What are the responsibilities and job description for the Foster Care Licensing Counselor position at Florida United Methodist Children's Home?
The Foster Care Licensing Counselor will be responsible for recruiting prospective foster parents, licensing foster parent applicants, relicensing current foster parents and monitoring foster homes for safety and compliance. This is a full-time position and is located in the Volusia/Flagler County regional office. (Must have a current State of Florida Child Welfare certification)
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or related field·
Master’s Degree preferred
Minimum of five years of experience in social work or human services field
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Experience in child welfare preferred
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other Microsoft based software programs
- Must have interviewing and assessment skills in order to adequately assess the qualifications of potential foster parents
- Must possess organizational skills
- Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing
- Must have sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
- Maintain flexible hours, which will include some evenings and weekends
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- Must have a State of Florida Child Welfare certification
- Valid Florida Driver’s License with acceptable driving record.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Visits Foster Homes, assesses the safety of the children in care, and completes Home Visit Reports
- Documents contacts with foster parents in FSFN
- Completes initial and re-licensing home studies
- Provides training to Foster Parents in home/office or at meetings
- Conducts Foster Parent evaluations/re-licensures
- Assists in coordinating services/events for children & foster parents
- Provides supportive services to foster parents and children, as assigned
OTHER RESPONSIBILITES
- Assures that Foster Parents are fully trained in the approved Pre-service Curriculum
- Assures that all Foster Homes are meet standardized safety & licensing requirements
- Assists in coordinating services to children & foster families
- Completes monthly reports on children in care
- Assists in placement decisions
- Assist placement On-call after hours on a rotating schedule
- Attends recruitment orientations and presentations
- Facilitate recruitment presentations within faith based communities and churches
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Florida United Methodist Children's Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation/gender identity, place of national origin and other categories protected by law are not factors in employment, promotion, compensation or working conditions.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $44,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $44,000 - $50,000