Foster Parent Recruitment Coordinator
- Understand and promote the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
- Respond to referrals from ACS’ Wishline, which prospective applicants call to inquire about becoming foster parents via phone, text, email and mail, track applicants referred by ACS and submit monthly reports.
- Screen inquiries who demonstrate an interest in becoming a foster parent for all foster care programs with Children’s Aid.
- Facilitate foster parent orientations for applicants who meet eligibility criteria.
- Ensure follow up with eligible applicants to complete foster parent application.
- Responsible for completing State Central Registry (SCR) and Staff Exclusionary List (SEL) clearances as well as scheduling fingerprint appointments for applicants and household members.
- Track and update internal inquiry database system weekly, monitor inquiry status, new applicant orientations attendance and discontinued applicants.
- Follow-up with applicants via telephone, text, email and/or by letter as needed and appropriate to ensure that they are moving through the pipeline smoothly and efficiently.
- Complete Connections data entry of all new applicants and maintain accurate household composition during the vetting process.
- Process initial screening of transfer and re-open requests.
- Serve as a liaison for Children’s Aid regarding foster parent recruitment at ACS Meetings and ACS Recruitment Events.
- Conduct orientations as needed at our Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Brooklyn sites to meet the agency’s recruitment needs.
- Coordinate strategic recruitment events for Family, Medical and Treatment Family Foster Care Programs.
- Facilitate meetings with Foster Parent Leaders and support their efforts with Agency recruitment.
- Prepare monthly recruitment reports.
- Track and Process finder’s fee for foster parents.
- Create flyers and recruitment materials as needed including ordering recruitment materials as needed.
- Assist in facilitating certification and on-going foster parent trainings as needed to meet the needs of the department (via MAPP/GPS II and Deciding Together).
- Provide presentations on the recruitment and certification process.
- Collaborate with the department on special events as needed.
- Attend Staff, Program and Division meetings as well as staff trainings as required
- Knowledge of OCFS/ACS Home Finding regulations and requirements as well as the ability to relay standards to applicants.
- Ability to partner with the applicants and contract regarding the collection of documents needed for certification in a timely manner.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree required, Social Services preferred.
- Knowledge of the Child Welfare and Foster Care Regulations desired.
- Excellent oral and written skills.
- Excellent customer service, engagement and assessment skills.
- Experience in conducting presentations and training.
- Knowledge of OCFS Connections System preferred.
- Computer literate.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Collaborative approach.
- Able to meet deadlines.
- Able to take initiative, think critically and act as an agency of change.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
- Flexible schedule.
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