Foster Care Licensing Worker

Wellspring Lutheran Services•Bingham Farms, MI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wellspring Lutheran Services is hiring a full-time Foster Care Licensing Worker serving Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. This hybrid, community-based role partners with prospective and licensed foster families throughout the licensing process. The worker explains requirements, supports families with paperwork and training, conducts home assessments and comprehensive home studies, identifies family strengths and readiness, and provides ongoing guidance so foster homes can offer safe, nurturing care. The role also contributes to foster parent recruitment and retention, coordinates with foster care teams, community partners, and licensing agencies, and helps families access resources and training. Work includes home visits, orientation sessions, home studies, placement coordination, training, meetings, and community recruitment activities. The position involves primarily daytime hours, with evening and occasional weekend responsibilities to accommodate foster parent training, orientations, and home visits. Local travel within the service area requires use of a personal vehicle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related human services field.
Experience working with children and families.
Valid driver’s license, good driving record, and auto insurance.
Strong assessment, communication, and documentation skills.
Ability to evaluate family strengths, needs, and readiness for foster care.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Commitment to strength-based, family-centered practice.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with individuals and families considering foster care and explain the difference they can make in a child's life.
Guide prospective families through licensing paperwork, training requirements, home assessments, and decisions about fostering.
Conduct comprehensive home studies to assess family strengths, readiness, and ability to provide safe, nurturing care.
Provide ongoing guidance to licensed foster homes, monitor compliance requirements, and connect families with resources and training.
Contribute to foster parent recruitment and retention efforts in the communities served.
Collaborate with foster care teams, community partners, and licensing agencies to help match children with families suited to their needs.
Conduct home visits, facilitate orientation sessions, complete home studies, support foster parents, coordinate placements, and provide training.