HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services (HSVS) Nuevo Camino program is dedicated to providing 38 unaccompanied minors, ages 5-12, with a supportive, nurturing environment through transitional foster homes, daily education Monday - Friday, and supportive wrap-around services in the East Brooklyn section of New York City. Our program is rooted in ensuring that service delivery is trauma-informed, culturally appropriate, and tailored to the needs of each child while maintaining all program requirements of ORR. 

 

The Nuevo Camino Recruiter is primarily responsible for recruiting, training, and licensing foster homes intended to work with Unaccompanied Children in Transitional Foster Care (TFC). This individual will also be responsible for coordinating TFC foster care placements, while also overseeing foster care parent orientation and training, retention, and advocacy, and become involved in community foster parent coalitions, or relevant groups which promote sustainability in TFC placements. 

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions of Position: 

Participate in team meetings and/or individual supervision to review ongoing foster home issues to ensure families’ needs are met 

Re-license homes, complete annual evaluations, coordinate transfers, relocations, and closures of foster homes 

Conduct post-placement follow-ups on foster homes 

Work with the assigned case manager and supervisors at the respective site 

Maintain current available homes and on-call list for future referrals 

Coordinate the functions of the respite program and facilitate substitute care in accordance with state and contract policy, when needed 

Conduct the orientation pre-service training for foster home requirements 

Develop, plan, coordinate, and facilitate ongoing foster parent training programs 

Serve as a consultant to caseworkers regarding foster home issues or problem 

Recruit and license foster homes, to include conducting training and monitoring the training progress of homes 

Participate in foster parent activities and meetings 

Assist in coordinating special events, such as but not limited to the Foster Parent Appreciation Dinner 

Develop written materials for foster parents, such as a handbook, brochures, and other informational material 

Plan and participate in the annual Foster/Adopt conferences 

Evaluate issues of recruitment, retention, and advocacy of foster families 

Investigate complaints on foster homes and work cooperatively with law enforcement and child protective services, as needed 

Participate in 24-hour on-call schedule rotation when needed 

Promptly respond to emergency placement needs outside of normal business hours