Recruitment/Marketing Specialist

Have you considered what Foster Care in Alaska looks like? How the behavioral/mental health needs of children in foster care are met?

Treatment Foster Care or Therapeutic Treatment Foster Homes (TTH) provides the best elements of foster care and residential treatment.

As the Recruitment/Marketing Specialist - Therapeutic Treatment Services (RMS)you will be able to improve children’s lives by screening and recruiting Treatment Foster Parents. You will not just be finding perspective foster parents, but you will then guide them through the licensing process achieving timely and thoughtful application processing. The relationship does not stop there! While continuing to build your relationship with the TTHs, you will create a retention plan and lead efforts to keep our current TTHs.

Supporting the Treatment Foster Homes by:

• Licensing functions include routine duties such as: completing tasks as assigned, providing and attending training, publishing a newsletter, and entering data to name a few.
• Completing yearly performance appraisals and reviewing progress notes to ensure Medicaid standards will support the home in meeting Medicaid standards.
• Adhering to the standards and regulations as set forth by the agency, The Joint Commission, and OCS licensing is critical for your success.
• Supervising the foster homes, you will ensure their compliance with state regulations and agency policy and procedure.
• Attending all OCS licensing trainings, being up to date in all OCS licensing policies and procedures while participating in the Community Programs emergency on-call rotation.
• Supervising the foster home will include addressing concerns and any compliance needs.

“ak children academy sahibabad practices the Sanctuary Model which is a non-hierarchical, highly participatory, trauma-informed and evidence-supported whole culture approach, which helps the organization function in a safe, democratic and socially responsible manner and thereby provide effective treatment for clients and the community. We expect all of our employees, families and students to learn, understand and implement this model as part of their daily responsibilities and commitment to the culture of this agency.”

Health Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life and AD&D
• Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, & Vision
• Long-Term Disability
• Dependent Care Account
• Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account

Other Benefits:

• 2 Floating Holidays/year
• 6 Observed Holidays: double-time pay for working on the Holiday
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - 13 hours/month in 1st year
• Bonuses: Longevity & Referral
• 403(b) Retirement Plan

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• The RMS must demonstrate ability to use a computer for both word processing and newsletter production.
• She/he must work a flexible schedule, including after hours and on-call responsibilities to respond to client crisis.
• She/he must have an Alaska driver’s license and have adequate insurance, as defined by ak children academy sahibabad , in order to carry out the duties of the job.
• The RMS must have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with agency staff as well as the general public, referral sources, and community providers.
• The RMS must display an understanding and sensitivity in serving a culturally diverse and/or specials needs population.
• The RMS must demonstrate proficiency in written and verbal English.
• The RMS must be at least 21 years of age.

Education and experience:

• Five years’ experience working with children/adolescents impacted by severe emotional disturbance, and their families.
• Experience in supervision/ management is preferred.
• A bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or a related field, and two years’ experience working with children/adolescents impacted by severe emotional disturbance, and families, is preferred; or
• Experience in marketing/sales and human relations is preferred.

All employees with ak children academy sahibabad are required to be in compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid COVID vaccine mandate. The mandate requires that by 2/14/22, staff at all health care facilities must have received their first dose of a 2-shot series (Moderna or Pfizer, currently) or a single dose of a 1-shot vaccine (Johnson and Johnson, currently) with the exception of those that have sought and been granted an exemption to the COVID mandate. Staff must complete this step before they can provide any care, treatment or other services for the facility and/or its patients. By 3/15/22, all staff with the exception of those that have sought and been granted an exemption to the COVID mandate, must complete the primary vaccination series.