Bethany ischanging the world through family. We began our work by serving one child morethan 75 years ago. Today, Bethany is an international Christian nonprofit partnering with communities in more than 30 states and in several countriesaround the world. We strengthen and preserve families, support displaced peoplefleeing danger, and find safe, loving families for children who need them.Bethany is at the forefront of creating and implementing solutions to meet thegrowing needs of vulnerable children and families in the U.S. and around theworld.

The Intake and Family Coach Coordinator is the key leadership role taking end-to-end operational
oversight of all the Safe Families engagements via volunteer family coaches.
This position is primarily responsible for community outreach, intake, and vetting, training, and coaching
volunteers. This individual will conduct end-to-end operational coordination of all the Bethany Safe
Families for Children hosting arrangements and services.
This position is expected to work independently with regular supervision, while following the guidelines
given on procedures, along with agency, contractual, federal, and state regulatory requirements.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide safety oversight of Safe Families program implementation;
• Develop and establish positive relationships with referral sources to ensure referral numbers meet
  performance metrics;
• Provide emergency and on-call support to Safe Families volunteers;
• Assist in promoting program community relations and publicity to include but not limited to
  outreach to community service providers;
• Build and maintain positive relationships with church representatives and community agencies;
• Conduct home assessments and complete the documentation according to program guidelines;
• Facilitate or assist with interviews of all Host Families and Family Coaches, along with submitting
  documentation and assessments to their Supervisor for final approval or denial of volunteers;
• Supervise, train, and support the Family Coach and Host Family volunteers on all aspects of the
  hosting process, to include being available on an emergency and on-call basis;
• Effectively encourage Family Coaches to help parents set goals and work towards accomplishing
  the goals;
• Fulfil role as Family Coach to help parents set goals and work towards accomplishing goals, as
  needed;
• Assist with maintaining all Safe Families volunteers’ files to ensure completeness;
• Assist in the networking process for local community resource providers to create a referral base
  and resource network;
• Consult with supervisor on referrals to determine program “fit” for host families, while also
  assisting with establishing hosting arrangements;
• Plan, develop, and administer the program to ensure the basic developmental, and therapeutic
  needs of clients in care are met;
• Develop and implement trainings for volunteers:
• Actively participate in the tracking and reporting of information pertinent to recruitment, training,
  and vetting volunteers;
• Assist in the volunteer selection, transportation, and placement of children into Host Family
  homes and other supportive services with Safe Family volunteers;
• Maintain documentation according to program guidelines;
• Assist in the connection of Safe Families volunteers, local churches, and community members;
• May assist with recruitment and training of new host families in some locations;
• Maintain current knowledge pertaining to Safe Families family coaching; while also continuing
  professional development through seminars and conferences;
• Serve as a champion for the compassionate ethos of Safe Families, and show kindness and
  hospitality to those in need;
• Participate in all Safe Families staff functions, meetings, trainings, and supervision;
• Participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities;
• Participate in fundraising activities and other events that promote the Safe Families for Children
  movement;
• Complete other duties as assigned.