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Foster Youth Advocate
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: WWK Supervisor
ROLE: Foster Youth Advocate is responsible for the effective, aggressive, and accountable recruitment activities for Ohio children in need of adoption. Following the established model, the recruiter will have a caseload of up to 20 children specifically referred by counties to this program. The recruiter will be responsible to working toward the matching and adoption goals specific to his/her grant. This goal is to establish permanency for all children on the caseload. The scope of work is from initial referral until legal permanency.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social work or related field with at least 2 years of child welfare experience and an emphasis in foster care adoption preferred. A bachelor’s degree in social work or related human service field and 2 years of child welfare experience may be substituted for a master’s degree.
- LSW preferred.
If you, or someone you know, might be interested, please have them apply on the Indeed link below or email their resume to Terri at tcalautti@noas.com.
Regional Marketing Coordinator SDA 5
SITE SUPERVISOR: Executive Director, NOAS
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR: Program Manager, Ohio Children’s Alliance
ROLE: Contracted by ODJFS, the Ohio Children’s Alliance is responsible for identifying and recruiting the type of resource (kinship and foster care) and adoptive families needed regionally and across the state to meet the needs of children in public children service agency and Title IV-E court custody. This new program is one of our state’s key strategies to address the statewide shortage of available foster parents, as well as families willing to adopt children from foster care.
The Regional Marketing Coordinator will work within the assigned service delivery area (SDA), and within those communities to identify, generate and strengthen marketing and awareness opportunities. This position plays a key role in ensuring all public and private agencies and key stakeholders have the resources, tools, and support necessary to significantly impact all program deliverables. An engaging and innovative thinker, the ideal candidate also possesses experience with resource family recruitment and lead generation strategies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 3-5 years of relevant professional experience
- Proven self-starter with the ability to manage time and work priorities independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking
- High-detail orientation and accuracy
- Ability to report on program status, budget, benchmarks, and deliverables
- May require occasional evenings and weekends
- Proficient with Microsoft 365 products (Outlook, Word, and Excel); ability to quickly gain proficiency using other software and web-based services
If you, or someone you know, might be interested, please have them apply on the Indeed link below or email their resume to Terri at tcalautti@noas.com.
NOAS is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, handicap, veteran or family status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. Diversity is welcome and encouraged.
