Mentor Recruitment Specialist

Sevita provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.

Adult Foster Care Recruitment & Home Study Specialist

Hybrid | Statewide Tennessee Travel

Nashville Area Preferred Due to Central Location

Salary: $40,000–$45,000 Annually

Help Build Homes That Change Lives

Are you a relationship-builder who enjoys connecting with people, developing community partnerships, and making a meaningful difference? Join our team and help recruit compassionate individuals and families to become Mentors, adult foster care providers who open their homes and provide support to individuals in need.

This is a hybrid, community-based position requiring frequent travel throughout Tennessee. Candidates living in or near Nashville are preferred because of its central location; however, qualified candidates from other areas of Tennessee may also be considered.

Position Summary

The Adult Foster Care Recruitment & Home Study Specialist independently develops and maintains an active network of qualified Mentors through strategic recruitment, community outreach, screening, and selection initiatives.

The primary focus of this position is recruiting prospective Mentors. Additional responsibilities include conducting home visits, psychosocial assessments, home study evaluations, orientations, and licensing-related screenings in accordance with company and state requirements.

OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

The MENTOR Network is a mission-based organization dedicated to providing high quality services to those we serve. Therefore, to deliver on our mission, The Network expects every employee to perform his or her job first and foremost in accordance with the Company’s mission.

SUMMARY

Working independently, builds and enhances an active network of qualified Mentors (adult foster families) through strategic recruitment and selection initiatives, and follows Network/licensing guidelines. Develops and implements recruiting tracking tools and strategies. Measures success of campaign effectiveness, creates and designs new campaigns as needed to continuously attract new Mentors. Conducts home study evaluations, including psychosocial assessments. Primary focus of job is recruitment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:

• Manages the recruitment strategy and process for assigned area. Builds a prospect network and related campaigns to establish an ongoing pipeline of candidates. Conducts cold calls and informational screening meetings, reviews applications, medical examinations, and references. Develops and coordinates related advertising.
• Conducts and attends networking and marketing events and represents the company at job fairs, promotional presentations, and other events to recruit mentors.
• Raises awareness in the community, through visiting community locations and leaders, and following up on referrals to source potential Mentors and further enhance community relationships. Develops and maintains professional alliances.
• Screens potential Mentors following Network and State licensing guidelines, such as psychological interviews, background checks, home visits, meeting with families.
• Conducts orientation, home study evaluations and pre-service orientation.
• Develops, monitors and maintains allocated marketing budget and partners with internal marketing resources to produce materials. May develop own materials. Maintains appropriate records in compliance with internal funding source requirements.
• Records and reports on the statistics necessary to measure the effectiveness of various recruitment efforts; reports regularly on pipeline activity.
• Works with Program Director and other designated Program staff to facilitate client match meetings.
• Compiles and submits application packet when all components are received and advises management on whether or not to proceed to the next step of the certification process.
• Develops informative activities and programs about company services. May participate in the development and implementation of mentor retention programs.
• Utilizes CRM system for customer tracking and management.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required. Hours are likely to fluctuate.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None required.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, marketing, or business preferred, and three years related experience. Ability to demonstrate strong communication skills and comprehension of sales and marketing.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Current driver’s license, car registration and auto insurance if providing transportation for individuals receiving services or driving for company purposes.
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification as required by state.

Other Skills and Abilities

• N/A

Other Requirements

• Travel required as needed

Physical Requirements

• Light work.Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

AMERICAN WITH DISABILITY STATEMENT

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodations to be determined on a case by case basis.

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.
We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.