Location: Bowling Green, KY Category: Staff Posted On: Mon Sep 9 2024 Job Description: Network team members assist with planning and facilitating training opportunities and development and implementation of a diligent recruitment plan semiannually and providing ongoing peer support to regional foster/adoptive/kinship parents. Network team members are expected to attend monthly regional team meetings and complete necessary paperwork to document program activities, track hours worked, and travel related to program. This is a remote position; however, must be available on campus,if ever needed. This is a grant funded position. Continuation is dependent upon funding/need. Job Requirements: Network members must have at least one year of experience as a foster/adoptive parent with a Kentucky agency and are required to either be a current foster parent or have adopted from Kentucky's foster care system. All applicants must be in good standing with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Additional Information: Hourly Rate: $16.00 Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment. Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices. Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify the office of Institutional Equity. To request an accommodation, report a complaint, or ask questions regarding WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy (#0.2040), please contact Ms. Ena Demir, Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator via email at ena.demir@wku.edu or by phone at (270) 745-6867. Ms. Demir is also responsible for coordinating the University's response to complaints related to sex and gender harassment. Additional information regarding Title IX is accessible via WKU's https://www.wku.edu/titleix/ website. Information concerning educational programs offered by WKU are provided at: http://www.wku.edu/atwku/academics.php For information related to job postings, please email employment@wku.edu.