Foster Care Recruiter

Job overview

The Foster Care Recruiter role is onsite in Coplay, PA, and compensation is not specified. The position serves Berks, Lebanon, Carbon, Schuylkill, Northampton, Lancaster, Lehigh, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, and Philadelphia counties. CONCERN provides child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health services to children and families. The recruiter develops community outreach and marketing to identify prospective resource families, guides applicants through evaluation and certification, and maintains communication and records throughout the approval process. The work helps local youth find caring homes and supports CONCERN’s placement programs.

What you'll do

• Create and implement marketing plans to recruit Resource Family applicants
• represent CONCERN at events and informational meetings
• build community contacts
• recruit and evaluate prospective families
• follow up through certification
• complete approval paperwork
• serve as the point of contact for potential families
• track recruitment effectiveness
• cover the intake coordinator during absences.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

foster care recruiter

child welfare

resource families

family recruitment

community outreach

applicant evaluation

certification process

concern

coplay pa

berks county

lehigh county

philadelphia county

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in human services or public relations and two years of social-services work with youth and families. Includes on-call coverage for one week twice a year and travel as needed.

About the employer

CONCERN is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.