Therapeutic Home Finder and Recruiter
The Children's Village
Location
Yonkers, New York
Quick overview
The Westchester Therapeutic Home Finder and Recruiter will recruit, train, certify, and recertify therapeutic foster and kinship families. They will also conduct community outreach for potential foster and kinship families.
Requirements summary
An Associate's Degree is required along with at least 3 years of experience in human services or home finding. Training experience is essential, and familiarity with recruitment is preferred.
Job description
Position Overview
The Westchester Therapeutic Home Finder and Recruiter will be an integral part of the Westchester Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home program. The Westchester Therapeutic Home Finder and Recruiter will be recruiting, training, certifying, and recertifying therapeutic foster and kinship families for youth involved with the Westchester County Department of Social Services. The Westchester Therapeutic Home Finder and Recruiter will conduct community outreach for potential foster and kinship families and walk them through the process of becoming foster/adoptive parents.
Position Qualifications
Associates Degree preferred. At least 3 years’ experience in human services/home finding required. Training experience a must and some familiarity with recruitment preferred. MAPP, Mini-MAPP, GPS II/NTDC Deciding together and/or TRIPP certification preferred.
The children’s village does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or contractor because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction history or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
