Foster Care Licensing Specialist - West Melbourne, United States - One More Child

One More Child

Verified Company

West Melbourne, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Department:

Foster Care
Direct Supervisor:

Director of Foster Care
Hiring Manager(s):

Director of Foster Care
Hiring Approver:
Regional Senior Director of Foster Care; Executive Director of Foster Care
Classification:

Full-time (40-hour work week)
FLSA Status:

Exempt (Salaried)
Description Updated:

06/2023
HR Approval Date:
06/2023
JOB SUMMARY

The Licensing Specialist plays a pivotal role in serving children and families in need through the Foster Care program of One More Child.

The Licensing Specialist will support the care and development of abused, neglected, and orphaned children by recruiting, licensing, and re-licensing foster parents and will provide on-going training and support to those licensed foster parents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

Meet and maintain the One More Child caseload standards and goals, as outlined by the Director of Foster Care Ministries and Executive Director of Foster Care in the annual goals.
Recruit Christian foster homes that meet or exceed the quality standards of the program.
Represent OMC at booths/speaking events as well as internal meetings as requested by the Director/Executive Directors.
Provide foster families and/or ensure foster families are linked with opportunities to receive all necessary training and to ensure that training is complete, current, and compliant with program standards.
License and relicense all Foster Homes on the caseload in a timely manner.
Visit Foster Homes quarterly and as needed to ensure Foster Care quality standards are met and to comply with local CBC/DCF expectations.
Ensure that every child placed in an OMC foster home for 30 days or more has a documented exposure to the Gospel.
Provide general support for all OMC Foster Families and to assist with providing 24hour oncall support/coverage to the families, which includes, but is not limited to, answering/returning calls related to placements and emergency support requests in a timely manner.
Coordinate placements and discharges for foster clients and to ensure at least 70% utilization of available placement beds.
Maintain updated case records, files, and database records in an efficient manner.
Participate in continuing education opportunities, including agency inservice training, professional seminars, workshops, and conferences and to ensure that all training requirements for certification as well as those required by OMC, statutes/administrative codes, and/or the local CBC/DCF are fulfilled annually.
Perform all other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field from an accredited college or university. _Bachelor's degrees in other fields from accredited colleges/universities can be considered on a casebycase basis but must meet the eligibility requirements for CWLC/CWCM/CWCPI certification._
Two years' experience in the Foster Care field.
If not already certified, CWLC, CWCM, or CWCPI full certification through the Florida Certification Board is required within 1 year of successful completion of Pre-Service Training.
Successful completion includes passing the Post-Test within 2 weeks of the class completion and can include up to two test attempts, the second of which will occur at the Licensing Specialist's expense.
Florida driver's license within 30 days.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Already have a Child Welfare Licensing Counselor (CWLC) certification through the Florida Certification Board (CWCM or CWCPI certifications are also acceptable.)

COMPENTENCIES

Present oneself, both at and outside of work, in a manner keeping with One More Child's Core Values of Humble, Hungry, Wise, and Called.
Strong customer services skills with the innate ability to recognize one's customer and to respond accordingly.
Ability to establish and nurture trusting and supportive relationships.
Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people, in varying settings and often during challenging life circumstances.
Strong attention to detail regarding completing quality and timely case file reports.
Strong writing, grammatical and punctuation skills.
Ability to effectively prioritize and shift gears when necessary to meet changing circumstances.
Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and non

- negotiable deadlines while traveling extensively.

Good understanding of healthy family dynamics, conflict resolution, problem solving, interpersonal relationship skills and child development.
Ability to relate positively to families needing support services and have the ability to establish nurturing, positive relationships.
Ability to assess needs and determine suitability of referrals/placements.
Ability to observe and make accurate assessments of situations.
Ability to work with frequent interruptions and in st