Job Details
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for the Foster Parent Coach position please email a cover letter, resume, and three professional references to ...@childbridgemontana.org. In your cover letter, please detail your interest in our mission and how you see yourself making an impact in this role.
WHO WE ARE
The Crisis: The truth is there are not enough equipped families to care for Montana s most vulnerable children who enter the foster care system due to abuse and neglect.
The Solution: Whether a child s need is a few days, a few months, or forever our vision is a family for every child. We raise up bold and passionate Christians to do the hard work of caring for these children in our communities. Our mission is to find and equip foster and adoptive families for children who have suffered abuse and neglect.
Organizational Values:
We are fearless. Our faces are as lions.
They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions. 1 Chronicles 12:8
We see the unseen. What can be compels us.
So we fix our eyes, not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. 2 Corinthians 4:18
We are ambassadors. We bear the image of another.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness and into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9
We go out in joy. Our path is marked by light.
For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12
THE ROLE
The Foster Parent Coach s primary focus is to educate foster families through training and resources that are needed to care for a child who has suffered abuse and neglect, returning families to their scriptural obedience to foster. The Parent Coach also creates opportunities for connection and community amongst the foster families and assists in writing training curriculum that is used throughout of Child Bridge s equipping services.
THE DAY TO DAY
Your essential duties and responsibilities:
- Meet with foster families to identify needs, provide coaching, and connect them with appropriate and actionable resources.
- Present training curriculum to foster families in the form of small groups, classroom style presentations, etc.
- Write training curriculum for a variety of mediums including but not limited to studies, blog posts, videos, etc.
- Contribute to and offer ideas for the Resource Library including but not limited to videos, blog posts, external resources, etc.
- Regularly coordinate and host ongoing trainings, both in person and virtually.
- Ground families in their scriptural obedience of fostering.
- Create opportunities for foster families to connect with one another and develop community amongst themselves.
- Develop and maintain relationships with local churches, as the Church is the primary partner to host equipping services.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date training and coaching records with families, churches, and other partners.
- Timely provide and complete requests from internal stakeholders.
- Inspire a working environment that passionately lives out the mission, vision, and values of Child Bridge.
Work Environment
- The normal work environment is an office environment with meetings offsite in conference areas, coffee shops, and/or other public spaces. Other working environments may include parks, event centers, other family-oriented meeting spaces, and family homes. Due to the nature of these spaces, weather and temperature may vary. Churches are a regular environment space for recruiting and coaching efforts.
- Noise level in the work environment is moderate.
- The work schedule varies based on the needs of the organization and will have weekend and evening work.
- Regular travel within region of responsibility.
- Travel other regional office sites, team gathering locations, and event sites on an as needed basis.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must demonstrate capacity or potential to perform each essential duty with excellence. The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the major functions of this position and are not intended to be a detailed description of all the work/functions that may be required. Other duties may be assigned. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
TO BE SUCCESSFUL
Your knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Understanding of trauma and how it affects development and behaviors in children.
- Knowledge of child welfare and/or the foster care system.
- Knowledge of and ability to communicate the Biblical call to fostering.
- Goal-oriented with high regard for accountability to the mission, impact outcomes, and performance measures.
- Sound perception in conversations, observation, judgment, and decision making. You know how to listen both to the said and unsaid, you know how to ask questions to gather more information, and you know how to take the next right step.
- Highly efficient in time and project management. You are self-disciplined and forward-thinking, providing deliverables in a quality and timely manner.
- Warm and relational verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. You can connect with a variety of people in a range of settings (small gatherings, large groups, individual meetings, etc.).
- Skilled at group facilitation in a variety of settings, kindly redirecting individuals back to the discussion topic as required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality under a wide range of circumstances.
- Active learner willing to collaborate with others and learn new ideas. We are always learning, and you enjoy growing in knowledge and skill along the journey.
- Proficient in Microsoft office suite. We use it all: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint.
- Capable of working with a variety of technology including CRMs, video conferencing, cloud-based applications, etc. Our team is spread across the state, so we are always online.
Your education, certification, experience and/or other requirements:
- Bachelor s degree in communications or education is preferred and a minimum of 3 years of working experience. Equivalent education and experience will be considered.
- Preferred experience with TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention).
- Must have a valid driver s license, active and up to date liability coverage, and a dependable vehicle.
Physical Demands
- 1/3 of the time be able to: climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; lift up to 50 pounds; push or pull up to 25 pounds.
- 3/4 of the time be able to: stand; sit; walk; use close vision (20 inches or less) for computer work; reach with hands and arms.
- 3/4 of the time be able to: consistently use hands; talk and hear.
The above is representative of the faith, values, knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, physical demands and other requirements an employee needs while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.