Foster Family Recruiter and Training Specialist
$100,000–$100,000 year
On-siteColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate recruitment activities to build a diverse pool of foster families and develop a strategic retention plan. Manage ongoing foster parent training, including scheduling, speaker coordination, and record maintenance. Facilitate the application process for prospective parents, conduct home visits for licensure, and oversee licensing responsibilities as needed. Foster strategic partnerships with community stakeholders and organize events to support foster families. Maintain accurate file management and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. Occasional evenings and weekends required for trainings and events.
Required Qualifications
- Familiarity with or the ability to learn social work practice
- Familiarity with human development
- Familiarity with the child welfare system
- Familiarity with family systems
- Knowledge of appropriate local, state, and federal regulatory rules
- Experience with keeping organized, complete, and accurate files
- Experience with regular auditing to ensure compliance
- Skills and sensitivity in working with youth and families from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds
- Experience with a variety of challenges
- Familiarity with identifying the learning struggles and successes of students
- Ability to select teaching and learning strategies that support students' individual learning needs and goals
- Experience with processing initial applications and paperwork from prospective foster parents
- Experience with facilitating the application process
- Knowledge to observe rules establishing the nondisclosure of information except to another authorized person
- Experience with supporting program activities
- Experience with room reservations
- Experience with securing donations of supplies and/or services for foster parents and foster children
- Experience with assisting with foster parent recognition and retention activities
- Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying
- Ability to take time to understand the points being made
- Ability to ask questions as appropriate
- Ability to not interrupt
- Ability to talk to others to convey information effectively
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
- Ability to actively look for ways to help people
- Ability to be aware of others' reactions
- Ability to understand why they react as they do
- Valid driver's license
- Personal auto liability insurance at the level of $100,000/300,000/100,000
- Bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences, human services, or social services fields
Desired Qualifications
- Child welfare and/or case management experience
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