Foster Care Licensing Specialist

One More Child•Palatka, FL

About The Position

The Licensing Specialist plays a pivotal role in serving children and families in need through the Foster Care licensing 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. The LS travels throughout their assigned area, connecting with potential foster parents, acting as the point of contact and managing the licensing of foster parents, and owning that family file as long as assigned. This position requires flexibility, ability to work nights and weekends, outside of regular business hours, and to occasionally be on call for child placement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work or a comparable human service field. Bachelor’s degrees in other fields from accredited colleges/universities can be considered on a case-by-case basis but must meet the eligibility requirements for CWLC/CWCM/CWCPI certification.
CWLC (Child Welfare Licensing Counselor), CWCM, or CWCPI full certification through the Florida Certification Board is required within one (1) year of completion of pre-service training with passed post-test within two attempts.
Two years social work experience, preferably in family foster care or kinship care.
Valid State Driver’s License within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Already have a CWLC, CWCM, or CWCPI certification through the Florida Certification Board

Responsibilities

Meet and maintain the One More Child caseload standards and 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
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 24-hour on-call 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 a timely and efficient manner.
Participate in continuing education opportunities 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.