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　　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 youth’s 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

　　Bachelor’s 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 $47,000.00 - $52,000.00 / Year

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　　Job LocationsUS-NC-CHARLOTTE

　　ID 2024-134427

　　Line of Business StepStone Family & Youth Services

　　Position Type Full-Time

　　Pay Min USD $47,000.00/Yr.

　　Pay Max USD $52,000.00/Yr.