PT Licensing & Training Specialist

Thompson Child & Family Focus•Greenville, 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 their clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. Their 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. You will provide pre-service training for potential foster parents and assess and evaluate them based on state and agency policy. You will guide potential parents through the licensing process and submit all required documentation to the state and agency. Once licensed, you will ensure foster parents' training remains in compliance, provide at least quarterly supervision/assessment, maintain audit-ready files, and work in cooperation with the foster care coordinator to provide comprehensive support to help foster parents maintain placement of children in their homes. This role also involves public speaking and marketing to recruit families. A typical day includes work hours from 8-5, with flexibility required for occasional evenings or weekends to meet with foster parents or for marketing. The position requires excellent customer service, assisting in locating placements for children, working both independently and with a team, 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 and 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
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