Resource Family Recruiter

Pacific Clinics • Los Gatos, CA

3d

About The Position

The Resource Family Recruiter effectively recruits and efficiently certifies qualified foster families for the Foster Care Services Program within an assigned geographic area. The role develops and evaluates recruitment strategies responsive to the needs of children in assigned communities, identifies sourcing opportunities, and creates marketing and advertising plans. It ensures recruitment and certification services are available in English and Spanish as needed, monitors advertising costs, and builds partnerships with program staff, county personnel, resource families, community organizations, and other stakeholders.

The recruiter screens prospective foster parents, helps determine program fit, orients families to foster care, assesses their abilities and expectations, and conducts foster parent training. The role also participates in placement team meetings, tracks prospective families through recruitment and certification, prepares statistical reports, and values diversity in all recruitment and certification work. Employees in the Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care program have additional duties promoting MTFC services, making Parent Daily Report calls and reports, and training MTFC foster parents.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience in foster parent recruitment.
• Bilingual English-Spanish.
• Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Child Abuse Index Check (CAIC) background clearance.
• Must have a current First Aid/CPR card within 90 days.
• Must have a current clear TB test or chest x-ray.
• A valid California driver's license, two years of driving experience, and a clean driving record may be required.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Recruit foster families within a targeted geographic region and develop, implement, and evaluate recruitment strategies tailored to the needs of children in assigned communities.
• Identify and develop sourcing opportunities to recruit quality foster families.
• Develop and implement marketing and advertising plans.
• Ensure recruitment and certification services are available in English and Spanish as needed.
• Monitor recruitment advertising costs and ensure expenditures remain within the approved budget.
• Build working partnerships with program staff, internal customers, county personnel, resource families, local agencies, business and civic organizations, and other community representatives.
• Influence and motivate potential foster families to participate in foster parenting.
• Screen prospective foster parent inquiries and determine the best program fit.
• Orient prospective families to the foster care system and assess their abilities, motivations, and expectations.
• Conduct foster parent training.
• Participate in regular placement team meetings.
• Maintain a database of prospective families and accurately track their progress through recruitment and certification.
• Prepare reports analyzing and interpreting recruitment, certification, and advertising statistics.
• Foster and value diversity in recruitment and certification efforts.
• For employees in the MTFC program: promote MTFC services in the community, make Parent Daily Report calls and reports, and provide training for MTFC foster parents.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) employer match up to 4%
• Competitive time-off plans
• Possible bilingual differential of up to 7.5% for qualifying direct-service roles or up to $80 per month for qualifying non-direct-service roles

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED