Foster Care/Licensing Program Supervisor
About The Position
As a Foster Care/Licensing Supervisor in the Foster Care department, you will provide leadership, oversight, and support to Licensing and Training Specialists while ensuring foster home recruitment, licensing, compliance, and support activities meet regulatory standards and organizational expectations. You will oversee workflows, monitor performance and outcomes, provide coaching and supervision, and ensure that licensing activities are completed accurately, timely, and in a trauma-informed manner consistent with Thompson’s CARE principles. A typical day as a Foster Care/Licensing Supervisor will include reviewing licensing and re-licensing status reports, conducting individual supervision and coaching with Licensing and Training Specialists, reviewing foster home files for accuracy and compliance, supporting recruitment strategy and pipeline management, addressing barriers impacting licensing timelines, and collaborating with program leadership and system partners to ensure continuity of foster family support. You may also assist with scheduling coverage, responding to urgent licensing issues, supporting staff development, and participating in operational or quality review meetings. As a Foster Care/Licensing Supervisor, this role is typically community-based or hybrid, requiring flexibility to support staff and foster families during some evenings or occasional weekends as needed for orientations, trainings, or recruitment activities, while maintaining standard business hours for supervision, meetings, and compliance responsibilities.
Requirements
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Meet any credentialing, licensing and privileging standards as it pertains to the program(s) they lead.
- Bachelor’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or
- Master’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; or
- Master’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or
- Bachelor’s degree in human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of directly related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Verified 3 years of work experience as a high performing individual contributor in a related field.
- Exposure to leadership/management experiences either through short term project management, coordination, training or actual leadership positions.
- Displays the capacity/coachability for future growth and development as a leader.
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, oversight, and support to Licensing and Training Specialists.
- Ensure foster home recruitment, licensing, compliance, and support activities meet regulatory standards and organizational expectations.
- Oversee workflows, monitor performance and outcomes.
- Provide coaching and supervision to staff.
- Ensure licensing activities are completed accurately, timely, and in a trauma-informed manner.
- Review licensing and re-licensing status reports.
- Conduct individual supervision and coaching with Licensing and Training Specialists.
- Review foster home files for accuracy and compliance.
- Support recruitment strategy and pipeline management.
- Address barriers impacting licensing timelines.
- Collaborate with program leadership and system partners to ensure continuity of foster family support.
- Assist with scheduling coverage.
- Respond to urgent licensing issues.
- Support staff development.
- Participate in operational or quality review meetings.
Benefits
- 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid holidays!
- Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Life insurance options
- 401K Match
- Education Reimbursement
- Referral Bonus
- Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through FAFSA after 10 years of service
- Paid time off for volunteering in the community
- Free EAP services
- Mileage Reimbursement
- iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
- Multiple opportunities for growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
