Kinship Home Finder (4248)

Family Support and Certification

• Walk fictive and nonfictive kinship through the certification process with compassion and clarity within required timeframes.
• Conduct home visits and safety assessments, ensuring every home meet state required standards while also helping families feel confident and supported.
• Facilitate pre-service and on-going training, such as NTDC (our foster parent certification course) CPR and First aid, and other programs to help promote success.
• Complete initial certification assessment and annual reassessment of foster families in accordance with New York State regulations, including the preparation of home studies.
• Monitor homes to ensure they meet agency and New York State regulations.
• Stay connected with foster parents after certification to build lasting relationships and ensure ongoing engagement.
• Build trust and support to Kinship foster families by providing the resources needed to maintain a safe environment for the youths in their care.

Behind the Scenes Impact

• Keep accurate records and documentation
• Operate multiple software systems in documenting and driving program/agency required outcomes.
• This includes maintaining all case records and required documentation per agency's standards.
• Track progress, identify opportunities for growth, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

Community Engagement and Recruitment

• Share our mission by attending community events, networking with local organizations, schools, businesses, and faith-based groups.
• Build trust quickly with potential families inspiring them to take the next step.
• Assist in agency/foster care recruitment efforts, as necessary.

Requirements

• Education & Experience
  
  • High school diploma/GED required, associate or bachelor's preferred in a human services field
  • 1-year experience working with at-risk youth and families
  • Experience in trauma informed care, behavioral intervention, family support services, kinship support, family preservation, child welfare support, family stabilization, kinship navigation services, case management for kinship families, caregiver advocacy and support, and guardianship support.
  
  
  

• Skills & Qualities
  • Takes initiative to remove barriers
  • Outgoing and approachable
  • Strong communication skills
  • Organized & reliable
  • Ability to handle crisis intervention in solution focused manner
  
  
  

• Other requirements
  • Must be flexible with their schedule (days, evenings, weekends, and occasional holidays).
  • May be subject-to-call as determined and when needed to support after-hours.
  • Valid driver's license, reliable vehicle, and acceptable driving history to Agency.
  • Willingness to complete your certification as a NTDC (National Training and Development Curriculum/GPSII) and CPR/First Aid trainer within 6 months.
  • Ability to work with an economically and culturally diverse population.
  
  
  
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.

As a federal contractor, Together for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)