Licensing Coordinator - with Great Benefits

Position Title: Licensing Coordinator Reporting Relationship: Licensing Manager

Position Summary The Licensing Coordinator is responsible for licensing and retaining quality foster homes, ensuring licensed homes meet or exceed community/state and organizational needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Actively supports, represents, and extends the mission, vision, and values of the organization. • Completes all required training in a timely manner. • Support the development of potential foster parents in understanding the needs of the youth entering foster care. • Responsible for the knowledge and implementation of all rules, regulations, and policies related to foster care and foster home licensing. • Complete face-to-face meetings with each potential family within the first two weeks to answer questions and assist in the licensing process. • Assist all potential foster families in providing all required information and completing required paperwork in a timely manner. • Meet with foster parents experiencing challenges in the licensing process to identify and assist in overcoming barriers. • Develop a comprehensive home study for each potential family and submit for approval. • Maintain and update all foster home records in appropriate systems. • Provide ongoing training and support to licensed foster homes. • Complete annual evaluations and recertification of all licensed foster homes. • Support 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 and weekly supervision. • Report incidents to state and supervisory agencies when appropriate. • Performs other duties as requested. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Degree in Social Work or comparable Human Services field from an accredited institution. • Two (2) years of work experience working in direct service with youth and families strongly preferred. • A valid professional license as required and acceptable by state or contract regulations. • This position requires the candidate to be self-starter, self-managed professional who can achieve outcomes by utilizing good judgement, innovation and flexibility. • Driving personal vehicle in the performance of this job is required. Must have a valid driver’s license, vehicle in good working order, and insurance with $100,000/$300,000 limits. • Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smart phones and tablets, printers, fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet and Licensing Coordinator HR – Q4 2023 database programs. • Bilingual English/Spanish fluency required.

OTHER SKILLS • Strong A willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in the service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served. • Must be comfortable with public speaking. The Licensing Coordinator will follow a team concept, support agency goals, and care embrace the philosophy of caring for people, connecting with communities, and promoting peace. The Licensing Coordinator must be able to effectively work with, and be respectful and sensitive to, persons from diverse cultures, socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, gender identity, sexual identity, disability, religious, and racial backgrounds.