Foster Parent Support and Recruitment Supervisor

Job overview

The Foster Parent Support and Recruitment Supervisor role is onsite in Forest Hills, NY. Pay is $66,000–$77,000 per year. Forestdale Inc. works to strengthen families and communities through foster and adoptive parent recruitment and support. The supervisor leads recruitment, screening, certification, training, and retention work for foster and adoptive families. The role also supervises staff and collaborates with community partners and internal departments to support placement stability and positive outcomes for children and families.

What you'll do

• Develop recruitment strategies
• build community partnerships
• oversee screening, assessment, and home studies
• manage foster and adoptive home certification and recertification
• coordinate parent training
• maintain confidential case records
• supervise and coach staff
• collaborate to improve placement stability and foster-home capacity
• monitor compliance and quality improvement.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

foster parent support

recruitment supervisor

foster care

adoption

child welfare

forest hills ny

forestdale inc.

$66k–$77k

community partnerships

staff supervision

home studies

parent training

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Four weeks’ vacation
• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) with 7% employer contribution plus 2% match
• tax-deferred health-care, dependent-care, and commuter plans
• flexible schedule
• educational scholarship opportunities.

Why this role

Requires a master’s degree in social work and at least three years of post-graduate child-welfare experience, including one year in foster care and adoption. The role requires a flexible schedule that may include evenings and weekends and travel in the metropolitan New York City region.

About the employer

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