Family Resource Specialist

KidsPeace invites you to join our mission-driven team of professionals who provide hope, help, and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Anyone can make a living but we make a difference in the lives of the children and families we serve! Our Foster Parent Recruiter ensures a pool of available local foster parents ready to care for children when the call comes. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Create awareness of the need for local foster parents via paid and unpaid advertising, and by representing KidsPeace in community-based activities and events to create visibility about foster care
• Recruit, interview, and evaluate foster parent candidates according to state and KidsPeace requirements. 
• Participate in training efforts to teach those parents the skills and knowledge about the foster care system and the children we serve
• Support foster parent recognition, retention and satisfaction through various office and community events
• Fundraise and create awareness of the ongoing need of resources and supports for local foster youth

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Social Work or related human services degree required; 
• Prior experience in foster care, adoption, or other family serving systems preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Basic Computer skills
• Valid Drivers license and registered vehicle-able to work independently in the field
• Must be 21

Pay Range:

$18.00 - $24.00 hourly (rate is determined by education and relatable experience)

KidsPeace is the employer of choice in the mental and behavioral healthcare field. As a KidsPeace associate, you can expect the following:

Competitive compensation structures and the opportunity for associates to gather valuable practical experience and advance careers much more quickly than at other providers.

Generous paid time off that we actively encourage our associates to use which promotes a work/life balance.

Tuition assistance and a student loan forgiveness program to ensure that when you work to improve your ability to help our clients, you can rely on KidsPeace to support you.

Comprehensive benefits package including life and disability insurance as well as pet insurance!

An organizational culture filled with respect and the comradery of like-minded colleagues who live the mission to Give Hope, Help and Healing to Children, Adults and Those Who Love Them.

KidsPeace is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting workforce diversity.

[Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States]