Resource Family Recruiter

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

What We Offer

• Compensation for this role pays up to $33.01 hourly. Compensation will vary based on qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.

• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!

• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

Are you passionate about supporting the needs of foster youth in our community? We need an energetic, well organized Resource Family Recruiter to engage the community and identify potential foster parents. This important position works closely with our Foster Care Services leadership team and will lead community outreach as well as the recruitment, and certification process to help ensure our foster youth have the homes they deserve. If you enjoy community outreach, have excellent recruitment skills, knowledge of foster care, and strong organizational and data tracking skills, we would love to welcome you to join us in this worthy endeavor.

JOB SUMMARY

Effectively recruit and efficiently certify qualified foster families for the Foster Care Services Program within assigned geographic area.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Recruit foster families within a targeted geographic region. Develop, implement and evaluate recruitment strategies that are specific to the needs of children in assigned communities.

• Identify and develop sourcing opportunities for recruiting quality foster families.

• Develop and implement marketing and advertising plan.

• Develop and implement processes to ensure that recruitment and certification services are available in both English and Spanish, as needed to attract qualified families.

• Monitor recruitment advertising costs ensuring all expenditures are within approved budget.

• Develop a strong working partnerships with program staff, other internal customers, county personnel, resource families, local agencies, business and civic organizations and other community representatives.

• Influence and motivate potential foster families to participate in the challenges and rewards of foster parenting.

• Screen inquiries from prospective foster parents and determine best program fit.

• Orient prospective families to the foster care system and assess their abilities, motivations and expectations.

• Conduct Foster Parent training.

• Participate in regular placement team meetings.

• Maintain a database of prospective families and ensure that their progress through the recruitment and certification process is appropriately and accurately tracked.

• Prepare reports that analyze and interpret recruitment, certification and advertising statistics.

• Foster and value diversity in all recruitment and certification efforts.

• Employees in the Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care program (MTFC) will perform these additional duties;

• Promote the MTFC program services in the community.

• Make Parent Daily Report (PDR) calls and reports.

• Provide training for MTFC foster parents.

CORE KNOWLEDGE COMPETENCIES

Knowledge of:

• Fundamental recruiting processes and techniques

• Foster Care programs and how they operate

• Marketing and advertising methods

• CCL Foster Care and Adoptions regulations

CORE SKILL COMPETENCIES

• Applying and evaluating various interviewing styles and techniques. • Speaking in front of large groups.

• Handling difficult interpersonal situations diplomatically and with flexibility. • Using word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.

• Compiling and presenting basic statistical summaries.

• Computing and applying basic statistical measures such as ratios, percents and graphs.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Attention to Detail

• Cross-Cultural Sensitivity

• Decision Quality

• Marketing

• Relationship Building/Networking

CORE ABILITIES

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Ability to work collaboratively with foster family members, service providers, professionals and other employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School or GED
• One-year experience in foster parent recruitment.

OTHER SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Child Abuse Index Check (CAIC) background clearance. Must have a current First Aid/CPR card within 90 days, and a current clear TB test or chest x-ray. Valid California Driver's license with two years experience driving and clean driving record may be required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in related field with two years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual English -Spanish

Equal Opportunity Employer

We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.