Foster Parent Recruitment Manager

Foster Parent Recruitment Manager

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Childhood Education, Education Counseling and Psychology, or other Human Service, Behavioral Science field or Public Administration field
• Minimum of three year of work experience in a Child Placing Agency, the Department of Family and Children Services, or Non-Profit Agency preferred
• Two to four years of Experience in Resource Development/ Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention preferred
• Two year of marketing, fundraising, and event coordination preferred
• One to five years’ experience in full cycle recruiting in a fast paced, professional oriented environment; experience in sales, insurance or financial services recruitment preferred
• State Specific Foster Parent Pre-Service Training Certificate
• SAFE certified Home Study Writer Certification Preferred. Company will assign this training within first month of employment as a Licensing Specialist
• Strong recruiting mentality and a general understanding of a recruiting life-cycle from sourcing/lead generation to filling positions
• Solid sense of confidentiality and discretion
• Demonstrated knowledge of vast recruiting strategies, including savvy social media platforms
• Strong business acumen and attention to detail
• Effective at cold calling, pursuing warm leads, and transforming candidates into new colleagues
• Ability to remain customer focused and use independent judgement in problem solving
• Ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options
• Ability to speak in front of people to deliver necessary material or messaging
• Ability to influence professionals of senior management level
• Ability to design and apply change management and organizational development strategies and influences and assists organizational change initiatives in support of business strategies
• Ability to work with remote teams with units in multiple locations
• Ability to handle multiple priorities
• Substantial business acumen in fast moving environment
• Ability to develop clear, actionable steps in support of an overall business strategy
• Ability to effectively negotiate and diplomatically manage conflict
• Ability to motivate and keep teams working effectively together
• Self-starter to implement and enforce process

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes effective recruitment and marketing strategies to grow foster parent new home development with State Recruitment Team
• Leads recruitment discussions with state recruitment team with fully developed and polished communication and writing skills
• Maintains current data in Foster Parent Pipeline while consulting with Recruitment team weekly for updates, goals, and upcoming recruitment activities
• Identifies areas of growth within the team by listening and solution/consultative selling
• Serves as a leadership role amongst recruitment team
• Manages multiple recruitment opportunities simultaneously and demonstrates a focus on follow-up and accountability
• Understands and follows all agency and state licensing requirements and always ensure foster parents’ compliance with regulations
• Work through and complete certification process with foster parents, including the completion of necessary documentation required
• Learns and executes the company’s consultative selling strategy to build sustainable relationships with targeted referral customers
• Participates in strategic planning and the analysis with each member of the state recruitment team
• Coordinates with Director to plan in-services, presentations, and address issues with referral sources
• Initiates and coordinates contract negotiations with facilities, insurance companies, and managed care organizations
• Participates in community and organizational programs, as requested, to promote professional growth and understanding
• Participates in the quality and performance improvement process
• Supports and promotes the Company philosophy to referral sources in the community
• Promotes an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity, and well-being of all patients in a safe, secure environment
• Supports and implements specific procedures and programs to meet new home development goals
• Completes requirements for in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform, and dress codes including personal hygiene, and other work duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of three year of work experience in a Child Placing Agency, the Department of Family and Children Services, or Non-Profit Agency preferred
• Two to four years of Experience in Resource Development/ Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention preferred
• Two year of marketing, fundraising, and event coordination preferred
• One to five years’ experience in full cycle recruiting in a fast paced, professional oriented environment; experience in sales, insurance or financial services recruitment preferred
• SAFE certified Home Study Writer Certification Preferred. Company will assign this training within first month of employment as a Licensing Specialist