Kinship Licensing Specialist

Easterseals Blake Foundation is celebrating 75 years of continued service in Arizona. We have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties in Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 403b and a 50% employer match up to 3%
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

Conducts the foster care licensing process with kinship families to identify any barriers to licensure and to expedite the licensing process by providing consistent support.

• Guide kinship families through the licensing process by reviewing requirements, conducting interviews, collecting documentation, providing resources, delivering pre-service training, and completing home studies for submission to the State of Arizona.
• Conducts initial and ongoing home inspections for foster care licensure. Assists families in complying with Office of Licensing and Regulation (OLR) Life Safety Requirements. Identifies opportunities to submit waivers to OLR as needed for families to expedite licensing process.
• Maintain complete and current family files, ensure documentation meets contract and Chapter 6 requirements, and submit all required licensing materials accurately and timely.
• Conducts monthly, then quarterly visits to monitor progress and provides support home visits as needed. Ensures all home study and licensure timelines are met in accordance with contract requirements and agency standards.
• Conducts amendments and renewals on licensed homes within contract requirements and timelines.
• Conducts licensing investigations as requested by the Office of Licensing and Regulation (OLR) and the Department of Child Safety (DCS).
• Provides initial licensing and ongoing training to kinship providers.
• Contacts and schedules appointments with DCS-referred families within the required time frames specified by the contract.
• On occasion, may conduct initial home visits with families to identify needs and provide resources; complete interviews and write the home assessment for kinship families within required timelines; assist families in enrolling in support programs such as WIC, TANF, fingerprinting, behavioral health services, and educational support; and assist with adoption certifications and guardianship annual review reports.
• Participates in Aviva events as needed.
• Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

High School diploma or GED with 1 year of experience working with kinship caregivers or 1 year of a combination of experience, education, and/or volunteer work providing services, support, advocacy, case management, family engagement, resource coordination for kinship caregivers, foster families, and/or child welfare-involved families, or being a foster/kinship parent required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3) years. Three (3) years of driving experience required.
• Transportation for daily visits, to attend trainings, and perform other work-related activities. Organizational vehicles may not be available at all times.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check prior to employment and regular checks for the duration of the employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides).
• CPR and First Aid certification (Employer provides).
• Pre-employment clear/negative pre-employment drug test result, as well as a…