Foster Parent Recruitment & Home Finding Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY

The Home Finder & Recruitment Supervisor requires excellent assessment, writing and oral skills. Duties involve management of staff, recruiting foster parents, training foster parents and conducting home visits. Duties also include creation and maintenance of Foster Home Development in NYS CONNECTIONS record keeping system. Works closely with the PSA Compliance Specialist and the Youth Care Worker & Case Aide Supervisor.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

- Responsible for managing and supervising the Home Finding and Recruitment staff.

- Creates an ongoing foster parent recruitment plan.

- Schedules and conducts the Foster Parent MAAP training & ongoing mandated trainings.

- Reviews and approves the home studies written by the Home Finding & Recruitment Staff.

- Assures foster parent case records in Connections and in the hard copy file are up to date and accurate. Complete the Abbott House movement forms for all intakes, discharges and any other movement and enter data into ASARA.

- Responsible for initial vetting of potential foster parents, address all foster parent concerns, and assists the Program Director.

- Responsible for comprehensive knowledge of NY State, OCFS, ORR, DSS and ACS foster care regulations. Assure you all regulations are being followed in reference to foster parent certification.

- Supervising and scheduling Home Finding & Recruitment staff for home visits to homes throughout Westchester County and all NYC boroughs to interview individuals and families as part of the home study process.

- Assure staff are conducting fire and health safety inspections and writing comprehensive home study reports. Conduct random unannounced home visits each month to assure accuracy of home study report.

- Responsible for tracking and monitoring various compliance duties. (i.e.: finger printing, State Central Registry clearances, safety assessments, re-authorization procedure, medical report submissions, etc.)

- Coordinate Foster Parent Recruitment & Retention events.

- Assist the Program Director with any calls to the Home Finding Hotline by answering inquiries or concerns from foster parents.

- Assure foster parent certifications remain active and schedule annual re-certification home visits to extend foster parenting licensing for an additional year. Personal and home information needs to be maintained in CONNECTIONS computer systems.

- Individual supervisory meetings will occur weekly and team meetings will occur as needed.

- Complete all mandatory ORR & Abbott House training on a timely basis.

- Any other related duties as required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. An employee in this position is regularly required to stand; walk, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to keep balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl .

- Computer – The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor must be able to use a computer and able to learn software programs

- Office Equipment- The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor is required to operate a fax, copier, scan, and other office equipment.

- Communication - The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor needs to be able to speak, read and write fluently in the English language

- Writing - The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor must be able to write in the English language using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.

- Driving - The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor must have a valid Drivers License and a clean driving record.

- Lifting - The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor may frequently lift 0-25 lbs., occasionally lift 25-50 lbs., and rarely lift over 50 lbs.

- Push/Pull - The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor may frequently push/pull 0-25 lbs. of force, occasionally push/pull 26-45 lbs. force, and rarely push/pull over 45 lbs.

- Sitting, Standing and Walking – The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor will be required to sit, stand and walk throughout the work day.

- Stooping -The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor may occasionally stoop. This is defined as bending body downward by bending spine at the waist.

- Kneeling -The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor may occasionally kneel. This is defined as bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee(s).

- Crouching - The Home Finding & Recruitment Supervisor may occasionally crouch. This is defined as bending body downward and forward by bending spine and legs.

- Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate due to talk and movement of the program participants and other co- workers. The noise level can increase on occasion due to yelling or screaming by the participants of the programs.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

- Associate degree preferred.

- Valid drivers license and car required.

- Bi-Lingual (English & Spanish) required.

- Experience working in child welfare.

HOURS AND TIME OF WORK

35 Hour Work week. (Flexible schedule)

1 Hour daily for lunch (between the hours of 12:00 noon and 2:00PM).

Evening and weekend hours to conduct certification training for foster parents required. Required evening and weekend schedule for emergency placements of children. (On call cell.)