Foster Care Licensing Coordinator
About The Position
The Foster Care Licensing Coordinator is responsible for maintaining annual recertifications, retaining quality foster homes, and ensuring licensed homes meet or exceed community and organizational needs. Under the general supervision of the Licensing Supervisor, the coordinator works closely with foster parents and community partners, providing advocacy and support toward the goal of youth living safely and successfully in the community. The role travels daily to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families, in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements. The coordinator is expected to follow a team concept, support agency goals and coworkers, and work respectfully and sensitively with people from varied cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a comparable Human Services field from an accredited institution.
- Active and valid professional licensure.
- At least 1 year of direct-service work experience with youth and families.
- Willingness to obtain TIER 1 and TIER 2 certifications.
- Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served.
- Ability to be flexible and responsive to youth served, foster caregivers, and system partners.
- Excellent time-management and relationship-building skills.
- Good computer and technology skills.
- Valid driver’s license, reliable personal transportation, and a good driving record.
- Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability.
- Ability to work as part of a team and to be respectful and sensitive to people from varied cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
Nice To Haves
- LSW preferred.
- TIER 1 and TIER 2 certifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement recruitment strategies to generate inquiries for viable licensed foster homes.
- Help prospective foster parents understand the needs of youth entering foster care, the expectation of mentoring primary families, and the goal of reunification with the primary family.
- Work with current, former, and prospective foster parents to retain families.
- Complete face-to-face meetings with each foster family to maintain licensure.
- Meet with foster parents to remove barriers in the licensing process.
- Complete comprehensive family home studies and submit them for approval.
- Maintain and update foster home records in appropriate systems.
- Provide ongoing training and support to licensed foster homes.
- Complete annual evaluations and recertification of licensed foster homes.
- Prepare adoption finalization paperwork.
- Travel daily to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
- Perform other job duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 22 days of paid time off.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- $50 per month phone reimbursement when using a personal device.
- Half-day Fridays during the summer.
- Student loan supplemental payment assistance after 30 days of employment for qualifying loans.
- Free supervision for employees seeking Independent Licensure hours.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
