StepStone Family & Youth Services provides trauma informed, youth centered services to children and families involved in foster care. The Recruitment Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting talent acquisition efforts, coordinating recruitment activities, and helping attract compassionate and qualified professionals who are committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of youth and families.

We are seeking an organized, proactive, and relationship focused Recruitment Coordinator who is passionate about connecting talented individuals with meaningful career opportunities. This role is ideal for a professional who thrives in a fast paced environment, values communication, collaboration, and organization, and enjoys supporting recruitment initiatives that strengthen teams and enhance the candidate experience.

The Recruitment Coordinator is responsible for supporting recruitment processes, coordinating interviews, maintaining applicant tracking systems, communicating with candidates and hiring managers, assisting with job postings, and supporting recruitment events and outreach initiatives. This position works closely with recruiters, Human Resources, hiring managers, and program leadership to ensure timely candidate engagement, accurate documentation, and efficient recruitment processes that support staffing needs across programs.

The ideal candidate is detail oriented, adaptable, solutions focused, and highly organized, with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience. They are passionate about supporting recruitment strategies, building collaborative relationships, and helping StepStone attract dedicated professionals who share our mission of providing safe, stable, and supportive environments for youth and families.

• Act as the contact person for recruitment and interfaces with all other organizations or facilities in regard to recruitment and service delivery systems of A Place to Call Home, as applicable
• Track recruitment processes/progress for reporting purposes, both internal and external, including but not limited to, Home Recruitment Study Supervision requirements
• Coordinate volunteers for the District for such events as the Quarterly Support meetings, May Appreciation Event, Holiday Party and any other office project or event, as applicable, for the purpose of cost-effectiveness, support, community awareness
• Generate interest in foster care licensure and adoption certification utilizing industry standard avenues and implementing new and creative means to meet/exceed Agency recruitment goals of at least 15 potential foster families each training cycle that include a percentage combination for each contracted licensing category among the attending foster families, as well as Agency retention goals
• Field internal and external inquiries for initial licensure and certification and conduct initial screening on all new inquiries within one business day of receipt of the original inquiry
• Assess Families interested in transferring to A Place To Call Home from other agencies for eligibility, training needs, etc. and present to the Director for approval and conduct Pre-Screening/Pre-Service home visits of interested Families and present assessment of their skill level, preliminary fitness as foster/adoptive parent(s) and eligibility to the Director for approval; and conduct recruitment staffing with Director/Program Coordinator(s)/assigned Family Specialist to review families approved to attend Orientation and begin initial training
• Generate and submit targeted recruitment proposals/plans according to identified needs and timelines and complete Targeted Recruitment reports per contract requirements
• Plan and execute external activities/presentations (churches, community, civic) for the purpose of recruiting potential Foster/Adoptive Families and generating community awareness of A Place To Call Home and foster care/adoption
• Seek out marketing opportunities by meeting with community and business representatives, identify potential marketing locations, develop marketing plans, assess plans for cost-effectiveness and provide input on promotional materials
• Maintain current inventory information for promotional materials on-hand and submit proposals for replenishing supplies as appropriate; coordinate between Districts to order items in bulk to minimize cost including family gifts
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college or any combination of education and experience equivalent to required knowledge base of child/adult developmental service delivery systems
• Experience in marketing, social media, event planning/coordination, service/sales and recruitment
• Able to maintain a clear record through Department of Economic Security Central Registry of any reports of child abuse and neglect

At BrightSpring Health Services, our LEGACY culture guides how we lead, how we serve, and how we show up for one another. We are committed to doing the right thing by leading with integrity, accountability, and transparency in all that we do.

As part of our hiring process, we may use third-party artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in processing employment-related information. These tools are used to support our recruitment activities and are subject to human oversight and review. BrightSpring does not use AI to make employment decisions independently, and AI is not used to discriminate against applicants or employees. We do not use zip codes as a proxy for protected characteristics. All hiring decisions are made by people, including our recruiters and hiring leaders.

BrightSpring Health Services provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter or email TalentAcquisition@brightspringhealth.com. For additional information about how our company uses AI in the hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@brightspringhealth.com.

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