What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foster Home Recruiters and Licensors position at cayugacenters?
Job Description:
Cayuga Centers is hiring Immediately for a Foster Home Recruiters and Licensor
Location: Syracuse, NY - Onondaga County
Salary: $26.00/hour
- 3 weeks of vacation (with eligibility to cash out earned vacation time)
- 10 holidays, 3 personal days
- Medical appointment time, 12 sick days a year (hold up to a maximum of 80 sick days) and sick leave pool
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, Pet/Legal Insurance, Supplemental Insurance (life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability)
- Employee Assistance Program
- FSA/Transit/Parking saving accounts
- Supervision availability for licensure
- Identity protection
- CEU and Tuition Reimbursement
- Corporate discount programs
- 401k with a match up to 6%
JOIN OUR TEAM AS A FOSTER HOME RECRUITER AND LICENSOR IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY!
About Cayuga Centers
Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth, and families. We have 22 offices across 8 states and serve over 17,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!
At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.
Cayuga Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or applicant based on race, color, creed, hair style/texture, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
About the Program and Position:
Treatment Family Foster Care (TFFC) is a research-informed, multi-tiered team approach to rebuilding family relationships. We work with children and teens (ages 0-21) who need high levels of support due to trauma they have experienced in their homes or communities. Each youth is carefully matched to foster parents, and a treatment plan specific to the needs of the youth is developed. Our foster parents are provided enhanced trauma-informed training and wraparound services to ensure the placement is secure until permanency is achieved. We serve youth and families by teaming with Local Department of Social Services officials, Office of Child and Family Services, Office of People With Developmental Disabilities, and community resource partners to provide bundled, strength-based, therapeutic interventions that change children’s lives.
The Foster Home Recruiter and Licensor engages with the community to promote the need for and generate interest in fostering. They connect with prospective foster parents, answer questions, vet and certify new foster homes. Join us and find loving homes for youth in need.
How you get to use your skills…
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Actively engage in the community to recruit prospective foster parents - including in-person tabling events, fairs, and public speaking events to find new foster parents
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Screen and educate prospective foster parents to understand the needs of children and youth and how following our models of care meet those needs. Assists with training prospective foster parents
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Certify Foster Homes by assisting potential foster parents with completing internal and OCFS required documents for certification, complete safety inspections to ensure the home is in compliance prior to placement of the youth, and maintain ongoing inspections to ensure any changes/repairs are addressed
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Track and consistently follow up via phone and email with prospective foster parents to help them understand the certification process, the community's needs, and encourage them to progress in the certification process.
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Partner with the Communications department to sharpen recruitment skills and strategies
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Build relationships with community leaders and mobilize agency staff, partners, and existing foster parents to help recruit new foster parents and raise awareness about foster care in Onondaga County
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Select methods of advertising, prepare and place recruitment advertisements in conjunction with the Communications team
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Recruit, train, and facilitate certification of foster parents
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Collaborate with the Training department as a liaison for foster parent training, which may include: PRIDE, TCIF, TST, MAPP, Mini MAPP or equivalent state training
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Conduct initial and follow-up training of foster parents
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Serve as a resource and trouble-shooter for foster families; maintain motivation and treatment participation of foster parents, ensure a good working relationship with foster parents
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Attend weekly staff meetings
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Document and track all certification of homes in Connections or state equivalent system
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Facilitate intake interviews with referred clients, and assist with matching youth to the appropriate foster home
Schedule:
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Full Time - flexible hours, including nights and weekends based on program need
Salary : $26