Licensing Specialist

Overview

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

Who We Are

At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures. For 40 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea – children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are a team of 500 employees across seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive.

• 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-on-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.
• Other duties or special projects as assigned.

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.

• LBSW, LMSW, LSW or LCSW is REQUIRED in the State of Alabama.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in the field of social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, child & family studies is required.
• Three years of relevant experience is required with above listed degrees and experience in child welfare preferred.

• Targeted hiring range: $45,000-$62,000
• Compensation is commensurate with transferrable experience, education and licensure of candidate, location of the position, along with internal equity and budgeted amount for the role.
• Comprehensive benefit plan options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings account options to meet your needs
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
• 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays per year, generous sick & vacation time and an additional day off for your birthday
• All regular full and part time staff are eligible for quarterly and/or annual bonuses
• Tution…