Specialized Foster Home Resource Manager

Welcome to your opportunity to change the world! If you have a servant’s heart and want to be part of something truly special, then Caritas Family Solutions needs you. We have been serving the people of Illinois since 1947 and have over 500 committed and mission-driven team members. At Caritas, we do not hire people for jobs; we find new team members for rewarding and life-changing careers that make the world better.  

If you are kind, patient, and ready to make a difference, we would love to meet you!  

Full-time employees are offered the competitive benefits outlined below:  

• Generous Paid Time Off?  
• Paid training  
• Health Insurance?  
• Dental and Vision  
• Life insurance  
• 403(b) with company contribution 5%  
• Tuition reimbursement  

We know great candidates bring a wide range of experience. If you believe you can be successful in this role, we encourage you to apply — even if you don’t meet every qualification listed.  

Job Title: Specialized Foster Home Resource Manager

Department: Foster Care  

Status: Full-Time, Exempt 

Reports To: Associate Program Director

Compensation Starting Pay: $58,000, annually 

PURPOSE: The Specialized Foster Home Resource Manager is responsible for recruiting, licensing, monitoring, and supporting specialized foster homes. This role plays a critical role in ensuring specialized youth are safe, stable and placed in therapeutically appropriate homes that can meet their behavioral, medical, developmental, and emotional needs. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.  

• Conduct comprehensive home studies, safety assessments, and background checks for specialized foster home applicants
• Prepare detailed licensing reports, corrective action plans, and renewal documentatio.
• Provide ongoing monitoring of specialized foster homes through scheduled and unannounced visits.
• Ensure full compliance with st6ate and federal licensing standards, agency policies, and accreditation requirements.
• Offer coaching, training, and hands on assistance to caregivers on trauma-informed care, behavioral management, and crisis response
• Collaborate with treatment team to develop/implement individualized support plans for foster families to promote placement success 
• Serve as a team member within the multidisciplinary team or child and family team meeting to facilitate connections between family, supports and other collateral resources
• Serve as subject-matter expert on specialized foster care licensing standards and best practices 
• Represent specialized foster care programs in internal and external workgroups, committees, and community partnerships 
• Develop and implement targeted recruitment strategies to attract caregivers capable of supporting children with high-level needs
• Facilitate orientation sessions and pre-service training for prospective caregivers

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED: Bachelor's degree in human service, related fields will be considered
• Experience Required: Minimum 2 years' experience as foster home licensing specialist or child welfare experience.                (For positions that manage staff, the years specified need to be progressive years of management experience. For all positions, the years required can be interchanged with equivalent experience from an advanced degree related to this job and/or with other relevant experience verified by applicant/incumbent). 
• Licenses/Certifications Required: CWEL, passing grade on Exam for Rule 402, Passing grade on Exam for Child Welfare Act
• Licenses/Certifications Preferred: CWEL, passing grade on Exam for Rule 402, Passing grade on Exam for Child Welfare Act
• Trauma-informed: Must display a willingness to adopt trauma informed interventions, principles, and practices as well as commitment to ongoing development of their capacity for application of trauma informed care. Realizes the prevalence of trauma among persons served by Caritas and the general population. Recognizes how trauma affects everyone involved-including clients, their families, staff, and community; and impacts behaviors. Responds to trauma by actively implementing the guiding principles of trauma informed care into their daily practice. Resists re-traumatization of persons served and staff providing services, by creating safe, welcoming, and supportive environments.
• Proficient Computer Skills In: Excel, Outlook, Word, Database Management Software, Teams, Webex

VEHICLE RELATED REQUIREMENTS:

Access to reliable transportation to get to/from work: Required. 

Access to a reliable automobile: Required.

Must provide proof of auto liability insurance (and continue to while working in this position): Required.

Must possess a valid driver's license: Required.

Additional license requirements that are necessary: N/A 

Additional considerations for this position: N/A

Drug Free Workplace: 

Caritas Family Solutions is dedicated to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive environment for our clients and employees. As part of this, a strict, drug-free workplace policy is maintained.