Role overview

Qualifications

Experience in foster care licensing and recruitment processes
Knowledge of state regulations governing foster care licensing
Ability to plan and coordinate pre-service and in-service training and conduct home visits
Excellent communication and community representation skills; ability to work with case managers and ensure contract compliance

Responsibilities

Recruit foster families and manage licensing processes, including obtaining information for initial licensing, annual and re-license packets
Plan, coordinate, and deliver pre-service and ongoing foster parent training; develop a yearly recruitment plan and conduct quarterly home visits for licensed families
Serve as a consultant to case managers on foster home issues and assist with receiving and matching placement referrals to new families
Ensure compliance with reporting requirements for contracts with ORR, LIRS, and other contractors; conduct audits of files and represent Lutheran Services Carolinas professionally in the community

Key facts

Remote from: South Carolina (USA)
Full time
Recruitment Consultant
English

Hard skills

Digital File Management Computer-Aided Audit Tools Recruitment Strategies Care Management Community Advocacy Emotional Support Organizational Structure

Other skills

Training And Development
Professionalism
Communication
Time Management
Teamwork
Detail Oriented
Problem Solving

About the company

Lutheran Services Carolinas

With the help of volunteers, donors, faith partners, and others, LSC provides many residential options and at-home services to seniors; helps veterans and others transition from homelessness to dignity; shields children from abuse and neglect through foster care; helps those battling mental illness through innovative programs; encourages growth and independence for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities; places children in loving adoptive homes; provides welcome to refugees seeking sanctuary; protects communities through disaster preparedness; and enables many men and women with varying life challenges or disabilities to live proudly and independently with residential or supportive services.

Company details

Company typeLarge

Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

The Foster Care licensing and recruiting specialist is responsible for recruiting foster
families and taking them through the licensing process. They are also responsible for
coordinating pre-service and ongoing training, as well as annual evaluations required for
all foster families to ensure that all families meet State regulations. The Licensing and
Recruiting Specialist provides consultation in the placement of youth and offers support
for children and families throughout their experience with the program.
Essential Functions (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
1. Follow all Lutheran Services Carolinas policy and procedures.
2. Assist in the recruitment and retention of foster families.
3. Provide quarterly home visits once families are licensed and during initial licensing
perform 3-4 home visits.
4. Develop a recruitment plan for the year in the surrounding counties to promote need
for foster care families.
5. Assist in planning and implementation of pre-service and in-service training to
families in the foster care program.
6. Licensing all potential foster families (obtaining all information needed to complete
initial licensing, annual and re-license packets)
7. Develop, plan, coordinate, and facilitate on-going foster parent training programs.
8. Serve as a consultant to case managers regarding foster home issues or problems.
9. Assist with receiving and matching foster care placement referrals to appropriate
new families as assigned by supervisor.
10. Represent Lutheran Services Carolinas professionally in the local community.
11.Ensure compliance with all reporting requirements as stipulated by contracts with
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
(LIRS), or other contractors. Conduct regular programmatic audits of physical and
electronic files to ensure quality of service provision and fulfillment of documentation
requirements.
12.Other duties as assigned by supervisor.