Engagement & Licensing Specialist

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Full Time Regular Non Management Hoover, AL, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $45,000.00 To $62,000.00 Annually

SAFY is seeking a Full Time Engagement & Licensing Specialistfor theBirmingham divisionin Alabama. As an Engagement & Licensing Specialist you will be responsible for the recruitment, licensing, engagement and retention of foster parents, as defined by annual goals.

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.

What You’ll Do

Licensing/Recruiting:

• Works individually and in conjunction with other staff, foster parents, and community-based volunteers to develop and implement on-going recruitment activities to attract caring adults interested in becoming foster and/or respite parents using a variety of creative tactics.
• Consistently follows-up with prospective adults interested in becoming foster parents using phone, email, faceto-face contact, and mail. Will provide ongoing engagement with prospective foster parents as they go through licensure process.
• Serves as key liaison with the community and with other organizations, attending events, and regular participation at community meetings. This includes relationship building with prospective foster and respite parents, current foster and respite parents, local business, news media, churches, community volunteers and leaders.
• Coordinate, plan, schedule, facilitate or oversee speaking engagements at community/civic organizations as needed. Coordinate exhibits and special events. Identify, coordinate and participate in recruitment opportunities such as foster parent/child welfare conferences, trainings, and community events.
• Manage budget with guidelines.
• Monitor competitors’ foster parent recruitment and advertising activities.
• Perform home study of prospective foster/adoptive parent(s) and their home environment according to SAFY policy and specific requirements of the state.
• Organize and schedule the foster/adoptive parent(s) Pre-service training program. Organization of Pre-service training includes arranging presenters, locating/scheduling meeting sites, notifying attendees.
• Conducts training sessions and assures that the content and required number of training hours is provided according to SAFY policy and state regulations.
• Complete all elements of the licensing process for each parent/home that successfully completes all phases of training within 90 days.

Compliance/Reporting:

• Timely data entry and case notes entered into tracking system weekly.
• Compliance with monthly and quarterly requirements as defined annually by QI plan.
• Submit reports needed for corrective action to Treatment Director.
• Complete process for the recertification of assigned foster homes on a timely basis as specified in the applicable licensing regulations.

Other:

• 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 flexible hours daily/weekly to fulfill position duties; may include evenings and/or weekends.
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Other…