Foster Care Recruiter/Trainer

Job Description

Description:

Make a Lasting Impact on Children and Families

Sign-On Bonus Available

At Children’s Hope Alliance, we believe every child deserves a safe, supportive, and nurturing home. As a Foster Care Recruiter & Trainer, you’ll play a vital role in building and empowering the families who make that possible. This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to recruit, train, and support foster families while helping ensure children are placed in homes where they can thrive.

Candidates who reside within or near Transylvania, Henderson, Jackson, Haywood, Macon, or Swain counties. This preference is based on the role's travel requirements, community engagement responsibilities, and the need to effectively serve the region.

What You’ll Do

Recruit & Build Relationships

Lead foster parent recruitment efforts in your region

Develop partnerships with DSS offices, mental health providers, and community organizations

Represent Children’s Hope Alliance at community events and outreach opportunities

Train & Prepare Foster Families

Facilitate engaging pre-service training using the Teaching-Family Model

Guide families through licensing requirements with confidence and clarity

Provide ongoing education, including CPR/First Aid, MAR, and model-based training

Support the Licensing Process

Walk families through each step of becoming licensed

Conduct in-home visits and assess readiness for fostering

Ensure compliance with all state and agency licensing regulations

Collect and review documentation for submission

Ensure Strong Placements

Evaluate the needs of youth and match them with appropriate foster homes

Participate in staffing and clinical discussions with team members

Help ensure every placement supports long-term success

Engage & Support Foster Families

Maintain consistent communication with prospective and licensed families

Facilitate monthly training sessions and support groups

Provide guidance and encouragement throughout their fostering journeyWhat Sets This Role Apart

Opportunity to directly impact children and families in your community

A balance of relationship-building, training, and meaningful field work

Collaborative team environment with mission-driven professionals

Ability to shape and grow foster care programs within your regionWhat You Bring

Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills

Ability to train, coach, and motivate others

Working knowledge of foster care, licensing, and child welfare practices

Organizational skills with attention to detail and compliance requirements

A passion for supporting children and strengthening familiesWhat We Expect from All Team Members

At Children’s Hope Alliance, every team member contributes to our mission of Hope, Health, and Healing for Generations by demonstrating:

Professionalism, accountability, and teamwork

Strong communication and collaboration

Commitment to ongoing learning and development

Cultural awareness and respect for all individuals and familiesWhy Join Children’s Hope Alliance?

You’ll be part of an organization committed to transforming lives—where your work directly contributes to building safe, supportive environments for children in need.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Children’s Hope Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.Requirements:

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from accredited College in Psychology, Social Work, or related field and previous work experience in related field is required.

Certification in a state-mandated foster parent training curriculum or the ability to gain certification is also required.

Experience in the Teaching-Family Model preferred.

Previous experience providing case management/supervising foster care services preferred.

Experience recruiting or training foster parents preferred

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands or arms, stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Specifics vision abilities required by this position include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Physical functions which are considered essential to the satisfactory performance of the job include the following: reading, typing, writing, speaking, and using the telephone and prolonged sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Employee must be able to operate a vehicle for job duties, and keep a valid NC drivers license with insurance.

The work environment will contain slight to moderate office-related noises. The employee is not exposed to extreme weather conditions, toxic fumes, or airborne particles.

The employee must occasionally travel to different locations in the course of work.

Physical functions which are considered essential to the satisfactory performance of the job include the following: public speaking, reading, typing, writing, using the telephone, driving, therapeutically restraining children and adolescents in crisis situations.

Full-time