Foster Parent Recruiter

BrightSpring Health Services•Nashville, TN

17h

About The Position

StepStone Family & Youth Services provides trauma-informed, youth-centered services to children and families involved in foster care. The Foster Parent Recruiter identifies, engages, and recruits individuals and families interested in providing safe, stable, and nurturing homes for children and youth in foster care. The role develops and implements recruitment strategies, builds community partnerships, maintains a pipeline of prospective foster parents, and guides interested families through the initial recruitment and certification process. The recruiter collaborates with program leadership, licensing teams, community organizations, and referral sources to expand recruitment and support licensing requirements. The position promotes trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and family-centered practices and works to help expand the network of foster families. StepStone Family and Youth Services is an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services. It provides residential and family services, foster care training, respite care, support services, and guidance for young adults transitioning from foster care to independent living.

Requirements

Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Three to five years of experience in full-cycle recruiting in a fast-paced, professional-oriented environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of a range of recruiting strategies, including social media.
Ability to cold call, pursue warm leads, and convert candidates into new colleagues.
Customer-focused approach and ability to use independent judgment in problem solving.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong project management, new business development, and customer retention skills.
Documented track record of achieving targeted objectives.
Strong recruiting mentality and general understanding of the recruiting lifecycle, from sourcing and lead generation to filling positions.
Critical-thinking skills, intellectual curiosity, and sound business judgment.
Outstanding telephone presence and superior written communication skills.
Team-player and natural-leader qualities; competitive; savvy with social media platforms; strong attention to detail; highly organized, energetic, positive, persistent, and self-starting; able to thrive amid high levels of activity.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.
Experience in sales, insurance, or financial services recruitment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Engage in recruitment and awareness activities to recruit prospective foster parents and build community relationships.
Develop and implement strategic recruitment plans to attract and certify qualified candidates, maintaining a pipeline of active and passive candidates for future training and certification.
Respond to foster parent inquiries by phone within 24 hours.
Develop strategies for general, targeted, and child-specific recruitment and marketing.
Follow agency and state licensing requirements and ensure foster parent compliance with regulations.
Guide foster parents through certification and complete required documentation.
Conduct parent interviews, background clearances, and home inspections to evaluate suitability, safety, and youth well-being.
Maintain foster parent files in compliance with agency and state regulations.
Assist with placement and matching youth with foster parents based on youth needs and foster-family training, strengths, and expertise.
Maintain professional boundaries, conduct, and confidentiality, and comply with applicable laws, agency policy, and licensing ethics.
Attend required company meetings and community meetings to collaborate with referral sources and community providers.
Support treatment-team members, including case managers, therapists, foster parents, and youth, to help meet needs and maintain placement stability.
Promote the safety and well-being of youth in care by observing for signs of abuse or neglect.
Travel to affiliate locations to work with managers and travel frequently for recruitment events.
Participate in developing and implementing corrective action plans for foster parents with the program supervisor.
Provide services that respect each family’s and youth’s cultural background, heritage, and identity.