Kennesaw​/Marietta Licensing Specialist

Position Summary

Necco has an opportunity for a career as an Initial Licensing Specialist. This position will lead, manage, and direct recruitment & retention policies, procedures, and practices across all US locations, creating and implementing strategies and programs for recruitment and retention.

• Ensure targeted recruitment to meet current demand by utilizing data.
• Carry out the annual recruitment plan.
• Mine existing and prospective parents for referrals.
• Establish the Necco brand as a leader in foster care by educating the community and related organizations at events.
• Build relationships with foster parents, local businesses, news media, churches, community organizations, and business leaders.
• Use data to collaborate with staff, foster parents, and community-based influencers to develop and implement ongoing recruitment methods.
• Ensure the CRM reflects accurate and timely data regarding leads, opportunities, and activities.
• Utilize CRM to manage follow-up communication with prospective foster parents using phone, email, text, face‑to‑face, and direct mail.
• Ensure inquiry responses are within 24 hours (excluding weekends).

• Lead the certification process required by state licensing, including initial training, home study process, and approval for foster homes.
• Maintain knowledge of current state regulations relating to foster homes.
• Assess families for their ability to foster throughout the training and home study process.
• Provide foster parent training classes for certification per state requirements.
• Recommend training in growth areas.
• Participate in the admissions process from youth referral to first placement.
• Maintain all aspects of the foster parent record in the database.
• Ensure accuracy of pipeline numbers.
• Work with the team on foster home capacity and utilization.

• Manage all aspects of foster parent initial training.
• Ensure training on Hobb’s principles of Re‑Education and Necco culture.

• Provide on‑call advisory and support to foster families on a rotating schedule, reporting and documenting activities.
• Practice Ruthless Pragmatism.
• Engage in peer‑to‑peer feedback.
• Know and live the Necco Corporate Culture Principles.
• Embody the three essential virtues of Humble, Hungry, and Smart.
• Drive your Individual Performance Scorecard.
• Adhere to and contribute to the Necco meeting structure.

• 21 years of age.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service–related field (variations by state).
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the human services field.
• Valid driver’s license and 100/300/100 auto insurance coverage.
• Experience with training.
• Excellent computer skills and ability to learn new skills or programs.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Successful completion of all required criminal background checks.
• Travel/training willingness.

At Necco, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable work environment. We embrace individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a diverse team fosters innovation and creativity, and we actively seek candidates from all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages to join our organization. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for employment and advancement to all qualified individuals, and we encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.