Foster Care Licensing & Certification Specialist

Foster Care Licensing and Certification Specialist oversees and provides the recruitment, training and certification of potential foster parents. Prepares and maintains all parent records and monitors on-going compliance with State certification requirements.

Foster Care Licensing and Certification Specialist oversees and provides the recruitment, training and certification of potential foster parents. Prepares and maintains all parent records and monitors on-going compliance with State certification requirements.

The Arc Baltimore supports people with developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives with a sense of belonging, purpose, and meaningful relationships.

Since 1949, The Arc Baltimore has been an indispensable resource, providing employment training and support, day and residential services, family support and education, treatment foster care, assistive technology services, respite care, public policy advocacy, and information and referrals.

The Arc Baltimore’s full and part-time employees provide services at people’s homes, places of employment, day centers, and neighborhoods.

A generous benefits package including:

• 8 Holidays, 17 Vacation days, 9 Sick and Safe Leave days
• Single and family medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Voluntary Accident and Hospital Indemnity insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Life insurance (Employee, Spouse, Children)
• 403(b) plan with employer match available after 1 year
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Health and Wellness package
• Legal Assistance and Pet plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discount Program

• Engage in new foster parent recruiting activities designed to educate the public about the foster care program.
• Conduct phone screens and other intake activities for potential foster parents.
• Assist prospective foster parents in completing paperwork, training and other requirements for certification.
• Participate in the implementation of the pre-service training module (PRIDE) for treatment foster parents, in accordance with a family-centered, child-focused, trauma-informed approach to service delivery.
• Assist in the arrangement and provision of internal and external training opportunities for foster and biological parents.
• Conduct and assist in the completion of SAFE Home Studies.
• Maintain foster parent files, to include completion of and filing annual license renewal documentation, communication and corrective action documentation as needed also noting due/overdue program requirements.
• Track annual certification requirements of all foster parents, including but not limited to CPR/First Aid, Health Inspections, Fire Inspections, Physical Exams, and training hours.
• Inform foster parents of licensing regulations/requirements, aid them in fulfilling these requirements, and monitor for completion of requirements.
• Assist social work staff in the completion of foster parent annual certification assessment including providing assessment forms to social workers and foster parents sixty days prior to the annual renewal date.
• Assist in providing for the completion of foster parents’ training and paperwork requirements including but not limited to fire inspection, health inspection, and record checks (CJIS, CPS, Judiciary, Child Support, etc.).
• Actively participate in all audits for the program, providing support to the auditor and supervisory team.
• Support, plan and provide encouragement to foster parents through various activities such as the foster parent support group, award dinner, appreciation gifts, etc.
• Participate in the child placement process with the supervisory team.
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