Job Title: Foster Care Licensing Recruiter
Location: Wellspring Kentwood
Service Area: Kent, Kalamazoo & Muskegon counties
Reports to: Foster Care Licensing Supervisor
Position Type: Full-Time | Salary
Wellspring Lutheran Services is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to serving families and children throughout Michigan. We are currently seeking a Foster Care Licensing Recruiter to join our foster care team in Kentwood, serving families across Kent, Kalamazoo and Muskegon counties.
Responsibilities
- Recruit foster families who have the ability and desire to provide foster care
- Establish and maintain positive community contacts including but not limited to: schools,
community organizations, faith based organizations, service groups and other resources as deemed appropriate.
- Utilize a multi-systemic approach to recruit foster families including: presentations to the community, participate in community events, and collaborate with the marketing team to ensure that Wellspring has a strong media presence related to foster care.
- Coordinate publicity for recruitment by sharing existing materials, requesting needed advertisements or publication
- Establish and maintain visible working relationships with church pastors/leaders.
- Coordinate collaborative efforts with referral sources.
- Evaluate issues of recruitment, retention and advocacy of resource families.
- Serve as the point of contact for prospective foster families.
- Deliver training as needed to staff, families, and the community
- Create, implement, and maintain an effective plan to recruit new foster families that specifies the tasks required, timeframes, and individual responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain a sufficient supply of recruitment materials
- Receive, record, and assure a timely personalized response to all potential foster parents who contact the agenc
- Create, implement, and maintain an annual training schedule for foster parent applicants and licensed foster parents in accordance with agency and state licensing regulation
- Be able to meet the needs of families by providing foster parent orientation frequently at times convenient for the inquirer
- Meet the agency’s share of responsibility to any inter-agency training, recruitment, or retention coalitions or collaborative organizations
- Participate in team meetings and/or individual supervision to review recruitment progress and ongoing plans for recruitment efforts.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (required)
- Majors preferred: marketing, communications, etc.
- Experience within foster care is preferred
- Valid Michigan driver’s license, reliable vehicle, vehicle registration and auto insurance (required)
- Reliable, compassionate and committed to high-quality service
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting, supporting multiple children and families simultaneously and responding effectively to unexpected changes or urgent needs
Schedule and Compensation
- Employment Type: Full-Time, 40 hours per week
- Schedule: Day Shift, with evening/weekend availability for community events
- Salary: $41,500 + per year, based off experience
- On-Call: Participation in team on-call rotation
- Work Environment: Office-based / Hybrid with flexible scheduling
- Travel: Community travel required; mileage reimbursement provided
Benefits
- Supportive, mission-driven team environment
- Weekly and as-needed supervision and support
- Health, Vision & Dental insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan + matching
- PTO & Paid Holidays
- DailyPay – access your earned wages anytime
- Wellspring SupportLinc – employee assistance program
Location
Wellspring Lutheran Services
1715 Sutherland Dr. SE
Kentwood, MI 49508
Join Wellspring and use your social work expertise to empower children and families across west Michigan.
Apply today to be part of a mission-driven team making a difference every day.
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