Foster Parent Business Development & Community Engagement Specialist NEW

Are you a Natural Networker, Recruiter, or Relationship Builder? Do you enjoy meeting new people, building relationships, and helping others make life-changing decisions? SAFY is seeking a full-time Foster Parent Business Development & Community Engagement Specialist for our Indianapolis division.

This position is in office when they are not meeting people in the community.

SAFY is looking for a highly motivated, results-driven professional to recruit, engage, and guide prospective foster families throughout the foster parent journey. This is not a traditional social work role. This position is ideal for professionals with backgrounds in sales, recruiting, admissions, fundraising, business development, account management, community relations, customer success, or outreach.

Success in this position requires initiative, persistence, relationship-building skills, and a passion for helping children and families. If you enjoy generating leads, managing a pipeline, cultivating relationships, and achieving measurable goals, we want to hear from you.

Who We Are

At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures, and our vision is Stronger Families. Thriving Communities: Lasting change for every youth. For 40 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are a team of 500 employees across seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive

What You’ll Do

Build and Manage a Foster Parent Recruitment Pipeline

• Identify and engage prospective foster parents through community outreach, networking, referrals, events, social media, and relationship-building activities.
• Generate and manage leads from initial inquiry through licensing and onboarding.
• Maintain consistent follow-up with prospective foster families through phone calls, text messages, emails, and face-to-face meetings.
• Develop strategies to attract qualified foster parent applicants throughout the assigned territory.
• Meet or exceed recruitment and conversion goals.

Develop Community Relationships

• Build partnerships with businesses, faith-based organizations, schools, healthcare providers, civic groups, and community leaders.
• Represent SAFY at community events, networking opportunities, presentations, and recruitment activities.
• Expand SAFY’s visibility and reputation throughout the community.
• Identify new opportunities to increase awareness and foster parent recruitment.

Guide Prospective Foster Families

• Serve as the primary point of contact throughout the foster parent recruitment process.
• Build trust and rapport with prospective foster families.
• Educate families regarding foster parenting and licensing requirements.
• Address questions, concerns, and barriers that may impact a family’s decision to move forward.
• Help families navigate the licensing and onboarding process.

Drive Results Through Effective Pipeline Management

• Track recruitment activity, lead status, conversion rates, and outcomes using database and CRM systems.
• Analyze recruitment metrics and implement strategies to improve performance.
• Maintain accurate and timely records.
• Prepare recruitment updates and performance reports.

Support Foster Family Retention

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a positive onboarding experience.
• Maintain engagement with newly licensed foster families.
• Assist with foster parent appreciation, recognition, and retention efforts.

What Success Looks Like

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy:

• Building relationships and connections within the community.
• Meeting measurable goals and performance targets.
• Managing a pipeline of leads and prospects.
• Influencing and motivating individuals through meaningful conversations.
• Working independently while remaining highly accountable.
• Creating opportunities through networking and outreach.
• Turning interest into action.

The Ideal Candidate Has Experience In:

• Sales
• Recruiting
• Admissions
• Business Development
• Fundraising
• Customer Success
• Account Management
• Membership Development
• Community Relations
• Community Outreach
• Marketing and Lead Generation

Individuals who have successfully worked in positions with goals, quotas, recruitment targets, fundraising targets, or business development objectives are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum two years of experience in sales, recruitment, admissions, business development, fundraising, marketing, community outreach, customer success, or similar relationship-focused roles.
• Demonstrated success meeting goals, performance targets, quotas, or measurable outcomes.
• Excellent relationship-building, networking, and communication skills.
• Strong organization and follow-through skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel throughout assigned service areas.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Human Services, or a related field.
• Experience utilizing CRM systems or lead-tracking software.
• Experience delivering presentations to groups and community organizations.
• Bilingual skills.

Why Join SAFY?

• Targeted hiring range: $55,000 – $75,000
• Compensation is commensurate with transferable experience, education and licensure of candidate, location of the position, along with internal equity and budgeted amount for the role.
• Comprehensive benefit plan options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings account options to meet your needs
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
• 10 paid holidays per year + 3 float holidays, generous sick & vacation time and an additional day off for your birthday
• All regular full and part-time staff are eligible for quarterly and/or annual bonuses
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 each year
• CEU Reimbursement up to $1,000 each year
• On demand access to earned wages through Zayzoom
• Gain leadership skills, develop your clinical expertise, or earn CEUs with access to over 1,000 courses on our learning platform or through our talented in-house training department
• Clinical Supervision Reimbursement up to $300 per month
• Employee Assistance Program with 6 free visits per year
• First Stop Health A virtual Healthcare benefit
• Free Financial Advisor Services
• Support Services for alternative Health Insurance and benefit credit reimbursement options
• Employee and Foster Parent Referral bonus program
• Leave donation program
• Adoption Assistance 
• Mileage reimbursement
• Your choice of company paid cell phone or phone stipend

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are energized by building relationships, developing community partnerships, achieving measurable goals, and helping children find safe, supportive families, we’d love to meet you.

Join SAFY and help create stronger families, thriving communities, and lasting change for every youth.

SAFY is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. SAFY does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of SAFY, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.