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Job Description
DIRECTOR OF FOSTER CARE RECRUITMENT
JOB IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Department: Foster Care
Direct Supervisor: Executive Director of Foster Care
Hiring Manager(s): Executive Director of Foster Care
Hiring Approver: VP of Program Operations
Classification: X Full-time
FLSA Status: x Exempt (Salaried)
Version Date: December 2024
HR Approval Date: December 2024
Job Summary
The Director of Foster Care Recruitment for Florida is responsible for supporting Foster Care teams in meeting established caseload and new foster home requirements by taking responsibility and leading recruitment efforts. The Recruiter has individual goals tied to the goals and metrics for the Foster Care department and OMC’s overall strategic vision. They implement strategies designed to identify, build and maintain relationships with community and church leaders, that will create opportunities to recruit foster families. The Recruiter will maximize effectiveness of these relationships by organizing events and activities designed to recruit foster families. Additionally, the Recruiter handles inquiries for information submitted by churches or potential foster families. The position requires day and overnight travel throughout the state by car, and a work schedule that can include nights, weekends, and holidays. It is a remote based position, traveling throughout the state of Florida.
Essential Duties And Functions
Own foster care family recruitment through development and execution of recruitment strategies, that guide planning and recruitment efforts.
Meet and maintain assigned OMC goals and metrics and provide required support for overall foster care program goals and objectives are achieved within prescribed timeframes.
Review and interpret OMC metric data related to recruitment, communicating accordingly with foster care staff, to drive successful completion of goals.
Establish relationships with church and community partners that lead to the recruitment of Christian foster families that meet or exceed the quality standards of the program.
Collaborate with the various foster care teams to ensure understanding of recruitment needs and develop action plans for recruitment that will support meeting goals for new homes and caseloads.
Cultivate relationships with Pastors and church leaders with a primary and intentional focus on foster care and that will lead to recruitment activities and events lead by the recruiter for the local teams.
Actively engage in scheduling speaking engagements or tabling events within local churches and community groups in assigned, collaborating with the local foster care team.
Handle inquiries for foster care in assigned areas within the established timeframes and facilitate transition of the inquiry to the appropriate local foster care team through the established processes.
Collaborate with non-foster care teams for inclusion in events or partnerships that would assist in the recruitment process and for referring non-foster care related inquiries.
Complete all documentation regarding inquiries and recruitment efforts in a timely manner to create transparency into goal progress in the appropriate OMC database (Raisers Edge).
Establish and maintain a portfolio of partnership constituents, which should include documenting all recruitment activities related to them.
Comply with expectations from each foster area’s external oversight organization and related contracts for relevant position responsibilities, including, but not limited to, documentation and communication.
Train and oversee OMC volunteers and interns to assist with recruitment activities, as appropriate.
Host monthly live and virtual informational meetings.
Participate in continuing education opportunities, including agency in-service training, professional seminars, workshops, and conferences and to ensure that all training requirements required by OMC, are fulfilled annually and by the assigned deadline.
Perform other tasks related to OMC’s strategic vision and mission to serve one more child, as assigned.
Essential Supervisory Duties
N/A
Required Experience And Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Social Work, Human Services, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Management, or a related field.
A valid Florida driver’s license within 30 days of hire and maintenance of a current driver's license throughout tenure.
Preferred Experience And Qualifications
Prior experience with the Raiser’s Edge database platform.
Prior experience in a role requiring public speaking, sales, marketing, or recruitment.
COMPETENCIES
Present oneself, both at and outside of work, in a manner keeping with One More Child’s Core Values of Humble, Hungry, Wise, and Called.
Strong communication skills, both oral and written, for clear documentation and communication.
Attention to detail to ensure accurate reporting and documentation.
Willingness to learn new processes and systems.
Ability to present as outgoing and engaging, to quickly establish connections or relationships.
Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills, and emotional intelligence with the ability to “read the room” and respond appropriately.
Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people and strong sense of cultural sensitivity, in varying settings and often during challenging life circumstances.
Continually learning and exploring basic trauma-informed practices to aid their ability to assess inquires’ own trauma history that could impact their ability to provide care to foster children and to navigate appropriate conversations with prospective foster families about the trauma foster children experience and inform the licensing team of any concerns.
Ability to effectively prioritize and shift gears when necessary to meet changing circumstances.
Ability to work independently without close supervision and to take overall responsibility for recruitment.
Spiritual Qualifications
It is the mission of One More Child to provide Christ centered services to vulnerable children and struggling families. As stated in the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, One More Child provides these services in a Christian context consistent with The Baptist Faith and Message (2000). Employees of One More Child commit to live in a manner that is not contrary to this foundational statement of faith.
