Foster Care Advocate - White's Residential and Family Services

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

White’s Residential and Family Services, a Christ-Centered non-profit organization, is seeking a part-time Foster Care Advocate to broaden and enable our programs. With the addition of this key position, White’s will expand its reach and restore, rebuild, and redirect the lives of more children, teens, and families through its programs.

Job Summary:

Must effectively work independently and be self-motivated, skilled at prioritizing and managing multiple tasks, be comfortable with public speaking and making cold calls in order to meet objectives.  He or she will work with the Director of Church Engagement to create and implement an individualized strategic approach to meeting his/her annual goals, which will include any combination of community involvement, church relations, and other public relations activities.  The Foster Care Advocate must, most importantly, be able to engage individuals and other potential foster parent recruitment sources in dialogue about White’s, its mission, and work in ways that lead to increasing levels of awareness and support for White’s Foster Care program in particular. Must demonstrate sensitivity to our service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and needs.

Qualifications:

A Christian with strong convictions who is also in agreement with White’s mission statement, Statement of Faith, and Code of Conduct. A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.  Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are required.  The ability to communicate effectively both with individuals and groups, including public speaking, is essential.  Marketing and/or sales experience is highly desirable. One to three years relevant experience.  The person must be a self-initiator capable of planning and implementing client outreach strategies, with support.

For additional information about this opportunity, please contact Shanea Kirk at Shanea.Kirk@whitesrfs.org directly or visit our website at www.whiteskids.org/careers.