At Beech Acres Parenting Center, we uncover the natural gifts of children by unleashing the power of parents and caregivers. As a contemporary parenting center, Beech Acres serves over 30,000 people annually through a wide range of services including foster care, kinship care, adoption, behavioral health support in schools, parent coaching and much more. All of our programs are founded in our Natural Strength Parenting framework which enables parents to unlock their own potential by building on their unique strengths. For more information, visit www.beechacres.org

Why you will love working at Beech Acres :

Culture That Matters

Intentional. Strength-Based. Mindful.

At Beech Acres Parenting Center we are empowering parents and strengthening kids together. A career at Beech Acres will help you discern your unique purpose, discover and develop your own natural strengths, and learn to be present, fully engaged and accepting in the moment. Its how we empower our families and its how we empower each other.

We're a spirited team that believes in having fun and making an impact in our community and beyond. Weve built a culture that values our team members strengths where we embrace our differences and live the value of Inclusion to all. We believe that cultivating a feeling of belonging among our employees, partners, children and adults in a childs world begins with a just, equitable and diverse organization. We work towards this through our policies, practices, and our daily personal interaction. Beyond that, we aspire to influence the systems and communities in which we do our work by providing thought leadership, co-creation, advocacy, and support.

Thats culture that matters.

Our Perks at Work

• At Beech Acres, we take pride in offering you a competitive benefits package, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and other benefits. Your total compensation includes benefits that go beyond wages and are provided to you. Our Perks at Work includes a Bonus Points recognition, Cell Phone Reimbursements, Flexibility in the way that you work, paid leave plans, and best in the city Paid time off plans amongst many others.

• Beech Acres success is dependent upon our people, and our total rewards are designed to create and sustain an environment that encourages and rewards outstanding commitment to client service, personal accountability and the achievement of results. We believe working here offers more value and rewards than just your total compensation. We work in an environment that encourages commitment, spirit and collaboration and we provide outstanding results to our community. We are committed to not only our mission but to your growth and development as an employee and individual.

If you have what it takes and have the heart and passion for helping support families and children, then we invite you to apply to be part of positive change in schools, pediatric offices, workplaces, and our community!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for driving the program retention and recruitment strategy for foster homes cultivating an active network of diverse stakeholders for With All Families programming, inclusive of community partners, program funders, and participants.

• Partners with leadership to develop and execute an effective retention and recruitment strategy for foster homes.
• Establish & develops relationships with key community organizations that may become an active referral source for foster parents and related program areas.
• Develops and maintains stakeholder relationships to drive recruitment of foster parents and support of kinship families.
• Coordinates and participates in speaking engagements, promotional tables, community presentations, networking events, family fun events, live & recorded media opportunities, etc.
• Manages retention & recruitment budget, partnering with program leadership based on trends and business needs.
• Develop and manage foster parent referral program.
• Partners with marketing to develop strategic advertising strategies through various channels, including social media, print, direct marketing, online advertising/search analytics, and other related methods.
• Provides insight and guidance to marketing team on identifying key demographics to target, recruit and retain.
• Oversees all tracking of areas applicable to role. Creates and submits reports on a regular basis, as well as reporting out to team and leadership.
• Regular review of data and processes to then utilize information gleaned to improve planning.
• Explores and secures family engagement fund raising opportunities as needed.
• Manage learning of skills and requirements to applicable staff regarding retention & recruitment activities.
• When applicable to role, supervise the day-to-day performance of direct report(s) including setting job expectations, coaching, and providing feedback.
• Promotes agency culture that embodies the values of Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, Growth and Quality and practice of Natural Strength Parenting, and Trauma Informed Care.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work, Human Services, Education, Business Administration, or related field Bachelors preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in an administrative or leadership based role, preferably within a non-profit setting. Some experience in Foster Care and/or community partnerships preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint).
• Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and adherence to deadlines.
• Project management skills and experience preferred.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Requires some work outside of traditional business hours including evenings and weekends.
• Valid driver's license.

Beech Acres is an Equal Opportunity Employer

BAPC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons, consistent with applicable federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry, military or veteran status, color, national origin, or any other applicable statutorily protected group status under local, state, or federal law. This applies to all phases of the employment relationship including recruitment, hiring, compensation, advancement, and discipline.