Foster Home Recruitment Specialist

Family Support Services of Suncoast; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Well-Being Program

PTO

Bereavement Leave

12 Paid Holidays

FSA

EAP

Disability Coverage

Employee Discounts

401k Plan with 3% EmployerContribution

Job summary

Family Support Services of Suncoast is seeking a Foster Home Recruitment Specialist to recruit and retain foster homes through community outreach and events, coordinating with licensing agencies and internal teams.

The role emphasizes building partnerships, conducting outreach, and ensuring applicants meet screening requirements for enrollment in pre-service training. Requires a bachelor’s degree preferred and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in sales or business development is a plus.
• Experience as a foster parent is preferred but not required in the Suncoast region.

Responsibilities

• Recruit prospective foster families through phone inquiries and in-person meetings and guide them to enrollment in pre-service training.
• Track recruitment activities, outreach events, and outcomes for reporting.
• Coordinate community events, orientation nights, and faith-based outreach for recruitment and partnerships.
• Represent FSS at meetings, conferences, and community events.
• Build and maintain partnerships with Foster Friendly Businesses and licensing agencies.
• Collaborate with training, licensing, placement, and community development as needed.
• Assist outreach to foster parents for retention and participate in quarterly training.

Skills

Recruitment

Community outreach

Event coordination

Communication

Sales/BD

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Foster Home Recruitment Specialist

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Well-Being Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Employee Discounts
• 401k Plan with 3% Employer Contribution

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary

The major function of this position includes the recruitment and retention of family foster homes through community outreach and attendance at scheduled events and assistance with retention efforts. Responsible for ensuring required amount of traditional foster homes, specialized foster homes to serve teens, large sibling groups, emergency respite, human trafficking safe homes, and developmental disabilities. Requires collaboration with outside licensing agencies and internal departments.

Job Duties

• Responsible for receiving and completing phone inquiries and face to face meetings with prospective foster families with goal of ensuring they meet screening requirements and are able to move on to enrollment in pre-service training.
• Responsible for the tracking of all recruitment community outreach efforts and events.
• Responsible for compiling and reporting key recruitment information such as lead source, outcomes, etc.
• Responsible for coordination, planning and attendance at community events, orientation nights, and targeted faith-based outreach for recruitment and partnership.
• Represent FSS at Foster Home Association meetings, community events, and annual conferences as needed.
• Responsible for recruiting Foster Friendly Businesses and maintaining partnership.
• Work in collaboration with training, licensing, placement and community development as needed for coordinating events or business needs.
• Assist with outreach to foster parents for retention as necessary.
• Participate in FSS Quarterly Training series and other volunteer events associated with licensing.
• Attend foster home risk committee meetings as needed.
• Attend monthly Foster Care Review Committee meetings at DCF when deemed necessary.
• Work closely with FSS Kids Central on various placement and foster parent needs.
• To treat foster parents, the public and co-workers with courtesy, respect and dignity and present a positive public image.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred.

Experience: Prior experience in sales and/or business development a plus. Experience as a foster parent is preferred, however, candidate cannot be a current foster parent in the Suncoast Region or have been a foster parent in the Suncoast Region within the last 2 years.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Certifications in Child Welfare/Child Protection are recommended. Valid Driver’s License

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to

• Understand and commit to the FSS mission.
• Determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Work evenings and weekends based on monthly event schedule.
• Work effectively with the Licensing and Resource Manager to execute programs and services
• Communicate effective verbally and in writing.

Knowledge of

• Crisis intervention and problem solving techniques.
• Foster Care system.
• Social, economic, health and/or rehabilitative services objectives.
• Methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data.

Other Requirements

• Clear a Level II Background screening (Live Scan) in which your fingerprints will be used to conduct the screening. Please see the link with further details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
• Clear a reference check.
• Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside.
• Clear a substance abuse screen.
• Provide a copy of all degrees prior to your first day of employment.
• Clear a Motor Vehicles Records check and must be insurable under the company’s automobile policy.
• Provide a copy of automobile insurance.
• Provide proof of and maintain a minimum personal auto liability insurance level $100,000/$300,000 if deemed to be a driving risk.
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify).

FSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. FSS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at [e-mail].