Foster​/Adoption Parent Recruiter; Part-time

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Koinonia Family Services is seeking a highly motivated, organized individual with great people and administrative skills to serve as a part-time Foster/Adoption Parent Recruiter in our San Diego office. The Parent Recruiter promotes the need for resource (foster) parents in the community, and then works with those families to get them approved to place foster children in their homes.

• A job with a purpose—help find homes for children in need
• Hourly pay rate: $20.10 to $23.27 per hour
• Benefits include paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and participation in our 401k plan
• 20-25 hours per week, Monday through Friday
• Potential for some work at-home after 90-day initial training and demonstrated competency
• Work with a great team who care about each other and our mission to help youth and families

• Lived experience as a foster/adoption parent (strongly preferred)
• A strong work ethic and a high degree of initiative
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong customer-service orientation and enjoys helping others
• Good computer and organization skills
• Reliable/dependable with reliable transportation
• The ability to work well under minimal supervision
• Easily receives and acts upon feedback and gets along well with others/supervisor
• A schedule that matches connecting with prospective parents in late afternoons and early evenings

• Promote the need for resource parents in the community, including outreach at in-person community events
• Facilitate families that apply to become resource parents through a meticulous screening and approval process
• Conduct interviews, background checks, home inspections, and online orientation trainings
• Document contacts/services to families in the agency's online proprietary database
• Visit prospective resource homes to ensure they comply with requirements
• Keep families motivated and encouraged as they work through the approval process

At Koinonia Family Services, we foster a supportive and inclusive work environment. Our employees report strong coworker relationships, satisfying supervisors, and respect  a trauma-informed agency, we prioritize a person-centered treatment philosophy. Join us in making a meaningful impact on youth and families, bringing hope and healing to those in need.

As a licensed facility under Community Care Licensing, we require applicants to complete the California Live Scan process for a criminal history review. For positions in San Diego County, we consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. In addition to criminal history, we review various aspects of an applicant's background, including education, employment history, driving history, reference checks, license verification, and medical examinations.

Parent Recruiters are responsible for tasks such as attending in-person meetings and engaging with community partners, often in locations not easily accessible by alternative transportation methods. The nature of these responsibilities necessitates the ability to drive to ensure timely, reliable, confidential, and effective support for the youth and families we serve. Koinonia Family Services is an equal-opportunity employer.

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