Foster Care Licensing & Recruitment Lead

Necco; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Necco seeks an Initial Licensing Specialist to lead recruitment, training, and certification efforts across the United States. The role focuses on designing and implementing recruitment and retention strategies, managing CRM data, and collaborating with foster families and community partners to meet program goals.

The position requires 21+ years of age, relevant degrees, at least 2 years in human services, and strong communication and organizational skills, plus willingness to travel for

Qualifications

• Minimum 21 years of age
• Bachelor's degree in human services or related field (Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio)
• 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)
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree from an accredited four-year college or university (Tennessee) with at least 7 hours in behavioral sciences, or one year of casework experience in lieu of 7 hours
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the human services field
• Auto Insurance Coverage and Valid Driver’s license
• Experience with Training
• Excellent Computer Skills and ability to learn new skills/programs
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Successful completion of all required criminal background checks
• Travel/Training Willingness

Responsibilities

• Recruitment: Ensure targeted recruitment to meet current demand using data
• Recruitment: Carry out the annual recruitment plan
• Recruitment: Mine existing and prospective parents for referrals
• Recruitment: Establish Necco brand as a leader in foster care
• Recruitment: Build relationships with foster parents, local businesses, media, churches, community organizations, and leaders
• Recruitment: Use data to collaborate with staff, foster parents, and community influencers to develop recruitment methods
• Recruitment: Ensure CRM reflects accurate data on leads/opportunities and activities
• Recruitment: Use CRM to manage follow-up with prospective foster parents via multiple channels
• Certification: Lead the certification process per state licensing including training and home study
• Certification: Maintain knowledge of current state regulations for foster homes
• Certification: Assess family for ability to foster during training/home study
• Certification: Provide recommendations for needed training
• Certification: Participate in admissions from youth referral to first placement
• Certification: Maintain all foster parent records in database
• Certification: Ensure accuracy of pipeline numbers
• Certification: Work with team on foster home capacity and utilization
• Initial Training: Manage all aspects of foster parent initial training
• Initial Training: Ensure training of Hobbs principles of Re-Education and Necco culture
• Initial Training: Provide on-call advisory/support to foster families
• Initial Training: Practice Ruthless Pragmatism
• Initial Training: Know Live Necco Corporate Culture Principles and virtues
• Initial Training: Drive Individual Performance Scorecard
• Initial Training: Adhere to Necco meeting structure

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Training

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's in human services or related field

Bachelor's or Master’s in social work or related field

Additional approved training for child placing agency (West Virginia)

Bachelor's or Master's from accredited four-year college (Tennessee)

Tools

CRM software

Computer skills

Driver's license

Job description

Necco seeks an Initial Licensing Specialist to lead recruitment, training, and certification efforts across the United States. The role focuses on designing and implementing recruitment and retention strategies, managing CRM data, and collaborating with foster families and community partners to meet program goals.

The position requires 21+ years of age, relevant degrees, at least 2 years in human services, and strong communication and organizational skills, plus willingness to travel for