PT Licensing & Training Specialist

Thompson Child & Family Focus•Columbia, SC

13h

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 our clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. Our values are Excellence, Innovation, Commitment, Caring, and Integrity. As a Licensing and Training Specialist in the Foster Care Department, you will recruit, train, and license foster parents. This role involves providing pre-service training for potential foster parents, assessing and evaluating them based on state and agency policy, and guiding them through the licensing process. You will submit all necessary licensing documentation to the state and required agency documents. Once parents are licensed, you will ensure their training remains in compliance, provide at least quarterly supervision/assessment, maintain audit-ready files, and work with the foster care coordinator to offer comprehensive support to help foster parents maintain child placements. The position also includes public speaking and marketing to recruit families, assisting in locating placements for children, and maintaining documentation requirements. While typical work hours are 8-5, flexibility is a must for occasional evening or weekend meetings with foster parents or for marketing activities. Excellent customer service response is required, and you will work both independently and with a team to ensure the safe placement of children.

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

Nice To Haves

Passion for working with youth & adolescents
Enjoy knowing you’re making an IMPACT on the lives of others
EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, COMMITMENT, CARING, AND INTEGRITY are important to you

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
Maintain audit ready files
Work in cooperation with foster care coordinator to provide comprehensive support to help a foster parent maintain placement of children in their homes
Public speaking and marketing to recruit families
Meet with foster parents or marketing (occasional evenings or weekends)
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