Licensing Specialist

Lexington
503 Darby Creek Rd
Lexington, KY 40509, USA

Necco has an opportunity for a career as an Initial Licensing Specialist
. This position will add value to the company by lead, manage and direct Recruitment & Retention policies, procedures, and practices across all locations in the US. Responsible for creating and implementing recruitment and retention strategies and programs.

You should be accurately described as:

A happy warrior who thrives on leading from the front with strategic thinking. A solid communicator in search of decisions that deliver real results. A problem-solver, financial steward, and one who excels iculously passionate about the company’s success, growth, and program quality.

• Ensuring targeted recruitment to meet current demand by utilizing data
• Carrying out the annual recruitment plan
• Mine existing and prospective parents for referrals
• Establish the Necco brand as a leader in foster care by educating the community and related organizations at events
• Build relationships with foster parents, local businesses, news media, churches, community organizations, and business leaders.
• Use data to collaborate with staff, foster parents, and community-based influencers to develop and implement ongoing recruitment methods
• Ensure the CRM reflects accurate and timely data regarding leads/opportunities and activities
• Utilize CRM to manage follow-up communication with prospective foster parents using phone, email, text, face-to-face, and direct mail
• Ensure inquiry responses are within 24 hours (excludes weekends)

• Lead the charge on the certification process as required by state licensing to include initial training, home study process and approval to be a foster home
• Maintain knowledge of current state regulations relating to foster homes
• Assess the family for ability to foster throughout the training and home study process
• Provide recommendations for needed training in growth areas
• Participate in the admissions process from youth referral to first placement
• Maintain all aspects of the foster parent record in the database
• Ensure the accuracy of pipeline numbers
• Working with the team on foster home capacity and utilization

• Manage all aspects of foster parent initial training
• Ensure training of Hobb’s principles of Re-Education and Necco culture
• Provide (on a rotating schedule) on-call advisory and support to foster families, report and document activities
• Practice Ruthless Pragmatism
• Know and Live the Necco Corporate Culture Principles
• Embody the 3 essential virtues of Humble, Hungry and Smart
• Drive your Individual Performance Scorecard
• Adhere to and contribute to the Necco meeting structure

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• Bachelor's degree in human services or related field (Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio)
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in social work or a related human service field, or a Board of Regents degree with human service concentration, or a bachelor's degree and have completed department-approved training provided by the child placing agency (West Virginia)
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree from an accredited four‑year college or university (Tennessee)
  • The degree must be supplemented by at least 7 hours in behavioral sciences, such as social work, psychology, and sociology
  • One year of casework experience can be substituted for the 7 hours
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the human services field
• 100/300/100 Auto Insurance Coverage and Valid Driver’s license
• Experience with Training
• Excellent Computer Skills along with the ability to learn new skills and/or programs
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Successful completion of all required criminal background checks
• Travel/Training Willingness

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