Job Summary

The Foster Parent Support & Recruitment Supervisor is responsible for leading efforts to recruit, train, and support foster and adoptive parents. This role requires creativity, leadership, and dedication to strengthening families and communities.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative recruitment strategies to attract, engage, and retain qualified foster and adoptive parent applicants.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with community organizations, faith-based institutions, schools, healthcare providers, media outlets, and other stakeholders to enhance recruitment efforts and increase public awareness.
• Oversee the screening, assessment, and investigation of prospective foster and adoptive families to ensure compliance with agency, local, and state regulations.
• Supervise the completion of comprehensive home studies, ensuring timely, accurate documentation and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Manage the certification, opening, recertification, and reapproval processes for foster and adoptive homes, ensuring all licensing standards are met.
• Oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of pre-service and ongoing training for foster and adoptive parents while ensuring accurate tracking and compliance with required training hours.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and confidential case documentation and record management within CONNECTIONS, FACS, ASARA and other agency databases.
• Provide regular supervision, coaching, performance feedback, and professional development to Certification Coaches, Recruitment Specialist and Recruiter. 
• Collaborate with internal departments and external partners to improve placement stability, increase foster home capacity, and promote positive outcomes for children and families.
• Monitor departmental performance, ensure compliance with agency policies and OCFS/ACS regulations, and implement quality improvement initiatives to strengthen recruitment, certification, and retention efforts.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of three years of post-graduate experience in the field of child welfare, with one year of experience in foster care and adoption
• Organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Skill in identifying and building a network of multi-level community relationships
• Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends
• Ability to travel in and around the metropolitan New York City region

Location: 67-35 112^th St, Forest Hills, NY 11375

Benefits: Join the Forestdale Team and Enjoy Excellent Benefits:

• Four weeks’ vacation
• Medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance
• 401(k), 7% employer contribution + 2% match
• Tax-deferred health care/dependent care/commuter plans
• Flexible Schedule
• Opportunities for educational scholarships

Salary: $66,000 - $77,000

Additional Information

Forestdale Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
 
Forestdale Inc. is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.