Recruitment Specialist - Foster Care Program

CMCS; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan

Generous Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Schedules

Job summary

CMCS (Cardinal McCloskey Community Services) recruits foster parents for NYC and Westchester programs, promotes foster care services at community events, and builds a broad network to engage prospective applicants. The team values bilingual Spanish/English capability to better serve diverse families and communities.

Responsibilities include outreach, orientation, onboarding support, and continuous collaboration with intake to align recruitment with program needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field strongly preferred.
• Child Welfare experience preferred.
• Bi-Lingual Spanish/English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Recruit prospective foster homes for Family Foster Care and Therapeutic Family Foster Care programs in NYC and Westchester.
• Promote CMCS foster care programs at community events and networking opportunities.
• Attract applicants by networking within the community, through our existing foster parent population, placing foster care advertisements; contacting and negotiating with other recruiters, etc.
• Develop marketing techniques and strategies to engage prospective foster parents.
• Build sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining rapport.
• Maintain tracking of all outreach activities and inquiries.
• Collaborate with program intake unit to ensure foster parents recruited can meet program needs and trends.
• Conduct Foster Parent Orientation as needed.
• Support the foster parent onboarding process as needed.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Skills

Networking

Communication

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field

Job description

Join a Team Where Your Work Truly Makes a Difference!

Safe Children, Stable Families, Successful Lives.

At CMCS (Cardinal McCloskey Community Services), our mission is to protect, empower and promote independence for at-risk children and families and those with developmental disabilities through quality community based services.

The Recruitment Specialist, provides outreach and follow-up to the community to recruit adults interested in becoming Foster Parents. Participate in the planning, development, and implementation of activities to outreaching and certifying foster parents for the NYC and Westchester Foster Care Programs.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment of prospective foster homes for Family Foster Care and Therapeutic Family Foster Care programs in NYC and Westchester.
• Promote CMCS' foster care programs at community events and networking opportunities.
• Attracts applicants by networking within the community, through our existing foster parent population, placing foster care advertisements; contacting and negotiating with other recruiters, etc.
• Develop marketing techniques and strategies to engage prospective foster parents.
• Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining rapport.
• Maintain tracking of all outreach activities and inquiries.
• Collaborate with program intake unit to ensure foster parents recruited can meet the current needs of the programs and trends of child needs at the time of referral.
• Conduct Foster Parent Orientation as needed.
• Support the foster parent onboarding process as needed.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Human Services or related field strongly preferred
• Child Welfare experience preferred
• Bi-Lingual Spanish/English preferred

CMCS offers

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Schedules

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