Licensing Coordinator - Bilingual-Spanish/English -JOR

National Youth Advocate Program • Duluth, GA

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About The Position

The Foster Home Licensing Coordinator for La Jornada is responsible for licensing, re-licensing, and retaining quality foster homes for short-term transitional foster care, and ensuring licensed homes meet or exceed bed capacity in the assigned location. The coordinator conducts home studies, supports foster parents through licensing and documentation, coordinates inspections and training, maintains records, and works with foster parents, internal teams, and state and federal stakeholders. The position requires fluency in Spanish and a bachelor’s degree in social work or a comparable human services field.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or a comparable human services field from an accredited institution.
• Fluency in Spanish; bilingual English/Spanish is required.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Valid state driver’s license, reliable personal vehicle, and good driving record.
• Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily liability coverage.
• Proficiency with desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, tablets, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, and word-processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in support of foster caregivers, families of origin, and people served.
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to minors served, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal customers.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Support, represent, and extend the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Conduct home studies; help foster parents complete licensing applications; initiate background checks; and deliver required foster parent training in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with the Foster Parent Recruiter to meet foster parents’ licensing and documentation needs and identify and address licensing barriers.
• Develop a comprehensive home study for each potential family and submit it for approval.
• Schedule required foster home inspections under state licensing requirements and help foster parents prepare for inspections.
• Follow the recruitment and retention plan to help foster families meet and maintain initial and ongoing training, certification, and licensure requirements.
• Maintain regular communication with foster parents, keeping them informed about the licensing process and resolving licensing issues.
• Maintain ongoing contact with state licensing agencies and state and federal stakeholders as needed.
• Serve as the program subject matter expert on licensing, recruiting, and bed capacity.
• Update cross-functional teams, including the Intake Team, on bed availability and complete reports and logs.
• Upload, maintain, and update foster parent information and home records in Evolve; organize and maintain physical files for audits.
• Represent the program in state file audits as required.
• Perform other duties as requested and conduct all work consistently with the organization’s mission, values, and philosophies.

Benefits

• 33 paid days off each year: 11 holidays and 22 days of PTO.
• Healthcare benefits for employees and their families.
• Pet insurance with discounts and reimbursements.
• Competitive salaries and benefits, including a 401(k).
• Summer hours off, including half-day Fridays and work anniversary trips.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Phone allowance.
• Student loan repayment assistance.
• CEUs and ongoing training and education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time