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Who We Are

At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures. For 40 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea – children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are a team of 500 employees across seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive.

What You’ll Do

• Pursue leads and inquiries from parties interested in becoming foster parents following SAFY’s Customer Experience Roadmap procedures, prioritizing phone and in-person contact
• Build relationships with current and prospective foster parents through 1:1 meetings, planning and executing engagement and retention events.
• Build relationships with potential community partners, including DCBS, local businesses, news media, churches, community volunteers and leaders.
• Works individually and in conjunction with other staff, foster parents, and community-based volunteers to develop and implement an on-going recruitment campaign to attract people interested in becoming foster parents.
• Coordinate, plan, schedule, facilitate or oversee speaking engagements at community/civic organizations.
• Coordinate exhibits and special events. Identify, coordinate, and participate in recruitment opportunities such as foster parent/child welfare conferences, trainings, and community events. Coordinate local advertising and writing of press releases and feature articles for publications.
• Manage budget with guidelines. Monitor competitors’ foster parent recruitment and advertising activities.
• Travel throughout Lexington. Northern Kentucky, and surrounding counties. Overall, you’ll be out in the community or meeting with potential families, 3 days per week.
• Set your schedule in collaboration with the team. There will be times when you may need to work evenings and weekend days. Your supervisor will work with you to flex time as needed.

What You Bring

We are looking for people from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are inspired by our noble mission to make a difference in the lives of the children and families in our care. You’ll be right at home if you are willing to learn from successes as well as setbacks, persevere in challenges and adversity, cultivate collaborative relationships, understand and leverage diversity, advocate for equity, aspire to work inclusively, and partner to drive your work and that of your team to the next level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, or a related human service area of study required.
• Two years of experience in customer or community relations, service-related sales, or program marketing, or a combination of education and experience.
• Strong communication, presentation, and public speaking skills.
• High level of responsiveness and sense of urgency in serving customers.