Foster Parent Recruitment, Training and Retention Coordinator

SAN DIEGO YOUTH SERVICES • San Diego, CA

6d • $24 - $26

About The Position

San Diego Youth Services seeks a Foster Parent Recruitment, Training and Retention Coordinator in the Resource Family Agency (RFA) to be based in San Diego. This is a full-time & non-exempt position reporting to the RFA Program Manager.

San Diego Youth Services has helped improve the lives of more than 840,000 homeless, runaway and vulnerable youth since its beginning in 1970. We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing to more than 28,000 youth every year at 100+ community and school locations. Through prevention, early intervention and treatment, we also help youth before they need higher levels of care or become homeless.

RFA provides safe, structured, and caring home environments for abused and neglected children (under the age of 18). Our foster youth are given a second chance to form healthy relationships and develop the necessary skills to successfully transition to adulthood. RFA provides specialized services for foster youth such as respite assistance, 24-hour support, comprehensive training,
counseling, and psychiatric services.

Responsible for our Foster Care program’s recruitment and retention of new qualified, committed and loving foster parents through effective social media campaigns, marketing, outreach and training. Responsible for the delivery and maintenance of quality trauma informed parenting skills and compliance with Community Care Licensing documentation and standards. Must participate in program activities, develop resources that are in line with community needs, and maintain and evaluate quality services that are in contract compliance with funding sources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in marketing, public relations, social work, counseling, public administration or equivalent knowledge/experience preferred.
• Excellent public speaking, marketing, advertising, organizational, and public relations skills.
• Experience screening, orienting, assessing, training, and supporting families in the Community Care Licensing certification process preferred.
• Experience as a Resource Parent(s) or working with children, youth, and families in the child welfare arena providing placement, referral, crisis intervention, and education.
• Must possess working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment or experience working in trauma-informed and dual diagnosis programs preferred.
• Awareness, knowledge, and skills which appreciate and incorporate cultural diversity.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Identify new opportunities to build public interest and awareness about SDYS Foster Family Agency, as well as determine effective strategies for recruitment, including collaboration with Marketing and Development Department, RFA Program Manager, and other SDYS programs as applicable, on Resource Parent(s) marketing and recruitment efforts.
• Welcome, train, and support volunteers in the program and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable. This includes the submission of the Volunteer Hours Report to HR.
• Ability to engage, build rapport and maintain professional relationships with prospective and current Resource Parent(s), community partners, and contractors.
• Identify, develop, coordinate, and monitor Resource Parent(s) training needs and update curricula as needed to meet certification, contractual, and treatment requirements.
• Complete/Supervise home study process, Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE), for incoming/current Resource Families, including compliance items as indicated in the current version of the Written Directives from the State of California.
• Attend staff and treatment team meetings as consulting member of the treatment team in matching and placement of foster youth as well as the Resource Parent(s) main support and advocate.
• Engage and support the retention of Resource Parent(s) through listening, supporting, teaching, and empowering Resource Parent(s) to help them succeed in providing foster youth with therapeutic level parenting.
• Organize and maintain necessary reports agency and administrative reports, information, and documents in compliance with Community Care Licensing and contract requirements, including submission of aforementioned documents to their respective parties (i.e., CCL, IEU, and other collaborative members of the community).
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Benefits

• SDYS offers a comprehensive benefits package to full time employees that includes generous PTO, personal holidays, health, vision, dental, life insurance, parental leave and a 403(b)-retirement plan with matching contribution.
• SDYS is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level