Foster Care Program Associate
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Foster Care Program Associate
Consults with: Managers, assistant managers, and Country Program Director.
Department/Group: Orphan Care Management
Reports to: International Director In Austin Texas.
Location: Batibo town, Batibo Subdivision, Momo Division, NW Province, Cameroon, Africa
Is Travel Required: Yes, must travel and live in Cameroon at the location stated. Will need to purchase your plane ticket yourself but will be refunded monthly (please see benefits below)
Benefits: Please see benefits at the bottom of the page.
Position Type: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8hrs / day. 40hrs per week.
HR Contact: Kenneth
Recruitment begins: Rolling basis.
Posting Expires: Ongoing
Required Training: If accepted, you will be required to receive training in Austin Texas before travel.
Term of Employment: At Least One Year. Renewable on a yearly basis.
Job Purpose:
Transform the lives of orphans from homelessness/hopelessness/poverty/exploitation to children who are successful in school, filled with hope; by supervising the recruitment of qualified abandoned orphans from the villages, and putting them into one of our three programs, and providing counseling, meeting needs, and sponsorship
Note: Training is provided in the US and on the job.
With training, this staff will work with the Manager to do the following duties.
Duties:
•Supervise the foster care program and reports to the manager and country program director.
•Maintains foster care program staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Transform children’s lives by recruiting, orienting, supporting, coaching, and sending them to school.
• Manage the organization’s finances: Oversee all expenditures and receipts of money.
• Ensure that the foster care program is running properly.
• Ensure that all children in foster homes are well cared for.
• Ensure that all foster parents have been counseled and supported to care for orphans.
• Counsel guardians / relatives of orphans and inform them of expectations.
• Write reports and take photos that will be sent to our U.S team for dissemination to partners.
• Ensure that only qualified orphans are selected for sponsorship.
• Assist in organizing biannual Foster Parent Education Conferences.
Skills/Qualifications:
• Must be able to communicate well in English. Strong sense of customer service. Good organizational skills. Experience with children is helpful but not required.
• Must be highly motivated by a desired to serve the poor and to see lives transformed.
• A high school diploma, its equivalent or higher is required for this position. For this job, passion, a heart for the poor, commitment to serving the poor are more important than the level of education as long as you have at least a high school diploma.