Foster Parent Recruiter
About The Position
The Foster Parent Recruiter conducts outreach in targeted communities to recruit foster homes and supports prospective applicants through orientation, screening, interviewing, documentation, and the home certification process in accordance with New York State and agency foster home licensing guidelines. The role develops and distributes recruitment materials, responds to inquiries, and partners with foster parents, staff, and adolescents in care to lead recruitment engagements. The position also supports foster-family retention by participating in or leading support groups, focus groups, committees, and trainings, including regularly scheduled NTDC and TRIPP training. The recruiter represents the agency at relevant external meetings and participates in internal meetings and case conferences related to foster home certification, recertification, and performance. Home visits are conducted as needed during licensing. The recruiter applies Sanctuary Model tools and commitments and integrates its SELF framework—Safety, Emotional Management, Loss, and Future—into daily practice to promote a nonviolent, trauma-sensitive culture and quality care. The position is based on-site at 7 West Burnside Avenue, Bronx, New York. Hybrid work may be permitted at leadership’s discretion following the probationary period. The role is 35 hours per week and non-exempt.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
- Excellent verbal and writing skills.
- Commitment to working from a strengths-based, youth-development, trauma-informed perspective.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in foster care and/or recruitment preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conduct outreach in targeted communities to recruit foster homes.
- Develop and distribute advertisements, flyers, and other recruitment materials.
- Receive and respond to inquiries from prospective foster parent applicants.
- Conduct foster parent orientations in-house and at outside organizations.
- Work with foster parents, staff, and adolescents placed in care to co-lead foster parent recruitment engagements.
- Screen and interview foster parent applicants and collect documents required to certify their homes under New York State and agency foster home licensing guidelines.
- Write documentation required for proper licensure of new foster parent applicants.
- Participate in or lead foster parent support groups, focus groups, and committees to support foster families and promote retention of quality foster homes.
- Co-lead NTDC and TRIPP training on a consistent, scheduled basis.
- Conduct other foster parent trainings as needed and assigned.
- Represent the agency at appropriate outside meetings, committees, and task forces as assigned.
- Participate in agency-based meetings, case conferences, and other activities relevant to foster home certifications, recertifications, and performance.
- Conduct home visits as needed in the foster parent licensing process.
- Use Sanctuary Model tools, including safety plans, community meetings, psycho-educational groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences or similar activities, and self-care practices.
- Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments.
- Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF framework—Safety, Emotional Management, Loss, and Future—into daily practice.
- Perform other related duties as needed and other duties as assigned.
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Job Type
Full-time
