Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) Recruiter
About The Position
The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) Recruiter at Arms Wide is responsible for maintaining a caseload of a minimum of 12 active youth and engaging in child-center focused recruitment on their behalf. This role involves building relationships with the youth and actively pursuing the location of a permanent family for them. A key strategy is to explore the child’s history and contact people with whom the child has a preexisting relationship (such as relatives, neighbors, mentors, teachers, pastors, etc.) who may become potential adoptive parents or sources of information to find a permanent home for the child. The goal is to find the right adoptive parents for a child, increasing the child’s comfort and openness to adoption.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, in related Human Services field preferred.
- Flexibility to work evenings and occasional weekends.
- Commitment to work from a strengths based and/or youth development perspective.
- Belief that all children deserve legal permanency.
- Highly motivated self-starter.
- Knowledgeable regarding impact of trauma and trauma-informed practices.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects and cultivate relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate strong working relationships with diverse populations, including public agency staff.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Reliable transportation required.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in social work or 2 years post graduate direct experience with youth preferred.
- Experience in the foster care and adoption field.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a caseload of a minimum of 12 active youth.
- Engage in child-center focused recruitment on behalf of the youth.
- Build relationships with the youth on the caseload.
- Actively pursue locating a permanent family for the youth.
- Explore the child’s history and contact people with whom the child has a preexisting relationship.
- Engage in cold calling people identified as current and previous connections of the youth.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and eligible dependents.
- 401k retirement plan with match.
- Paid life insurance.
- Generous vacation plan.
- 8 paid holidays each year (10 days).
- 2 paid "Employee Choice" days each year.
- Convenient central location with free parking.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee Discount (Perks) Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
