LICENSING SPECIALIST
Company: BrightSpring Health Services
Location: Winterville
Posted on: November 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Our Company
StepStone Family & Youth Services
Overview
The Licensing Specialist is responsible for the recruiting of
Family Foster Care Parents. The Licensing Specialist will develop
territories, increase targeted populations, develop sales plans,
and develop rapport with potential candidates, and help increase
awareness of the need for families. The Foster Parent Recruiter is
also responsible for taking new families through the SAFE and state
licensing process and an abbreviated annual renewal process of
their foster care license.
Responsibilities
+ Coordinates and engages in recruitment and awareness activities
in order to recruit prospective foster parents and build community
awareness relations
+ Develops and implements proactive, strategic recruitment plans
designed to attract and certify qualified candidates, while
maintaining a pipeline of both active and passive candidates for
future training and certification
+ Responds to foster parent inquiries by phone within 24 hours
+ Develops strategies to support efforts for general, targeted and
child-specific recruitment and marketing
+ Understands and follows all agency and state licensing
requirements and ensure foster parents compliance with regulations
at all times
+ Works through and complete certification process with foster
parents, including the completion of necessary documentation
required
+ Completes parent interviews, background clearances, home
inspections to evaluate suitability, safety, and well-being of
youth placed in the homes
+ Maintains foster parent files in compliance with agency and state
regulations
+ Assists in the placement process and successful matching of youth
and foster parents based on the needs of referred youth and the
level of training, strengths, and expertise of the foster
family
+ Maintains professional boundaries, conduct and confidentiality
and other governmental laws and regulations, agency policy and
licensure ethics
+ Attends all company required meetings, as well as community
meeting to provide on-going collaboration with referral sources and
community providers
+ Provides support to all members of the treatment team, including
case manager, therapist, foster parents, and youth to ensure needs
are met and placement stability
+ Ensures safety and well-being of all youth in care by observing
for signs of abuse and/or neglect
+ Travels to affiliate locations to work with managers; frequent
travel associated with recruitment events required
+ Participates in the developmental implementation of Corrective
Action Plans for foster parents in conjunction with the program
supervisor
+ Provides services that respect each family and youths cultural
background, heritage, and identity
+ Conducts Monthly Foster Parent record reviews; 25% each month
+ Conduct Monthly Foster Parent Meetings and monthly Foster Parent
trainings
Qualifications
+ Bachelors degree in Social Work, Psychology, Childhood Education,
Education Counseling and Psychology, or other Human Service,
Behavioral Science field or Public Administration field
+ Minimum of one year of work experience in a Child Placing Agency,
the Department of Family and Children Services, or Non-Profit
Agency preferred
+ One to two years of experience in Resource Development/ Foster
Parent Recruitment and Retention preferred
+ One year of marketing, fundraising, and event coordination
preferred
+ One to five years experience in full cycle recruiting in a fast
paced, professional oriented environment; experience in sales,
insurance or financial services recruitment preferred
+ State Foster Parent Licensure Training preferred
+ SAFE certified Home Study Writer Certification preferred (company
will assign this training within first month of employment as a
Licensing Specialist)
+ Strong recruiting mentality and a general understanding of a
recruiting life-cycle from sourcing/lead generation to filling
positions
+ Demonstrated knowledge of vast recruiting strategies, including
savvy social media platforms
+ Strong attention to detail, highly organized, highly energetic,
and positive
+ Effective at cold calling, pursuing warm leads, and transforming
candidates into new colleagues
+ Ability to remain customer focused and use independent judgement
in problem solving
+ Strong interpersonal skills
+ Strong project management, new business development and customer
retention skills
+ A documented track record of achieving targeted objectives
+ Possess critical thinking skills, supported by intellectual
curiosity and sound business judgment
+ Outstanding telephone presence and superior written communication
skills; team player and natural leader; competitive
About our Line of Business
StepStone Family and Youth Services provides the full spectrum of
support to children in need of alternative, safer and more positive
living environments with residential and family services. StepStone
connects children and youth who need homes with foster families, as
well as foster care training, respite care and support services.
For young adults transitioning from foster care to independent
living, StepStone provides personalized guidance and training on
basic life skills, including money management, life skills and
education. For more information visitwww.stepstoneyouth.com.
Salary Range
USD $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 / Year
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or personal information. We take pride in creating a best-in-class
candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter
or employee will request financial or personal information (Social
Security Number, credit card, drivers license, bank information, or
payment for work equipment, etc.) from you via text or email. If
you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning
our company, please contact us at
TalentAcquisition@brightspringhealth.com .
Click here
(https://www.brightspringhealth.com/careers/frequently-asked-questions/)
for additional FAQ information.
Job LocationsUS-NC-WINTERVILLE
ID 2023-126465
Line of Business StepStone Family & Youth Services
Position Type Full-Time
Pay Min USD $50,000.00/Yr.
Pay Max USD $55,000.00/Yr.
Keywords: BrightSpring Health Services, Greenville , LICENSING SPECIALIST, Other , Winterville, North Carolina
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