology, psychology, education or related field required
• At least two years of related experience
• Ability to conduct trainings 1-2 evenings per work from home/remotely
• Valid New York driver's license required

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate multiple traditional foster parent trainings
• Co-facilitate kinship trainings
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary foster care teams
• Help handle inquiries and paperwork for foster parent certification
• Seek out and attend speaking engagements for foster parent recruitment purposes
• Organize and participate in recruitment community events
• Assist home-finding teams in developing active recruitment plans quarterly
• Schedule and facilitate online orientations and informational sessions
• Develop bi-annual training calendar for certified foster parents
• Conduct surveys for training needs to meet the needs of foster families
• Facilitate post certification training
• Use multiple systems, including Binti, Connections, and EVOLV for case management purposes of foster homes

Benefits

• Health care package: medical, dental, and vision
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• 401 (K) plan
• Life Insurance
• Loan repayment assistance
• Free training/CEU opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree