Foster Care Licensing Specialist

Overview

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Requisition #

req15594

Location : Grand Rapids, MI

Hours : Full-time (40 hours / week)

At Bethany Christian Services, we believe families provide the strongest foundation for care and connection. Our work focuses on strengthening and empowering families, advocating for family-centered solutions to keep children safe. Since 1944 we have supported children, youth, and families with nearly 2,000 professionals nationwide. We are guided by our faith and values : faith, support for one another, justice, excellence, and long-term commitment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, licensing, and education for foster parents to facilitate intake and placement of refugee and unaccompanied children in out-of-home placements.
• Process intake screenings for prospective foster parents.
• Develop and implement innovative and assertive recruitment techniques for foster parents and minority foster parents.
• Develop and coordinate informative orientations for prospective foster parents.
• Work with prospective foster parents through initial screening and licensing.
• Monitor relicensing of foster homes within the program.
• Review referral information to ensure appropriate placement and coordinate with foster care staff and supervisor as needed.
• Review and audit foster home files to ensure adherence to licensing requirements.
• Serve as a liaison to caseworkers and supervisors for activities with foster homes and the community.
• Ensure licensing, recruitment, and placement practices align with state and federal regulations; inform caseworkers on licensing and placement regulations.
• Communicate rule violations to the caseworker and foster parent promptly and work with them to correct violations through evaluations.
• Assist the Training and Development Coordinator and Recruitment Specialist with activities such as annual recognition events and other retention efforts for foster parents.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Note : This description reflects the essential duties of the role and is not intended to be exhaustive. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

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