Foster Care Licensing Coordinator

Position Summary

This position works to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the children and families served. It involves recruiting, licensing, and retaining quality foster homes, ensuring they meet or exceed community and organizational needs.

Responsibilities

• Completes all required training in a timely manner.
• Develops and implements recruitment strategies that generate the quantity and quality of inquiries for viable licensed foster homes.
• Supports the development of potential foster parents in understanding the needs of the youth entering foster care, the expectation of mentoring primary families, and the goal of reunification of youth with the primary family.
• Works with current, former, and prospective foster parents to recruit new foster families.
• Responsible for the knowledge and implementation of all rules, regulations, and policies related to foster care.
• Completes face-to-face meetings with each potential family within the first two weeks to answer questions and assist in the licensing process.
• Aids foster parents experiencing difficulty in the licensing process to remove barriers.
• Develops a comprehensive home study for each potential family and submits for approval.
• Maintains and updates all foster home records in appropriate systems.
• Provides ongoing training and support to licensed foster homes.
• Completes annual evaluations and recertification of all licensed foster homes.
• Supports foster parents including providing information, education, meetings, support groups, and one-on-one discussions.
• Travels daily to provide community-based services to, and on behalf of, youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement activities on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Actively participates in the weekly supervision process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or comparable Human Services field from an accredited institution.
• Candidate must have current FL Licensing certification or Child Welfare certification.
• 2 years of work experience working in direct service with youth and families strongly preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, automotive insurance, and a good driving record.
• 100,000/300,000 Bodily Injury required for car insurance.
• A willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in the service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served.
• Capacity to remain objective and professional in all areas of job function.
• Demonstrates tolerance and respect for the ideas and actions of others.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, printers, fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet and database programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or comparable Human Services field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience working in direct service with youth and families.
• Current FL Licensing certification or Child Welfare certification.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, automotive insurance, and a good driving record.
• Proficient use of technology and software.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for you and your family!
• 22 days off each year!
• 11 paid holidays per year!
• Competitive salaries and benefits including a 401(k) plan.
• Summer hours (reduced work week).
• Tuition assistance.
• Work anniversary trips.
• Parental leave.
• Flexible hours.
• Mileage reimbursement.

Pay

$50,000/yr.

Schedule

Full-time to include evenings and weekends as necessary.