CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Job Title: Foster Care Recruitment and Marketing Specialist
Job Type: Full Time

Location: Standridge Campus

Work schedule:

Full Time – 1st shift – Monday – Friday (some evenings and weekends)

Competitive Benefits for Full Time Employees Include:

· Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term, and Long Term insurance coverage

· Paid Time off accrued each month

· Overtime pay for specified holidays

· Retirement Plan with company match

· Credit Union membership

· Teladoc membership giving 24/7/365 access to a doctor for minor illnesses

· Variety of staff team building events

· Training and certification provided

Company information:

New Foundations Home for Children is a private, nonprofit treatment agency specializing in caring for emotionally troubled children, adolescents, and families. The Council on Accreditation nationally accredits us. New Foundations provides an array of programs to meet the increasing demands for quality child and family services.

Our Vision

It is our sincere goal to secure the future for children and families by doing whatever it takes to serve at-risk children and families. With that goal in mind, New Foundations offers both intervention and prevention services. Services include several programs of residential care as well as programs designed to work with children and families on an out-patient basis or in their home environments.

Summary/Objective
The Connections Foster Care program of New Foundations Home for Children provides support for and recruitment of foster families in the Upstate of South Carolina. Under supervision from the Development Director, this role directs the recruitment of foster families according to state regulations and agency policies and procedures; and assists with the related marketing and communications efforts for the Connections Foster Care program. We are looking for a person comfortable with diverse populations and cultures, knowledge of the Upstate, willing to travel throughout the region, and also has some marketing and administrative skills to track their efforts and aid in the recruitment process.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the assigned and essential functions.

• Educate, meet with, and recruit families throughout the Upstate for the Connections Foster Care and therapeutic foster care programs.

• Direct the administration of the Connections recruitment activities, ensuring that recruiter quotas are met regarding approval of new foster homes.

• Working “on the road” two to three times a week.

• Work closely with the Foster Parent Licensing Coordinator in a collaborative capacity to accommodate foster parents’ licensing and documentary needs, identify and overcome licensing barriers.

• Serve as a resource coordinator to help foster parents seek all training opportunities available to them through the Connections program and in the community.

• Identify and Schedule opportunities for speaking engagements and conduct other community outreach, attend exhibits/conferences, present webinars.

• Maintain a current and accurate agency competitor, foster family, contact, and community agency list through the Virtuous Software Program.

• Assist with assessment of growth opportunities in new geographic areas through targeted marketing/recruitment efforts to assess potential pool resources/interest.

• Preparation of reports as needed for Development/Marketing Director and Connections Foster Care Director.

• Participate in program review meetings as assigned.

• Participate in the annual budget planning process to ensure that efforts are in line with recruitment, and marketing needs.

• Must be able to complete all required trainings.

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Other Skills Favored:

• Analytical and administrative skills needed to collect and analyze data on family demographics and other relevant domains to identify necessary action areas in development and recruitment efforts.

• Development and implementation of recruitment campaigns and campaign effectiveness tracking tools.

• Ability to conduct focus groups, create advertising and direct mail, updates to website, etc.

• Knowledge to assist with advertising and public relations activities including press releases, speaking engagements and program collaterals, social media posting, blogging, and SEO.

Education, Basic Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social or Human Services preferred. Also Sales, Business Administration, or related field considered.
• 2 years of experience in the area of youth services, preferably with direct experience in the area of child welfare or foster care recruitment and training.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Capacity to be flexible and responsive to youth served, foster caregivers, system partners, and staff.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and comply with DSS regulatory requirements, and agency liability insurance requirements.
• Required to follow New Foundations policies and procedures at all times when acting on behalf of New Foundations.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented with ability to multi-task.
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and organizational skills; problem solving and decision-making skills, experience working as a member of a collaborative team.
• Ability to work under limited supervision.
• Knowledge of SC Foster licensing regulations a plus.
• Virtuous Non-Profit CRM Software knowledge a plus.
• Knowledge of computers, specifically MS Office.
• Satisfactory criminal history and background check required.

How to apply:

Please send resumes and cover letters to:

Lisa Norton, HR Manager – email or fax resumes to (864) 260-4829

Only qualified individuals being considered will be contacted for an interview.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $33,000.00 - $38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Anderson, SC 29625: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to undergo a Criminal Background Check, including Fingerprinting? DEAL BREAKER
• Are you willing to submit to a Drug Screen? DEAL BREAKER
• Do you have any relevant experience for this position? If so, please provide details.
• PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION: Within the last (5) years, have you lived outside the state of South Carolina? If YES, please indicate the other states where you have lived.
• • Are you at least (21) years old? (DEAL BREAKER: This is a SC DSS requirement for working with our clients.)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Child welfare: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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