Have had a personal conversion experience with Jesus Christ and been scripturally baptized.
Possess a sense of commitment to ministry through vocation.
Hold a sincere desire to seek God and His kingdom.
Demonstrate personal and devotional habits and practices such as Bible study, prayer, and daily meditation.
Be a member of a New Testament, evangelical church in the local community and attend regularly.
Engage in witness activities as a normal part of life.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
These physical requirements are not exhaustive, and One More Child may add additional job-related physical demands to these if the need arises. Corrective devices may be used to meet these physical requirements.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and/or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands to grasp, reach and complete clerical duties, which include, but are not limited to filing, typing, and data entry. The employee is required to stand for extended periods of time for presentations or events. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to drive/operate a motor vehicle, in order to meet with potential host churches or other organizations.
This job requires the ability to work in stressful conditions from pressing deadlines at times, as well as remain focused while working. The ability to lift up to 50 pounds (boxes, documents, and equipment) is also necessary.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment describes the conditions that an employee may encounter when performing their job duties, including but not limited to, the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these duties.
Job functions are performed in a variety of settings, including remote, office environments, public settings (churches/conference centers/etc.) and private settings (e.g. the homes of foster families/prospective foster families/etc.). Office locations and situations vary throughout the state. The position requires considerable flexibility in scheduling and possible travel throughout the state. Work schedules include the routine need for availability to complete after-hours work (e.g. evenings, weekends, holidays, etc.) as part of the regular work schedule.
Description Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the requirements of this position, but to describe the general nature of the job and provide a reasonable representation of its activities. Additional related work may be identified and assigned by the organization and included as an area of responsibility while assessing performance.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
One More Child is committed to a workplace environment that encourages growth and respect for all current and prospective employees based upon job-related factors such as their educational background, work experience, and ability to perform the essential functions of a particular job. It is the policy and practice of One More Child to prohibit any form of discrimination or harassment based on statuses protected under federal, state, or local laws which are applicable to the organization. As a religious organization, One More Child provides services in a Christian context consistent with The Baptist Faith and Message (2000). Employees of One More Child commit to live in a manner that is not contrary to this foundational statement of faith.
DIRECTOR OF FOSTER CARE RECRUITMENT
JOB IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Department: Foster Care
Direct Supervisor: Executive Director of Foster Care
Hiring Manager(s): Executive Director of Foster Care
Hiring Approver: VP of Program Operations
Classification: X Full-time
FLSA Status: x Exempt (Salaried)
Version Date: December 2024
HR Approval Date: December 2024
Job Summary
The Director of Foster Care Recruitment for Florida is responsible for supporting Foster Care teams in meeting established caseload and new foster home requirements by taking responsibility and leading recruitment efforts. The Recruiter has individual goals tied to the goals and metrics for the Foster Care department and OMC’s overall strategic vision. They implement strategies designed to identify, build and maintain relationships with community and church leaders, that will create opportunities to recruit foster families. The Recruiter will maximize effectiveness of these relationships by organizing events and activities designed to recruit foster families. Additionally, the Recruiter handles inquiries for information submitted by churches or potential foster families. The position requires day and overnight travel throughout the state by car, and a work schedule that can include nights, weekends, and holidays. It is a remote based position, traveling throughout the state of Florida.
Essential Duties And Functions
Own foster care family recruitment through development and execution of recruitment strategies, that guide planning and recruitment efforts.
Meet and maintain assigned OMC goals and metrics and provide required support for overall foster care program goals and objectives are achieved within prescribed timeframes.
Review and interpret OMC metric data related to recruitment, communicating accordingly with foster care staff, to drive successful completion of goals.
Establish relationships with church and community partners that lead to the recruitment of Christian foster families that meet or exceed the quality standards of the program.
Collaborate with the various foster care teams to ensure understanding of recruitment needs and develop action plans for recruitment that will support meeting goals for new homes and caseloads.
Cultivate relationships with Pastors and church leaders with a primary and intentional focus on foster care and that will lead to recruitment activities and events lead by the recruiter for the local teams.
Actively engage in scheduling speaking engagements or tabling events within local churches and community groups in assigned, collaborating with the local foster care team.
Handle inquiries for foster care in assigned areas within the established timeframes and facilitate transition of the inquiry to the appropriate local foster care team through the established processes.
Collaborate with non-foster care teams for inclusion in events or partnerships that would assist in the recruitment process and for referring non-foster care related inquiries.
