Foster Care Licensing Coordinator

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM • Tampa, FL

3d • $24 - $24

About The Position

NYAP is seeking a part-time Foster Care Licensing Coordinator to serve Pasco and Pinellas Counties in Florida. Under the general supervision of the Regional Manager or designee, this role recruits, licenses, and retains quality foster homes, ensuring licensed homes meet community and organizational needs. The coordinator supports foster parents and prospective families through licensing, training, and ongoing support, with the goal of serving children, youth, and families and supporting reunification.

The position is part-time, up to 20 hours per week, with hours that vary and may include evenings or weekends. It involves daily travel to provide community-based services. Compensation is $24.00 per hour. NYAP offers training and continuing education, student loan repayment assistance of up to $1,200 per year, time off based on hours worked, partial holiday pay, a 401(k), and mileage reimbursement. Benefits are subject to eligibility under the organization's benefit policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a comparable Human Services field from an accredited institution.
• Current Florida Licensing certification.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, automotive insurance, and a good driving record.
• Car insurance with $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury coverage.
• Willingness to work flexible, non-traditional hours in service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served.
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to youth, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal customers.
• Ability to remain objective and professional and demonstrate tolerance and respect for others’ ideas and actions.
• Ability to work effectively and respectfully with people from varied cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
• Proficiency with desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, tablets, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, and word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of direct-service work experience with youth and families is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform work consistent with NYAP’s mission, values, and philosophies, and complete required training in a timely manner.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to generate inquiries from viable prospective foster homes.
• Help prospective foster parents understand the needs of youth in foster care, the expectation of mentoring primary families, and the goal of reunification.
• Recruit foster families by working with current, former, and prospective foster parents.
• Understand and implement rules, regulations, and policies related to foster care.
• Meet face-to-face with each potential family within the first two weeks to answer questions and assist with licensing.
• Help prospective foster families provide required information and complete paperwork in a timely manner.
• Meet with foster parents experiencing difficulty in the licensing process and help remove barriers.
• Prepare a comprehensive home study for each potential family and submit it 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.
• Support foster parents through information, education, meetings, support groups, and one-on-one discussions.
• Travel daily to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families in accordance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities monthly or quarterly and in weekly supervision.
• Remain objective and professional, and demonstrate tolerance and respect for others’ ideas and actions.
• Report incidents to state and supervisory agencies when appropriate.
• Follow a team concept and support agency goals and coworkers.

Benefits

• Training and continuing education and development opportunities, including topics such as PCIT, NMT, TF-CBT, BFST, CSAYC, TBRI, and FFT.
• Student loan repayment assistance up to $1,200 per year.
• Time off based on hours worked.
• Partial holiday pay.
• 401(k).
• Mileage reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level