Foster Parent Recruiter: Build Safe, Stable Homes

StepStone Family & Youth Services; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

StepStone Family & Youth Services, affiliated with BrightSpring Health Services, seeks a Foster Parent Recruiter to build a pipeline of qualified foster families and collaborate with licensing teams, referral sources, and community partners.

The role focuses on outreach, strategic recruitment, and relationship building to expand the network of foster homes and support traumainformed, family-centered practices for youth in care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.
• Three to five years experience in full cycle recruiting in a fast paced environment; experience in sales, insurance or financial services recruitment preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of vast recruiting strategies, including social media.
• Must have strong recruiting mentality and a solid understanding of the recruiting lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Engage in recruitment and awareness activities to recruit prospective foster parents and build community relations.
• Develop and implement proactive, strategic recruitment plans to attract and certify candidates and maintain a pipeline.
• Respond to foster parent inquiries by phone within 24 hours.
• Develop strategies for general, targeted and child-specific recruitment and marketing.
• Understand and follow licensing requirements and ensure foster parent compliance.
• Complete certification process with foster parents, including required documentation.
• Complete parent interviews, background clearances, and home inspections to evaluate suitability and safety.
• Maintain foster parent files in compliance with regulations.
• Assist in placement and matching of youth and foster parents.
• Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Attend all required meetings and community collaborations.
• Provide support to treatment team to ensure placement stability.
• Observe signs of abuse/neglect to ensure safety of youth.
• Travel to affiliate locations for recruitment events.
• Participate in corrective action plans with supervisor.
• Respect family and youth cultural backgrounds in services.

Skills

Cold calling

Social media recruiting

Customer focus

Interpersonal skills

Project management

New business development

Attention to detail

Energetic and persistent

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

StepStone Family & Youth Services, affiliated with BrightSpring Health Services, seeks a Foster Parent Recruiter to build a pipeline of qualified foster families and collaborate with licensing teams, referral sources, and community partners.

The role focuses on outreach, strategic recruitment, and relationship building to expand the network of foster homes and support traumainformed, family-centered practices for youth in care.