Licensing Specialist

Overview

SAFY is seeking a full-time Licensing Specialist for our Lexington division in Kentucky. As a Licensing Specialist, you will be responsible for the licensing and retaining of quality foster homes and / or adoptive parents. Ensure licensed homes and foster parents meet or exceed community and organizational needs and requirements to meet the needs of the youth we serve.

Base pay range

$43,900.00 / yr - $60,000.00 / yr

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the knowledge and implementation of all foster parent onboarding and retention rules, regulations, and organizational policies.
• Provide development and training of prospective foster parents in understanding needs of the youth and their home environment; provide ongoing training and support to licensed foster homes.
• Establish and maintain a supportive and positive working relationship with youth, foster parents, community organizations, referring agencies, and other SAFY stakeholders.
• Complete home visits with each potential family to answer questions, assess family for ability to foster, provide recommendations for needed training in growth areas and assist in the licensing process.
• Develop comprehensive home study for each family in accordance with all local regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Provide all required information and assist families in completing paperwork in a timely manner; maintain and update all records in appropriate systems.
• Complete annual evaluations and ensure all documentation and compliance requirements are met to re-certify foster parents and homes.
• Collaborate with internal partners to implement a strategy for recruitment, retention, and foster parent support.
• Support foster parents by providing information on education, meetings, support groups, retention activities and on-one-one discussions.
• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship, sensitive and responsive to the cultural differences with all levels of SAFY staff, clients, families and vendors.
• Ability to work nontraditional hours daily / weekly to fulfill position duties; may include weekends.
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Assist division with recruitment efforts.
• Other duties or special projects as assigned.

What You Bring

We are looking for people from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are inspired by our noble mission to make a difference in the lives of the children and families in our care. You'll be right at home if you are willing to learn from successes as well as setbacks, persevere in challenges and adversity, cultivate collaborative relationships, understand and leverage diversity, advocate for equity, aspire to work inclusively, and partner to drive your work and that of your team to the next level.

Qualifications

What We Offer

Equal Opportunity

SAFY is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. SAFY does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of SAFY, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.

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