Recruitment and Family Development Specialist III in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania at Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055, United States
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Job Description
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.
Diakon offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Day 1 Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Tuition Assistance – up to $15,000 annually
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Voluntary short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Referral bonuses of up to $3,000.
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.
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