Foster Care Home Finder

Liberty Resources / Liberty POST•Syracuse, NY

3d•$23•Hybrid

About The Position

Liberty Resources is seeking a Home Finder to work with our clients in Onondaga and Oswego Counties Our employees have passion regarding the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes. Home Finder Position Summary: The Home Finder is primarily responsible for the recruitment, training, certification, and retention activities for the foster parents and kinship foster parents in Onondaga and Oswego counties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience working in a related human services field.
Must have a valid New York State driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
Demonstrated capacity to comprehend and effectively deliver the designated curriculum to prospective foster parents and kinship caregivers.
Demonstrated ability to understand and relate to the experiences and emotions of children in foster care and their families, consistently showing sensitivity, insight, and supportive engagement.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive, trust-based relationships with children, foster families, and multidisciplinary professionals within the foster care system.
strong organizational and interpersonal skills
the ability to work independently and with flexibility in days and hours of work
excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with therapeutic foster care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides and tracks foster parent trainings.
Develops and implements innovative recruitment and retention strategies.
Identify additional resources and/or training needed to ensure the foster/kinship parents are capable and confident in addressing the needs of youth in foster or kinship care.
Maintains and updates electronic and hard copy case records.
Provides up to date foster parent curriculum and completes the certification for new foster homes, as well as the recertification of existing foster homes.