Complete all documentation regarding inquiries and recruitment efforts in a timely manner to create transparency into goal progress in the appropriate OMC database (Raisers Edge).
Establish and maintain a portfolio of partnership constituents, which should include documenting all recruitment activities related to them.
Comply with expectations from each foster area’s external oversight organization and related contracts for relevant position responsibilities, including, but not limited to, documentation and communication.
Train and oversee OMC volunteers and interns to assist with recruitment activities, as appropriate.
Host monthly live and virtual informational meetings.
Participate in continuing education opportunities, including agency in-service training, professional seminars, workshops, and conferences and to ensure that all training requirements required by OMC, are fulfilled annually and by the assigned deadline.
Perform other tasks related to OMC’s strategic vision and mission to serve one more child, as assigned.
Essential Supervisory Duties
N/A
Required Experience And Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Social Work, Human Services, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Management, or a related field.
A valid Florida driver’s license within 30 days of hire and maintenance of a current driver's license throughout tenure.
Preferred Experience And Qualifications
Prior experience with the Raiser’s Edge database platform.
Prior experience in a role requiring public speaking, sales, marketing, or recruitment.
COMPETENCIES
Present oneself, both at and outside of work, in a manner keeping with One More Child’s Core Values of Humble, Hungry, Wise, and Called.
Strong communication skills, both oral and written, for clear documentation and communication.
Attention to detail to ensure accurate reporting and documentation.
Willingness to learn new processes and systems.
Ability to present as outgoing and engaging, to quickly establish connections or relationships.
Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills, and emotional intelligence with the ability to “read the room” and respond appropriately.
Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people and strong sense of cultural sensitivity, in varying settings and often during challenging life circumstances.
Continually learning and exploring basic trauma-informed practices to aid their ability to assess inquires’ own trauma history that could impact their ability to provide care to foster children and to navigate appropriate conversations with prospective foster families about the trauma foster children experience and inform the licensing team of any concerns.
Ability to effectively prioritize and shift gears when necessary to meet changing circumstances.
Ability to work independently without close supervision and to take overall responsibility for recruitment.
Spiritual Qualifications
It is the mission of One More Child to provide Christ centered services to vulnerable children and struggling families. As stated in the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, One More Child provides these services in a Christian context consistent with The Baptist Faith and Message (2000). Employees of One More Child commit to live in a manner that is not contrary to this foundational statement of faith.
Have had a personal conversion experience with Jesus Christ and been scripturally baptized.
Possess a sense of commitment to ministry through vocation.
Hold a sincere desire to seek God and His kingdom.
Demonstrate personal and devotional habits and practices such as Bible study, prayer, and daily meditation.
Be a member of a New Testament, evangelical church in the local community and attend regularly.
Engage in witness activities as a normal part of life.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
These physical requirements are not exhaustive, and One More Child may add additional job-related physical demands to these if the need arises. Corrective devices may be used to meet these physical requirements.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and/or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands to grasp, reach and complete clerical duties, which include, but are not limited to filing, typing, and data entry. The employee is required to stand for extended periods of time for presentations or events. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to drive/operate a motor vehicle, in order to meet with potential host churches or other organizations.
This job requires the ability to work in stressful conditions from pressing deadlines at times, as well as remain focused while working. The ability to lift up to 50 pounds (boxes, documents, and equipment) is also necessary.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment describes the conditions that an employee may encounter when performing their job duties, including but not limited to, the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these duties.
Job functions are performed in a variety of settings, including remote, office environments, public settings (churches/conference centers/etc.) and private settings (e.g. the homes of foster families/prospective foster families/etc.). Office locations and situations vary throughout the state. The position requires considerable flexibility in scheduling and possible travel throughout the state. Work schedules include the routine need for availability to complete after-hours work (e.g. evenings, weekends, holidays, etc.) as part of the regular work schedule.
Description Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the requirements of this position, but to describe the general nature of the job and provide a reasonable representation of its activities. Additional related work may be identified and assigned by the organization and included as an area of responsibility while assessing performance.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
One More Child is committed to a workplace environment that encourages growth and respect for all current and prospective employees based upon job-related factors such as their educational background, work experience, and ability to perform the essential functions of a particular job. It is the policy and practice of One More Child to prohibit any form of discrimination or harassment based on statuses protected under federal, state, or local laws which are applicable to the organization. As a religious organization, One More Child provides services in a Christian context consistent with The Baptist Faith and Message (2000). Employees of One More Child commit to live in a manner that is not contrary to this foundational statement of faith.
