FOSTER CARE FAMILY RECRUITER

Description

The Family Recruiter is responsible for recruiting, screening and enrolling foster and treatment families. Transitional Living Foster Care will be responsible for the recruitment of Host Homes rather than treatment or foster families.

Essential Functions: 

1. Represent Lutheran Services Carolinas professionally in the community.
2. Develop and execute annual promotional plan for foster/treatment families or Host Homes.
3. Promote foster parenting to individuals and groups in targeted regions.
4. Utilize marketing and sales approach established by LSC.
5. Document all contacts and maintain organized contact list.
6. Seek out and identify potential foster/treatment parents or Host Homes in targeted regions.
7. Educate potential foster/treatment parents or Host Home caregivers on various levels of foster care.
8. Screen potential foster/treatment parents or Host Home caregivers for LSC appropriateness.
9. Partner with team members to enroll screened potential foster/treatment parents or Host Home families for CTH & Transitional Foster Care programs.
10. Maintain excellent customer relations with all contacts.
11. Follow all Lutheran Services Carolinas policies and procedures.
12. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

Qualifications (Minimum Job Requirements):

Education: Minimum Associate’s degree. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred in communications/ marketing/ human services fields.

Experience: Two years experience in marketing/ sales/ public relations/ communication. Knowledge of foster care a plus.

Specific skills/abilities: Must be comfortable speaking in front of groups or crowds. Must have excellent communication skills –written and verbal (one-on-one, groups and public speaking). Possess strong promotional and advertising skills. Be highly organized, goal/productivity driven and self-motivated. Well-versed in various levels and requirements of foster care, or ability to learn them in detail. Minimum of 21 years of age and must possess a valid driver’s license.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions).

1. Position may be home based (TBD by location).
2. Sitting at desk in front of computer for extended periods of time.
3. Ambulatory in all locations, ability to navigate steps.
4. Travel within geographical regions as required.
5. Must be flexible and be able to work irregular hours.
6. Ability to bend, stoop (to floor), reach overhead.
7. Minimum lift and carry requirement in a task of 25 pounds.

This job description is not an employment contract. Lutheran Services Carolinas reserves the right to alter the job description at any time without notice.