Children's Therapeutic Family Care Recruiter

Hybrid-Remote (Combination of Office and Community/Home based work)

Want to be a DIFFERENCE MAKER? Join our team and BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES.

WHY WORK FOR OAKLAND FAMILY SERVICES?

We know that in order for you to do your best work and meet our mission, you must be able to be your best self. At Oakland Family Services (OFS), we care about our staff as people first. We treat our team members like family and understand the importance of their families at home. We recognize the significance of flexibility and work/life balance.

We also know that your success…is our success. That’s why OFS not only honors the talent and experience you bring; we actively seek to develop it.

Oakland Family Services has proudly been named a Top Workplace for ten (10) consecutive years, voted on by our own staff. We offer a warm, engaging, equitable, supportive, and inclusive work environment.

About Oakland Family Services

Oakland Family Services is a private, non-profit service organization serving our community and building brighter futures for more than 100 years. We proudly offer a continuum of prevention, education and treatment services that span the human life cycle.

OUR MISSION: Providing individuals and families the opportunity to build brighter futures.

OUR VISION: Communities of thriving individuals and families.

Between our strong commitment to our mission and a workplace culture that puts our staff first, we enrich the lives of those we serve, strengthen families, and build brighter futures for those we serve and those we employ.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, prescription, and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA options.
• Retirement plan with a company match.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Malpractice insurance.
• Paid time off benefits, including generous vacation, sick, personal, and bereavement days.
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, including a floating holiday of your choice!
• Annual pay increases, as approved.
• Employee assistance program for you and immediate family.
• Network of support for your health & well-being.
• Verizon cellular plan discount.
• Mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate.
• Loan forgiveness programs.
  
  

PLUS...

• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Family friendly practices and support.
• Flexible work schedules, as appropriate.
• Hybrid and virtual work options, as appropriate.
• Highly robust and comprehensive onboarding and training program.
• Paid professional development.
• Free online trainings that count toward continuing education credits.
• Employee assistance programs.
• “Dress for Your Day” approach to dress code.
• Financial literacy education and workshops.
• Collaborative annual performance appraisals.
• “Casual for a Cause” program for clients and staff in need.
• And more!
• Some benefits applicable to regular, full-time employees only.
  
  

WE KNOW CULTURE MATTERS…

We spend many hours of our day working. Workplace culture affects our well-being, how we feel about coming to work, and how we perform . Oakland Family Services prioritizes having a healthy, inclusive, equitable, and effective workplace culture. That’s why we proudly have ten (10) defined cultural value statements that dictate how we operate. Cultural values are embedded into all we do and how we do it!

…more About Our Award-winning Culture

• Our CEO wants to get to know staff personally and has an open-door policy. She hosts regular staff lunches and townhalls to answer questions.
• Open, honest, and transparent communication is celebrated.
• We practice giving the benefit of the doubt.
• We believe that feedback is the breakfast of champions! That’s why we have a staff suggestion program.
• We want our team members to feel valued. That’s why we have a staff recognition program.
• Having FUN is an important part of the job! We love hosting events such as staff recognition celebrations and luncheons , road rallies, seasonal parties, food truck lunches, ice cream days, surprise giveaways, spirit weeks, Bring Your Child to Work Day, cook off/bake off contests, and more.
  
  

About The Opporunity/Work

The Children’s Therapeutic Family Care (CTFC) Recruiter serves the Specialized Services for Youth department and assumes the responsibilities common to all direct service and administrative positions as described in the Agency Manual. The CTFC Recruiter in the Specialized Services for Youth department reports to the assigned Children’s Therapeutic Family Care Supervisor/Program Champion in the Specialized Services for Youth (SSY) department.

The CTFC Recruiter is responsible for engaging in a variety of recruitment and marketing activities in order to develop relationships with therapeutic families. Utilizing the Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) model, the Recruiter is the primary support person for Therapeutic Parents in CTFC. This individual is responsible for working with prospective Therapeutic Parents from the time of initial contact with the program, through the certification and training process, and for the duration of the placement. This individual advocates for Therapeutic Parents and serves as their voice in the program. The Recruiter for Therapeutic Parents credentials/licenses them through the state of Michigan, assists in training them, conducts home visits, is available by phone on an as-needed basis, and co-leads the weekly Therapeutic Parent meeting. While the CTFC Team Leader develops the plan and designs the interventions for the youth and family, the Recruiter will facilitate the implementation of treatment strategies and gather information about the status of interventions being employed in the therapeutic home.

• Perform a wide variety of outreach and recruitment activities within the community and provide documentation of activities that result in applicants being sufficiently able to meet the needs of the agency and licensing/credentialing requirements.
• Collect and analyze data related to recruitment efforts and applicant inquiry source, to maximize effectiveness of recruitment strategies.
• Engage applicants to continue working with the agency.
• Receive, document and provide timely responses to inquiries from applicants.
• Assist the CTFC team in initial and on-going training of Therapeutic Parents.
• Contact therapeutic families daily to complete Parent Daily Report (PDR) and data collection.
• Co-facilitate weekly team meetings with CTFC Team Lead.
• Assist in providing after-hours support to therapeutic families in coordination with the CTFC team members.
• Expect to work a minimum of two evenings and/or weekends per week to accommodate school/work schedules and community events.
• Represent the agency at community collaborative meetings and events.
• Collaborate with the agency’s marketing and social media specialists for recruiting and caregiver training.
• Attend weekly staff meetings, general staff meetings, case conferences and other agency meetings as requested.
• Represent the agency in a positive manner.
• Responsible for incorporating principles of diversity, equity and inclusion in work processes and in job functions. Responsible for promoting a feeling of welcoming, belonging, and acceptance to all clients and staff.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Does this Describe YOU?

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years of experience in human services, recruiting, marketing and/or public health preferred.
• Strong literacy, writing, organizational skills and public speaking skills.
• Strong interpersonal/engagement skills, resulting in commitment of applicants to continue working with the agency.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Computer skills; competence in Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of the community and ability to successfully outreach to community.
• Knowledge or experience with the Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) model preferred.
• Flexibility in work schedule to accommodate the needs of the agency to perform weekend and evening activities.
• Selected candidates for this position must possess a sensitivity to the diversity of the agency’s service population including (but not limited to) differences of culture, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic.
• Special abilities and skills necessary to perform the required tasks and that best meet the needs of the agency also will be considered. There may be some standards above that may be waived when compensating specifications or circumstances exist.
• Although employees have use of the Agency vehicle fleet to conduct business and are covered under our insurance, employees must provide documentation of personal vehicle liability insurance with minimum coverage of $100,000 per person/ $300,000 per incident. Employees also must provide documentation of a valid driver’s license on an annual basis as well as proof of registration. In some instances, depending on the nature and frequency of driving, a chauffeur’s license must be obtained. (may obtain within sixty days of hire).