at DCCCA in Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Essential Functions
- Develops and implements a fiscal year recruitment plan
- Requires statewide coordination and oversight of foster parent recruitment and retention to include providing retention gift ideas for foster families
- Provides monthly updates to the recruitment plan and monthly report on activities
- Recruits foster and adoptive families through speaking engagements, community awareness events and building community partnerships/relationships
- Coordinates and collaborates with CPA staff to conduct recruitment activities
- Maintains visible, productive working relationships with community partners
- Participates in team meetings, including CPA all-staff meetings and other internal meetings as needed
- Facilitates Recruitment Team meetings
- Answers the Recruitment phone and provides information to the Training and Licensing team
- Attends DCF Diligent Recruitment meetings and aligns with target areas for recruitment including foster families to support teenagers that display significant behavior/needs
- Averages recruitment of one new family a month that serves high-needs youth, 12 families serving high-needs youth per year
- Develops resources for recruitment activities
- Communicates and works in partnership with the Communications team utilizing the website, Facebook, Mailchimp and other technologies to recruit
- Coordinates with other DCCCA programs for community outreach
- Coordinates with CPA to host DCCCA events including Foster Parent Appreciation, support groups, and other activities
- Becomes First Aid/CPR certified to train staff and foster families
- Requires travel and work hours to include evenings and weekends
- Maintains regular contact with supervisor
- Creates a safe environment by performing all required security and safety procedures
- Assists in orientation to program rules/structure and regulations
- Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Job may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the state that can include early morning and evening traveling hours
