Licensing Coordinator - Bilingual-Spanish/English -JOR

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM • East Chicago, IN

3d • Onsite

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 role supports foster parents through licensing and documentation, works with internal and external stakeholders, and maintains accurate foster home records and bed availability information. Spanish fluency is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or a comparable human services field from an accredited institution.
• Fluency in Spanish; bilingual English/Spanish ability 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, a valid state driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle, and a good driving record.
• Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours to serve foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons 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; assist foster parents with licensing applications; initiate background checks; and deliver required foster parent training in a timely manner.
• Work collaboratively 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 in accordance with state licensing requirements and help foster parents prepare their homes for inspection.
• 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, providing licensing-process updates 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 the cross-functional team, including the Intake Team, about 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 duties as requested and conduct all work consistently with NYAP’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.
• 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