TFC Foster Family Trainer

Intercept Health

Full Time / Salary plus Benefits

The Foster Family Trainer recruits, tracks, trains, evaluates and approves treatment foster parents. Reports to Senior Manager of Family Service.

Education & Experience

• A doctorate or master's degree in a field related to social work such as, but not limited to, sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling with at least ONE year of experience providing casework services to children and families; OR
• A baccalaureate degree in social work or a field related to social work including, but not limited to sociology, psychology, special education, or counseling and ONE year of experience in providing casework services to children and families; OR
• A baccalaureate degree in any field plus TWO years of experience in providing casework services to children and families. Experience in the field of foster care or experience in working with behavioral programs, counseling, and/or skills training preferred. A minimum of one year of program administration is highly desirable. Experience in marketing, business development, or public relations, with an emphasis on developing new territories, target markets, and/or customer bases highly preferred.

FOSTER FAMILY MARKETING/RECRUITMENT

• Develop and implement the strategic marketing plan within assigned area to include outreach efforts in the community. Maintain expansive knowledge base of community and business development concepts.
• Measure and evaluate the success of Intercept's Foster Family Recruitment Plan (FFRP) within assigned area.
• Develop and maintain relationships with potential families, partnering agencies, and community contacts (serving on community boards, informing organizations of services, strengthening the interagency process in the service area, etc.) and to help identify the best quality care needed for Intercept clients.

FOSTER FAMILY ORIENTATION/TRAINING

• Maintain foster parent certification quotas as determined by the Treatment Foster Care Director each month.
• Participate in the process of determining suitability of potential families for approval as treatment foster care parents.
• Complete expeditiously all evaluations, background checks, references, interviews, home studies, and screenings of potential foster families to ensure world class foster care environments for Intercept clients.
• Train foster parents, staff and families involved in foster treatment through a proactive process of assessment, goal-setting and treatment planning to address the client's emotional/behavioral problems to promote normal development.
• Teach and assist in the implementation of initial base-lining/data keeping tasks with foster parents, and provide tracking instruments (DEAL forms, Medication Logs, Maintenance Reimbursement Logs, etc.)
• Visit potential family homes to effectively evaluate home environments and parenting skills, and to provide naturalistic/informal counseling to families. Provide clear performance feedback to Teaching Parents in accordance with Intercept policies. Monitor and follow up on the family approval process by assessing and reporting progress to team weekly.
• Provide regular evaluations of the recruiting/orientation/Pressley Ridge Training processes, and make program adjustments as necessary. Comply with any recommendations generated by licensing or funding entity audits.
• Utilize available resources, consulting agency trainings, and practical experience to become a highly adept trainer of Pressley Ridge Training curriculum.
• Schedule and deliver Pressley Ridge Training courses for Intercept Staff and Teaching Parents.

Intercept offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees to include: * Comprehensive Health Insurance options * Dental & Vision Insurance * Health and Child Care Flexible Spending Accounts * Comprehensive Employee Assistant Plan * Employer Group Life Insurance, optional buy-up insurances * Voluntary Long Term & Short Term Disability * 401(k) Retirement Plan * Paid Time Off * 7 observed holidays* Mileage Reimbursement * Partial cellphone reimbursement * Discounts at Verizon Wireless * Wellness Initiatives and team building activities * Opportunities for professional advancement for qualified individuals *