LOCATION: Aurora, CO Office, about 50% in office, 30% remote, 20% various CO training locations.
PROJECT 1.27 OVERVIEW: Since 2004, Project 1.27’s mission has been to engage, inspire, recruit and resource churches and families to serve children in our community through faith-based family preservation, kinship care, foster care and adoption. A small faith-based non-profit, Project 1.27 has staff in Denver Metro, Colorado Springs, Northern Colorado and the Western Slope and serves a network of 18 similar organizations across the U.S.
PURPOSE: Provide Christ-centered support and training to Project 1.27 families throughout their foster and adoption process to fulfill the vision and mission of Project 1.27.
SCOPE: Responsible for Project 1.27’s family recruiting, tracking, training, resources and support; public and private agency relationships; and maintaining the needed collaboration to ensure vision and mission accomplishment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Family Recruiting
· Respond to online and phone inquiries about foster care.
● Represent Project 1.27 at conferences, summits and community awareness events.
● Represent Project 1.27 at church services and events.
● Support churches in developing and maintaining foster and adoption ministry programs.
Family Support
● Orient, provide pre-certification, placement and post-placement support to assigned families through timely, responsive contact and proactive monthly contact.
● Develop relationships and resources to support kinship, foster and adoptive families.
● Develop, organize and carry out family support groups, conferences, picnics and parties.
● Develop and maintain knowledge and relationships surrounding foster care and adoption to provide families with up-to-date support and resources.
● Maintain communication with assigned counties and Child Placing Agencies.
Family Mentoring
· Develop, implement and evaluate a peer-to-peer foster parent mentoring program.
· Recruit, train and supervise parent mentors.
· Match mentors and mentees.
Family Training
● Participate in organizing, facilitating and evaluating training for foster/kinship parent certification which meets NTDC (National Training and Development Curriculum), CDHS and Project 1.27 standards.
● Participate in organizing, facilitating and evaluating Advanced Training for families.
● Content creation: Contribute to assigned content creation for distribution via various channels including website, e-newsletters, social media and print.
Organizational Management
● Data management: Utilizing Project 1.27’s database, accurately track family statistics. and other information to provide proactive customer service, engagement and reporting.
● Ensure confidentiality and security of family records.
● Provide accurate information for P1.27 awareness and informational resources.
● Participate in biweekly Thursday staff meetings, team meetings, and all-staff days.
● Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Character:
● Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
● Maintains a Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Project 1.27.
● In full agreement with Project 1.27 mission, vision and values.
● Required to sign a statement of faith and staff policy letter.
● Willing to uphold the mission, staff and stakeholders in prayer.
● Adaptable and discreet, maintains a high level of confidentiality.
● Self-starter who gets things done; able to inspire and motivate others.
● Respect for people of all backgrounds and a willingness to learn across differences.
● Able to combine care and compassion with healthy limits.
Competency:
● Bachelor’s degree in social services or related field.
● Three or more years’ experience in social services or a related field. County child welfare experience preferred.
● Demonstrated virtual and in-person training experience with adult learners.
● Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) or similar trauma informed training
● Demonstrated people and relationship development skills.
● High-level computer skills with MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.) and web-based applications (Google Chrome, Drive, etc.).
● Database experience.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
● Spanish-speaking a plus.
● Team player with the ability to anticipate needs, take initiative, set and achieve goals.