[swkcommunity] Job Opening

[Pamela Hammond]

Texas MENTOR Dallas is growing! We are looking to fulfill our recruiter
position.  You MUST have a personal drive and commitment for excellence
to succeed.  If you are competitive and enjoy working with families this
job is for you!  The job schedule varies depending upon the families you
are working with; however the office hours are 8-5pm.  MUST be willing
to work outside the normal work hours and/or weekend to meet goals, as
needed.

 

Pay: $30k

Location: Dallas, TX

Send resume to Jennifer.frazier at thementornetwork.com  PLEASE NO PHONE
CALLS

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

                                                

Bachelor's Degree in social work or other human services field

 

Prefer three years of documented full-time work experience in a
child-placing agency under the supervision of a person fully qualified
to conduct child placement management activities. The experience may
include a maximum of 350 hours of formal, supervised field placement or
practicum in child placing activities; or

 

Direct supervision form a person fully qualified to conduct
child-placement management activities. The direct supervision must
consist of 10 documented monthly, face-to-face case related conferences
over each annual period, this must continue until the employee's
previous experience and directly supervised experience totals three
years.

 

 

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1. To recruit new foster parents into the Mentor program through the use
of marketing, advertising, educating and training of perspective
mentors.  The recruiter will be required to open a minimum of 22 homes
per year.  This will require travel within and outside of city limits. 

 

2. Develop and carry out ongoing marketing plan under the direction of
the Program Manager and/or Supervisor

 

3. Will schedule an orientation within 48 hours either in office or in
the home.  Ensure all persons expressing an interest in becoming a
mentor are properly and timely orientated to the program according to
opening homes guidelines.   The recruiter will not only conduct the
orientations both in a group and individual setting, but will also be
responsible for the ongoing development of the information given in
orientation and the complete follow up on all potential mentors.  

 

4.  Develop the scheduling and carrying out of pre-service training at a
minimum, every six weeks or as needed.  This includes soliciting other
staff to assist in the classes as well as the continual development of
the pre-service training material.

 

5. Ensure all home studies are conducted according to established
standards, which include giving potential mentors weekly assignments and
taking them through the process in no more than 9 to 10 weeks.  The
recruiter will also ensure that all of the homes opened are in 100%
compliance with all standards and are thoroughly evaluated in order to
assess the types of services in which the home can provide.  This also
includes ensuring the homes that are being opened are meeting the needs
of the program. 

 

6. The recruiter will be required to participate in the on-call
rotation. 

 

 

 

 

7. The recruiter will also assist, as needed, with the additional
training for current Mentors.  This may include traveling to local towns
to conduct training(s) in Mentor homes. 

 

8. The recruiter will be required to carry out other duties and follow
procedures both which are currently established and those which will be
developed as the program needs change.  The following is a list of the
current accountability measures and duties. 

*         The recruiter will be required to post their schedule with
their supervisor on a weekly basis.

*          The recruiter will be required to turn in all required
documentation and reports on a weekly basis as determined by their
supervisor. 

*         The Recruiter will be required to ensure they are in the
office during times in which the Recruiter is not conducting official
Mentor business during normal office hours. 

 


9. The recruiter will participate in other duties as assigned by their
Supervisor and/or Program Manager as the needs of the program changes. 


 

 

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