Foster Care Recruiter

Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of mental health, substance abuse, education, and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 43,000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency through its more than 25 programs.

Position Summary:

The Recruiter/Marketing Coordinator is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of a recruitment plan for accumulating quality foster care and adoptive homes and to provide assistance with marketing the Foster Care/Adoption division.

Responsibilities Include:

• Establish and prioritize target recruiting areas based on the following:
  1. Geographic location, established/desired county referral agencies, agency affiliations, inquiries, current foster and adoptive parent feedback
• Determine critical decision maker(s)internally and externally; meet, develop positive relationships
  1. Work in concert with BJCB Intake/Marketing department to meet current community needs/trends (delinquent girls, medically fragile youth, sibling groups, etc.)
• Establish and host routine Information Meetings in target areas
  1. Market & advertise
  2. Set up location and facility meeting needs (fliers, food, information packets, etc.)
  3. Conduct presentations
  4. Track participation and oversee follow-up contacts and materials
•   Develop, implement and consistently maintain an annual calendar of events
• Develop and implement tracking mechanisms to:
  1. Evaluate recruiting efforts,
  2. Follow foster parents throughout process from initial contact to licensure
  3. Monitor quantity and quality of foster parents
• Review and evaluate efforts quarterly including targeted areas, foster parent engagement
  1. Recommend changes as needed
  2. Oversee the development and maintenance of the Department Recruitment Plan and submit to ODJFS as required
• Establish relationships with foster parents; participate in Cluster meetings; determine foster parent challenges and evaluate foster parent quality
  1. Assist/attend training sessions as necessary
• Work with BJCB Development Department to develop media and social media opportunities, ensure collateral materials are fresh, appropriate and interesting
• Assist with marketing Adoption Department services including:
  1. Collaborating with Adoption Director and Liaison to establish target areas and consult regarding methods, tracking and evaluation efforts including developing database systems
  2. Assist with developing program surveys; solicit satisfaction regarding current services, potential services and other ideas to generate department revenue

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• LSW
• Experience working with children, adolescents and their families
• A minimum of three (3) years direct experience with foster care, a minimum of one (1) year recruiting experience