Description

If you are passionate about helping foster children, organized, have a "bit of salesperson" in you, Devereux has your perfect job! Here at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Therapeutic Foster Care in Rutland we are looking for a Foster Care Parent Recruiter/Home Finder who will be responsible for the oversight of our foster homes and the valuable people in them. The individuals we care for include children and adolescents with significant and challenging special needs. We offer support and supervision for our team members.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Recruitment, assessment, selection, pre-service training, licensing and re-licensing of therapeutic foster homes.

• Maintain and manage caseload of therapeutic foster homes through monthly visits, ongoing support and training.

• Recruit foster families by engaging on social media platforms, advertising and attending community events.

• License and relicense foster homes.

• Ensure foster homes stay in compliance according to regulations.

Schedule:

• Monday - Friday Day shift with flexibility

• Hybrid role, able to work in the office, home, and requires travel to visit foster homes/trainings

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• Full-Time Benefits include (but are not limited to):

• 192 PTO hours/year plus 64 sick hours/year

• Blue Cross PPO & High Deductible Insurance plans

• Short & Long Term Disability, Dental, Vision, accident, identity theft, pet and more insurance options

• Student Loan Repayment through SAVI: Full-time up to $5,200/yr, Part-time up to $2,600/yr

• 403B retirement account with guaranteed 3% employer contribution and potential for additional 2% match

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Qualifications

Recuirements:

• Bachelors degree in Psychology, Social Work, Education or other related field required

• 21 years of age or older

• Valid Drivers License & reliable transportation

• Must be able to obtain a licensed social worker (LSWA or higher) within 6 months of hire, unless you're currently on a work visa, in which case you will need the LSWA prior to interview

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills; must have excellent interpersonal skills; and must have the ability to work with persons from various ethnic backgrounds

Schedule:

• Monday - Friday Day shift with flexibility

• Hybrid role, able to work in the office, home, and requires travel to visit foster homes/trainings

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date 2 months ago (2/23/2024 3:48 PM)

Requisition ID 2024-35702

Category Family Support

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.