Ongoing Licensing Specialist

Position Summary:

Necco has an opportunity for a career as Ongoing Licensing Specialist - Foster Care. This position will add value to the company by recruiting, managing ongoing foster homes, and re-certifying and retaining foster homes to achieve permanence for the children in our care. 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 at collaboration. Ridiculously passionate about the company's success, growth, and program quality. Recruitment 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) Recertification Lead the charge on the recertification process as required by state licensing to include ongoing training, home study process and re-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 recertification process Provide recommendations for needed training in growth areas Assist team with steps and actions required for foster home allegations, policy rights violations and/or corrective action (CAPs) Participate in the admissions process from youth referral to placement Maintain all aspects of the foster parent record in the database Ensure all Foster Parent file requirements remain current Ongoing Training Manage all aspects of foster parent ongoing and recertification training Ensure training of Hobb's principles of Re-Education and Necco culture Analyze referral declination and provide trainings specific to address Retention Use data to analyze foster home retention rates and develop action plans to address utilization and capacity Ensure a support team to foster homes throughout the process and for the children with higher needs Lead the charge on foster parent recognition and celebrations Lead the team with retention activities for foster families Assist in referrals and placements to maximize matching and capacity Corporate Citizen Practice Ruthless Pragmatism Engage in peer to peer feedback 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 Provide (on a rotating schedule) on-call advisory and support to foster families, report and document activities Position Qualifications 21 Years of Age Bachelor's Degree in a Human Service-related field. (Ohio Only) Bachelor's Degree in human services or related field (Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana) 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) 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