Licensing Specialist

Overview

SAFY is seeking a full time Licensing Specialist for our Louisville 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.

This position is mostly in office, with 3-4 days in office  first 90 days are spent totally in office to learn the role.

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 one-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.
• Assist division with recruitment efforts.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in field of social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, child and family studies, etc.
• Two years of relevant work experience in human services or child welfare.
• Comfortable with public speaking and facilitation of group training.
• Strong documentation, interpersonal skills, assessment skills, communication skills, collaboration skills and ability to work independently.
• Valid driver license, acceptable driving record and auto insurance coverage to meet travel requirements.
• Current certification in First Aid/ CPR, and de-escalation training.
• Microsoft Office products, Electronic Health Records, other computer software as required.
• SAFE Home Certification preferred.

• Targeted hiring range: $45,000.00 to $62,000.00
• Compensation is commensurate with transferrable experience, education and…