Foster Parent Recruitment and Training Coordinator

2 months ago

San Diego, United States San Diego Youth Services Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSan Diego Youth Services
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Foster Parent Recruitment and Training Coordinator
 San Diego Youth Services seeks a Foster Parent Recruitment and Training Coordinator in the Foster Care Program to be based at the College Heights Youth Center.  This is a full-time & non-exempt position reporting to the Program Manager. San Diego Youth Services:  Who we areSan Diego Youth Services has helped improve the lives of more than 780,000 homeless, runaway and vulnerable youth since its beginning in 1970. We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing to more than 28,000 youth every year at 100+ community and school locations. Through prevention, early intervention and treatment, we also help youth before they need higher levels of care or become homeless.

We aim to:
  1. Meet the basic needs of youth.  Hunger, poverty and youth homelessness are on the rise for many youth and their families today. We help meet these basic needs for youth. What could be more vital than food and shelter? We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing.
  2. Create positive connection. We help youth focus on positive life changes and healthy relationships as part of providing needed resources and services. San Diego Youth Services has long provided foster homes and adoption support services for families considering adopting a youth in the foster care system.
  3. Help youth develop life skills. In addition to a range of safe and stable housing options, we offer support to help youth develop the independent living skills necessary to become self-sufficient and keep off the streets.
  4. Promote overall health and well-being. Early intervention and care for the whole child are critical. We provide a broad continuum of services to help youth overcome trauma and challenges that put them at risk, including case management, counseling, mental health treatment and educational support and resources.
SDYS has a staff of approximately 250 employees and 80 volunteers working across San Diego County and an annual budget of approximately $24 million.   You can learn more about us at www.sdyouthservices.org

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION OR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION HIRING FOR
San Diego Youth Services is one of the region’s best providers and source for foster care opportunities. Utilizing our one-to-one approach, we create outstanding outcomes for foster families.  Our foster families provide safe, stable and healing home environments for children who have experienced neglect and abuse. Our services also include a focus on helping current and former foster youth transition into thriving, self-sufficient, self-actualized adults. 

CONTEXT OF THE POSITION
Responsible for our Foster Care program’s recruitment and retention of new qualified, committed and loving foster parents through effective social media campaigns, marketing, outreach and training. Responsible for the delivery and maintenance of quality trauma informed parenting skills and compliance with Community Care Licensing documentation and standards. Must participate in program activities, develop resources that are in line with community needs, and maintain and evaluate quality services that are in contract compliance with funding sources.

Essential functions include:
  • Identify new opportunities to build public interest and awareness about SDYS Foster Family Agency, as well as determine effective strategies for recruitment, including collaboration with Marketing and Development Department, RFA Program Manager, and other SDYS programs as applicable, on Resource Parent(s) marketing and recruitment efforts.
  • Welcome, train, and support volunteers in the program and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable. This includes the submission of the Volunteer Hours Report to HR.
  • Ability to engage, build rapport and maintain professional relationships with prospective and current Resource Parent(s), community partners, and contractors.
  • Identify, develop, coordinate, and monitor Resource Parent(s) training needs and update curricula as needed to meet certification, contractual, and treatment requirements.
  • Complete/Supervise home study process, Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE), for incoming/current Resource Families, including compliance items as indicated in the current version of the Written Directives from the State of California.
  • Attend staff and treatment team meetings as consulting member of the treatment team in matching and placement of foster youth as well as the Resource Parent(s) main support and advocate.
  • Engage and support the retention of Resource Parent(s) through listening, supporting, teaching, and empowering Resource Parent(s) to help them succeed in providing foster youth with therapeutic level parenting.
  • Organize and maintain necessary reports agency and administrative reports, information, and documents in compliance with Community Care Licensing and contract requirements, including submission of aforementioned documents to their respective parties (i.e., CCL, IEU, and other collaborative members of the community).
  • Perform other duties as assigned or required.
PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in marketing, public relations, social work, counseling, public administration or equivalent knowledge/experience preferred.
  • Excellent public speaking, marketing, advertising, organizational, and public relations skills.
  • Experience screening, orienting, assessing, training, and supporting families in the Community Care Licensing certification process preferred.
  • Experience as a Resource Parent(s) or working with children, youth, and families in the child welfare arena providing placement, referral, crisis intervention, and education.
  • Must possess working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment or experience working in trauma-informed and dual diagnosis programs preferred.
  • Awareness, knowledge, and skills which appreciate and incorporate cultural diversity.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
SDYS EXPECTATIONS
  • Adhere to and uphold the rigorous standards of SDYS as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.
  • Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of service partner protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws including HIPAA. 
  • Welcome and support SDYS volunteers and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.
  • Effectively communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
  • Receive and give supportive feedback to foster equity and inclusion in working relationships.
  • Recognize, nurture, and learn from strengths in co-workers.
  • Maintain warm, welcoming and safe work environments.
  • Possess flexibility to accomplish job responsibilities in several work environments, whether it be from home, on the road, or in an office.
Salary Range:  $21-24/hour

To apply, please send resume and cover letter through job posting on SDYS website.

SDYS offers a comprehensive benefits package to full time employees that includes generous PTO, personal holidays, health, vision, dental, life insurance, parental leave and a 403(b)-retirement plan with matching contribution.  SDYS is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.  Read more about the PSLF program here.

Candidates must be able to follow all the guidelines provided by the agency, government, and health authorities to maintain safety and health when the job requires physical presence and/or contact with others during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the submission of proof of vaccination as mandated by the California Public Health Order. The successful candidate will need to submit verification of vaccination or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.

Commitment to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. 

As an organization working to meet the basic needs of youth, create positive connections, help youth develop life skills, and promote overall health and well-being, SDYS believes its practices and actions must reflect the highest level of commitment to access, equity, and social justice.

The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our members invest in their work represents not only part of the SDYS’ culture, but the SDYS’ reputation and achievements as well.  SDYS remains open to feedback from all communities it touches and knows that input from those with direct experience of issues will make the SDYS more effective in achieving its goals.

SDYS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.  Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
In compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended, all new employees must verify their eligibility to work in the United States.
 

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