Initial Licensing Specialist

Position Summary

Necco is seeking an Initial Licensing Specialist to lead, manage, and direct recruitment and retention policies, procedures, and practices across all US locations. The ideal candidate should thrive on strategic thinking and delivering real results.

Recruitment

• Ensure targeted recruitment to meet current demand by utilizing data
• Carry out the annual recruitment plan
• Mine existing and prospective parents for referrals
• Establish Necco as a leader in foster care through community education and outreach
• Build relationships with foster parents, local businesses, news media, churches, community organizations, and business leaders
• Collaborate with staff, foster parents, and community-based influencers to develop and implement ongoing recruitment methods
• Manage CRM to reflect accurate and timely data regarding leads/opportunities and activities
• Follow up with prospective foster parents via phone, email, text, face-to-face, and direct mail
• Respond to inquiries within 24 hours (excluding weekends)

Certification

• Lead the certification process as required by state licensing, including initial training, home study process, and approval to be a foster home
• Maintain knowledge of current state regulations relating to foster homes
• Assess families for fostering ability throughout training and home study processes
• Provide foster parent training classes for certification according to state requirements
• Make recommendations for needed training in growth areas
• Participate in the admissions process from youth referral to first placement
• Ensure accuracy of foster parent records in the database

Initial Training

• Manage all aspects of foster parent initial training
• Train on Hobb’s principles of Re-Education and Necco culture

Corporate Citizen

• Provide on-call advisory and support to foster families, reporting and documenting activities
• Practice Ruthless Pragmatism
• Engage in peer-to-peer feedback
• Know and live the Necco corporate culture principles
• Embody the 3 essential virtues of Humble, Hungry, and Smart
• Drive individual performance scorecards
• Adhere to and contribute to the Necco meeting structure

Position Qualifications

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• Bachelor's degree in human services or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in social work or a related human service field, or a Board of Regents degree with human service concentration, or a bachelor's degree and completed department-approved training provided by the child placing agency (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree from an accredited four-year college or university (or equivalent combination of education and experience), supplemented by at least 7 hours in behavioral sciences, such as social work, psychology, and sociology
• One year of casework experience can be substituted for the 7 hours
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in the human services field
• 100/300/100 Auto Insurance Coverage and Valid Driver’s license
• Experience with training
• Excellent computer skills and ability to learn new skills and/or programs
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Successful completion of all required criminal background checks
• Willingness to travel/training

Necco Commitment

Necco values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable work environment. We embrace individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and believe that a diverse team fosters innovation and creativity. We actively seek candidates from all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages to join our organization. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for employment and advancement to all qualified individuals and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.