ABOUT APM & PRADERA

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, PA providing human services to the community including early childhood education, foster care & adoption, child welfare, mental & behavioral health, community and economic development, housing, violence intervention, and services to community schools.

Pradera Corporation, a subsidiary of APM, has a longstanding history within the child welfare community of providing high-quality, holistic and trauma-informed services. Our focus is to promote healthy lifestyles, protect and nurture vulnerable children and youth and empower them to have a voice in their communities.

Department: Foster Care and Adoption

Job Type: Full Time (40 hours/week)

Work Schedule: Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am to 5 pm

Location: Philadelphia, PA (On Site)

JOB SUMMARY

The Outreach Worker is responsible for recruiting resource families and preparing them for the certification and licensing process. Recruitment efforts will include city wide recruitment of homes.

Some of the main duties and responsibilities are:

Recruitment 

• Attend events in the community to present information on how to become a resource parent.
• Reach out to agencies in the community and participate at their events, fairs, and community fests on behalf of the Resource Home program.
• Recruit kinship and resource parents to care for children and youth in need of placement.
• Answer inquiries about becoming a resource parent/kinship resource without discriminating against possible candidates.
• Other duties as assigned to support the mission of Pradera.

Training

• Prepare and present pre-service training curriculum in English/Spanish as needed to potential resource parents.
• reach out to trainers from other organizations to present training curriculum in support of service and pre-service for the resource parents' requirements.
• Obtain initial documentation necessary to proceed with certification of prospective kinship and resource parents.
• Submit completed resource parent's application package documentation to the Resource Home Supervisor for certification and code request.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance through Independence Administrators or $100/moth reimbursement with proof of current insurance
• Vision and Dental Plans through SunLife
• Basic Life Insurance (100% Employer Funded)
• 403B Retirement Plan with Company Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health, Childcare, and Public Transportation expenses
• Employee Assistance Program including free counseling, trainings, webinars, and other resources
• Could be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program as APM is a non-profit
• Voluntary Plans include Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Short-term and Long-term Disabilities
• Employee Referral Program
• 20 Days of Paid Time Off include Illness, Vacation, Appointments, and Emergencies
• 12 Days of Paid Holidays

• Two-year experience in social services related to administrative areas
• Minimal high school diploma, Preferred Associate Degree in Administration /or Applied Sciences
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearances, FBI, Pennsylvania Criminal Record Clearance, Medical examination
• Bilingual/bicultural, Spanish/English
• Preferably Knowledge of PA Chapter 3700 Preferred
• Computer Savvy, familiarity with Microsoft office suite

APM is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.