Foster Care Recruiter Trainer - Children's Hope Alliance (Asheville & Burlington, NC)

At Children’s Hope Alliance, our highest priority is to provide a safe home environment for children in need. Our family and therapeutic foster care program is often the first safe home some children have ever known. We specially train and monitor foster families to make sure every child who needs it, has a safe home and loving place to call home.

Children's Hope Alliance is looking for committed candidates to be a part of our professional team of foster care workers who help provide a hope, health and healing for generations. If you want more meaning in your career; this is an incredible opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children.

The Foster Care Recruiter Trainer is responsible for recruiting, training, and licensing 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. Full time positions are available in Asheville and Burlington NC.

 Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • 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.

We offer an impressive benefits package, competitive wages, and opportunities for growth. Benefits for full-time employees include agency assistance with health insurance coverage, $20,000 life insurance, 403B retirement plan with a company match, supplemental benefits with Allstate and Legal/ID shield and paid time off.

 Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from accredited College in Psychology, social work, or related field and previous work experience in related field is required

  • Certification in a state-mandated foster parent training curriculum or the ability to gain certification is also required

  • Experience in the Teaching-Family Model preferred.

  • Previous experience providing case management/supervising foster care services preferred.

  • Experience recruiting or training foster parents preferred

  • Two years of previous work experience in a related field is required

  • Qualified Mental Health Professional (QP) status with children is required

Interested? For further information: www.childrenshopealliance.org/careers/ or questions contact HR@childrenshopealliance.org

Michele Boguslofski