Recruiter Trainer - Specialized Foster Care - Hernando, MS

Apelah, Inc., a Mississippi-based health, human, and social services nonprofit, is seeking a compassionate candidate to join its Specialized Foster Care team as a Recruiter/Trainer in Hernando, MS. This full-time position will closely work with children experiencing emotional, behavioral, and/or medical issues and foster families. The Recruiter/Trainer is responsible for assisting in selection and pre-service training of all foster family applicants. Some of the duties of the Recruiter/Trainer include, but are not limited to: recruiting new foster homes; completion of all stakeholder requirements for initial licensure of foster homes; drafting thorough home studies using the SAFE format; completing IMPACT training; completion of annual foster home re-evaluations; ensuring foster home compliance; and maintaining accurate case records.

Apelah offers excellent benefits and perks, including but not limited to:

• Voluntary health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances

• Within the first month of hire, the agency provides 24/7 access to FREE, co-payless, basic medical and behavioral health benefits with U.S.- based, prescription-writing physicians to the employee and all household members through Teladoc.

• 403(b) retirement savings plan with agency match.

• Annual longevity bonus

• Referral bonuses

• 10 paid holidays per year

• 12 sick days per year with rollover

• 15 vacation days per year (increases with longevity)

• 8 hours volunteer leave per year

• 3 days bereavement leave per year

• Cellular phone stipend

• Company-sponsored group life insurance, LTD/STD

• Infant-at-Work Program/Child Care Stipend

• Employee discounts on shopping, entertainment, travel, and wellness through Vizient Member Perks Program

• Employee Emergency Assistance

• Educational Incentive Bonus for completion of certificates and degrees

• Remote work environment

• Travel reimbursement

• On-call pay

• Automatic salary increases commensurate with experience

WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME AN APELAH TEAM MEMBER:

• To be apart of a results-driven team

• To have flexibility and autonomy to balance your work and life

• To make a difference in a vulnerable children’s lives

• To be a valued member of a recognized Top Workplace

Apelah provides homes of refuge and healing to special needs foster children and in-home services to the elderly and disabled so that they may remain living independently in their own homes.

Apelah is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Bachelor's Degree in a human service-related field is required for this position; preference will be given to a candidate with a Master's Degree.

• One (1) year of relevant experience working with children with emotional, behavioral and/or medical needs and their families/other caregivers.

Salary : $45,284 - $51,634