Licensing Coordinator - Bilingual-Spanish/English -JOR

National Youth Advocate Program • East Chicago, IN

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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 applications and licensing requirements, and works with internal teams and external agencies to maintain compliant, well-documented foster homes. The role requires fluency in Spanish and English, frequent travel, and flexibility to work non-traditional hours in response to the needs of foster caregivers, families, and people served.

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.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, tablets, printers, fax machines, and photocopiers, as well as word-processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily liability coverage.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Valid state driver’s license, reliable personal vehicle, and good driving record.
• Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours to serve foster caregivers, families of origin, and people served.
• Flexibility and responsiveness to minors served, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal customers.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent travel and driving, extended periods of sitting and standing, and occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

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, assist foster parents with licensing applications, initiate background checks, and deliver required foster parent training in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with the Foster Parent Recruiter to address foster parents’ licensing and documentation needs and identify and overcome licensing barriers.
• Develop a comprehensive home study for each potential family and submit it for approval.
• Schedule required foster home inspections under state licensing rules and help foster parents prepare their homes 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, provide licensing-process updates, and resolve licensing issues.
• Maintain 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 the cross-functional team, including the Intake Team, on bed availability and complete reports and logs.
• Upload, maintain, and update foster parent information and home records in the Evolve Program; organize and maintain physical files for audits.
• Represent the program in state file audits as required.
• Perform other requested duties and conduct all work consistently with the organization’s mission, values, and philosophies.

Benefits

• 33 paid days off each year, including 11 holidays and 22 days of PTO.
• Healthcare benefits for employees and their families.
• Pet insurance with discounts and reimbursements.
• 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.
• Competitive salaries and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time