Home Developer & Recruitment Specialist, Child Placing Agency

Pathways Youth and Family Services is seeking a full-time Home Developer & Recruitment Specialist to coordinate Pathways’ home verification process, which includes recruiting foster care or kinship, and adoption families, and completion of the initial screening, training, assessing, and recommendation of families for verification. This position works mostly remote, travels locally for home visits, and some onsite office work in our Austin office location.

Are you ready to join a team that is on a mission to change the lives of children and families? Do you want to be part of a movement that values compassion and empowerment?

Pathways Youth & Family Services is headquartered in Kerrville, TX with locations in Abilene, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Providing foster care and adoption services to over 10,000 children since 1992, Pathways' mission has become a reality. The organization has fulfilled its vision of thriving children, resilient families, and strong communities enduring for generations. True to its name, Pathways provides a path for youth and families to receive a comprehensive network of services through the following four vital programs: Foster Family
Care, Adoption Services, Mosaic Behavioral Health and Residential Care.

What you will be working on (essential duties not limited to the following):

• Arranging and/or participating in various recruitment activities for foster, adopt, and kinship parents and support providers.
• Participating in joint recruitment area events and activities with other supporting agencies.
• Facilitating initial orientation and ongoing training to prospective and licensed families and support providers and staff via in person, in home, online, and audio/visual applications.
• Providing recommendations as to the abilities, skill-level, and appropriateness of families that have completed applications, cleared background checks, and attended training.
• Responding to inquiries within 48 hours, maintaining inquiry list, and discharging inquiries after three months of no activity.
• Providing application materials and assistance to prospective foster parents.
• Screening applications within two business days of receipt.
• Completing initial walkthrough of the home.
• Tracking onboarding progress to ensure efficiency, productivity, and compliance, to include due dates, training compliance, background checks, inspections, etc., prior to verification.
• Participating in staffing, court, and other meetings regarding onboarding homes.
• Completing and uploading all documentation within three business days of receipt.
• Conducting final walk-thru of the home, assessing readiness for home study process.
• Coordinating with the manager/director to review home study for verification.
• Coordinating initial home visits and home studies.
• Ensuring Home Study process is conducted in a timely manner within seven days.
• Providing assistance and support to potential foster families so that they remain in compliance with DFPS Minimum Standards and Pathways’ policies and procedures.
• Prompting applicants and licensed foster/adopt parents to attend/receive all required training.

What you will bring to Pathways:

• Minimum age of 21 years or older.
• Minimum education of High School Diploma or equivalent and at least three years of full- time experience in child placing agency. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and nine credit hours in undergraduate level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction preferred.
• Effective oral/written communication and organizational skills.
• Competency in using Microsoft Word, the Internet, electronic records management system and other software applications.

Physical and Mental Demands:

With or without reasonable accommodation, the physical and mental requirements of this job may include the following: frequent seeing, hearing, speaking, and writing clearly. Occasional reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, frequent sitting, standing and walking may be required for long periods and may involve climbing stairs, walking up inclines and on uneven terrain. Additional physical requirements may include, frequent lifting and or moving up to 25 pounds. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Due to the nature of our work, additional requirements include:

• Proof of valid Texas Driver's License (Type C).
• Access to reliable transportation, proof of valid/current auto insurance, and good driving record.
• Three employment references.
• Cleared criminal background check and signed statement regarding felony indictments/convictions.
• Cleared TB test results (current within 12 months prior to employment).
• Cleared pre-employment drug test.
• Working cellular telephone.

What to expect:

• Minimum salary from $38,000 and up depending on experience.
• The majority of our team is remote or stationed at our Austin office location.
• Great coworkers, casual and friendly work environment, and strong company reputation!
• We focus on career development and promotion – people are at the core of everything we do. If you are looking for a career and not just a job, you are in the right place.
• Pathways is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. It does not matter if you are just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

What is in it for you? We take care of our people.

• Affordable health coverage for you and your family.
• Generous paid time off, flex days, and holidays.
• Employer matching retirement plan.
• Work side-by-side with other knowledgeable, dedicated, and diverse teams.
• Casual work environment.
• Amazing opportunities for career progression.
• A service you can be genuinely proud of providing!

We would love to hear from you! Submit your resume to be considered for this extraordinary opportunity to positively influence a child’s life. Pathways is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Austin, TX 78704: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Child Placing Agency: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78704

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