Foster Care Recruiter/Trainer

Description

Summary

The recruiter/trainer will recruit, train, and license families pursuing either family, therapeutic, or IAFT foster parent licensing as well as coordinating placement of foster children in their region. The recruiter/trainer coordinates and participates in ongoing training of foster parents throughout the year including model related topics, CPR and First Aid and MAR, as well as any other training needs in their region.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

* Remote position operating from home and in Raleigh/ Fayetteville communities. Requires travel in surrounding area for in-person meetings, weekly visits to foster homes, and in-person training. *

• Complete all preservice training in required time frames. Staff will annually complete 24 hours of training.
• Responsible for recruitment of foster care referrals and developing relationships with area DSS offices and other referral sources.
• Utilize agency Teaching-Family Model pre-service training model to train foster families to assess safety, family strengths. 
• Knowledgeable of foster care and adoptions and its impact on families and children and ensure all homes meet all licensing regulations.
• Ability to understand and assist families with licensing requirements; license foster families utilizing state rules and regulations (or transfer license if applicable).
• Maintain professional contact with potential or current families in training.
• Maintain contact with families interested in becoming licensed as foster parents at weekly intervals or as determined by the trainer.
• Complete at least two in home visits with families prior to all license transfers.
• Coordinate a secondary review of all potential homes within three training sessions if necessary. 
• Ensure that all homes requesting to be licensed by the agency are staffed prior to license submission.
• Prepare training reports and reviews in a timely, clear, and concise manner including individual training plans, progress toward licensing, and other assigned reports.
• Collect and review all state and agency required documentation needed for foster parents to gain licensure and submit all documentation (to include auxiliary items not submitted to the state) to Licensing Specialist for review and submission to the state.
• Participate in the planning and delivery of services regarding training, licensing, treatment, and placement.
• Represent agency in variety of various settings; including attendance at relevant community forums, public presentations, etc.
•  Assist with providing monthly in-service training and monthly support groups with the foster families and children.
• Provide case management services as needed, entering the rotation in the event of staff crisis (illness, injury, other absence) or team vacancy, when applicable.
• Lead foster parent recruitment efforts in assigned region; will develop and maintain relationships with referral sources including DSS’s, Mental Health Providers, and DJJ.
• Meet quarterly recruitment quotas for assigned region. 
• Participate in clinical staff meeting and staff all families with regional staff before licensing paperwork is submitted to inform foster care staff of foster homes current skill level and of any on-going needs.  
• Demonstrate competency in appropriately evaluating needs of youth to assure best placement match with foster parent
• Staff will attend first orientation meeting and training session with foster parent. 
• Annually supervisor will attend one orientation meeting and one training session per staff.   

Supervision responsibilities: None

All employees have the following expectations:

• Mission: Contribute to and enhance company mission
• Organization: Prioritize and plan work responsibilities appropriately
• Professional Development: Attend and/or successfully complete all required trainings and meetings
• Timeliness and Accuracy: Perform quality work within given deadlines and expectations with or without direct supervision
• Professionalism: Comply with all applicable policies, practices, and procedures; report all out-of-compliance and unsafe activities to supervisor; interact professionally with other employees, volunteers, families, children, and the community
• Teamwork: Serve effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Communication: Utilize effective communication skills both verbally and in writing; provide effective feedback and is receptive to feedback
• Leadership: Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other appropriate individuals
• Cultural Competence: Is sensitive to the cultural, ethnic and religious views of the children and families served, and in community and public