Job description

HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services (HSVS) Nuevo Camino program is dedicated to providing 38 unaccompanied minors, ages 5-12, with a supportive, nurturing environment through transitional foster homes, daily education Monday - Friday, and supportive wrap-around services in the East Brooklyn section of New York City. Our program is rooted in ensuring that service delivery is trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and tailored to the needs of each child while maintaining all program requirements of ORR.
The Nuevo Camino Recruiter is primarily responsible for recruiting, training, and licensing foster homes intended to work with Unaccompanied Children in Transitional Foster Care (TFC). This individual will also be responsible for coordinating TFC foster care placements, while also overseeing foster care parent orientation and training, retention, and advocacy, and become involved in community foster parent coalitions, or relevant groups which promote sustainability in TFC placements.
Responsibilities:

• Participate in team meetings and/or individual supervision to review ongoing foster home issues to ensure families’ needs are met.
• Re-license homes, complete annual evaluations, coordinate transfers, relocations, and closures of foster homes
• Conduct post-placement follow-ups on foster homes.
• Work with the assigned case manager and supervisors at the respective site
• Maintain current available homes and on-call list for future referrals.
• Coordinate the functions of the respite program and facilitate substitute care in accordance with state and contract policy, when needed.
• Conduct the orientation pre-service training for foster home requirements.
• Develop, plan, coordinate, and facilitate ongoing foster parent training programs.
• Serve as a consultant to caseworkers regarding foster home issues or problems.
• Recruit and license foster homes, including conducting training and monitoring the training progress of homes.
• Participate in foster parent activities and meetings.
• Assist in coordinating special events, such as but not limited to the Foster Parent Appreciation Dinner
• Develop written materials for foster parents, such as a handbook, brochures, and other informational material.
• Plan and participate in the annual Foster/Adopt conferences.
• Evaluate issues of recruitment, retention, and advocacy of foster families
• Investigate complaints on foster homes and work cooperatively with law enforcement and child protective services, as needed.
• Participate in 24-hour on-call schedule rotation when needed.
• Promptly respond to emergency placement needs outside of normal business hours.

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Qualifications:*

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or equivalent
• 1 year of similar experience
• Bi-Lingual Preferred: Yes, Spanish
• License Needed: Driver’s License.
• MAPP Certification
• Prior experience working in foster care or child welfare, a plus.
• Demonstrate ted ability with clinical, interviewing, perceptual, diagnostic, and family assessment skills.
• Demonstrated ability to relate well and work well with others.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with high initiative.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have the ability to provide excellent and compassionate customer service.
• Computer and typing skills sufficient to perform essential job functions.
• Pass a criminal history screen, including state and local child protection agency registries.

Benefits:

• Rewarding Work in a team environment;
• Paid vacation, sick, personal days and holidays;
• 403(B) retirement plan with employer contribution;
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Flexible spending account (Dependent Care, Medical, Parking, and Transit);
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events;
• Tuition Assistance Program;
• Professional Development opportunities;
• Verizon Wireless Discount;
• BJs Membership discount;
• Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & more.

Location: 12 METROTECH CENTER 29TH FL, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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