Licensing & Training Specialist

Thompson Child & Family Focus•Columbia, SC

About The Position

Thompson was founded in 1886 as an orphanage and has grown into an organization operating across the Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Thompson’s continuum of care encompasses three domains: prevention, mental health services, and foster care. All Thompson programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based/evidence-informed with the intention of building resilience in clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. The organization's values are Excellence, Innovation, Commitment, Caring, and Integrity. As a Licensing and Training Specialist in the Foster Care Department, the role involves recruiting, training, and licensing foster parents. This includes providing pre-service training, assessing and evaluating potential foster parents based on state and agency policy, and guiding them through the licensing process by submitting all required documentation. Post-licensing, the specialist ensures foster parents' training compliance, provides quarterly supervision/assessment, maintains audit-ready files, and collaborates with the foster care coordinator to support foster parents in maintaining child placements. The role also includes public speaking and marketing for family recruitment. A typical day involves work hours from 8 AM to 5 PM, with required flexibility for occasional evenings or weekends to meet with foster parents or for marketing activities. Key aspects include excellent customer service, assisting in child placements, working independently and as part of a team to ensure safe placements, and maintaining documentation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in social work or related field
A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience
Must have a valid Driver’s License
Meet any credentialing, licensing and privileging standards as it pertains to the program(s) you lead (Meets criteria as a Qualified Professional in South Carolina.)
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite application software
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Pass a drug screening test
Pass an extensive background check

Responsibilities

Recruit, Train, and license foster parents
Provide pre-service training for potential foster parents
Assess and evaluate potential foster parents based on state and agency policy
Guide potential parents through the licensing process and submit all licensing documentation to the state as well as required agency documents
Ensure foster parents training remains in compliance once licensed
Provide at least quarterly supervision/assessment to foster parents
Maintain audit ready files
Work in cooperation with foster care coordinator to provide the comprehensive support to help a foster parent maintain placement of children in their homes
Public speaking and marketing to recruit families
Provide excellent customer service response
Assist in locating placements for children
Work both independently and with a team to ensure safe placement of children
Maintain documentation requirements

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
Eligibility to apply for the state loan repayment program that repays up to $50,000 of student loans
Paid time off for volunteering in the community
Free EAP services
Mileage Reimbursement
iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
Multiple opportunities for growth