Recruitment and Family Development Specialist II

Recruitment and Family Development Specialist II

Diakon is one of the premier employers in Pennsylvania and Maryland. We are a non-profit organization which includes Diakon Child, Family, and Community Ministries and Diakon Affordable Housing.

General Responsibilities :

• Responsible for recruiting, developing and maintaining a robust network of resource families to meet the needs of children referred to or waiting for foster care or adoptive families.
• Deliver virtual and in-person presentations with the goal of inspiring and engaging audience to action, including at events, information sessions, and resource family training.
• Maintains and engages a pipeline of new and existing contacts while engaging current resource families as key players in recruitment of new families.
• Cultivates and maintains relationships with a variety of community organizations to reach new targets and partner in recruitment of 30 new qualified / licensed homes each year.
• Completes approval of the kinship and resource families consistent with the SWAN benchmarks and DHS regulations.

Education / Training : A Bachelor’s Degree in human services normally required; Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience : A minimum of three (3) years' related experience normally required.

ADA : Ability to bend, stoop, sit, stand, reach and lift items weighing up to 50 lbs.; visual and auditory skills.

Compensation and Benefits :

Diakon offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Staff receive excellent training through a comprehensive paid general orientation including customer service training. We offer continuing training and education, provide the ability for career advancement, and host staff appreciation and special events. Diakon also maintains a discretionary emergency fund , which can be of assistance to staff members during critical times. In addition, Diakon offers a Love of Thy Neighbor Fund , which provides a per-day living expense and matches up to five PTO days for approved service or mission trips with other nonprofit organizations.

Diakon is an equal opportunity employer.

EOE / M / F / VETS / Disabled

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