Foster Care Training & Licensing Specialist

BrightSpring Health Services; Prestonsburg (KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

StepStone Family & Youth Services is seeking an Agency Trainer for Foster Parent Licensing in Kentucky. This full-time role will train agency staff and resource families across Louisville, Benton, Bowling Green, Florence, Salt Lick, Prestonsburg, and Richmond, ensuring compliance with licensing standards.

You will assess applicants, coordinate workshops, and deliver ongoing training to foster families and staff, while maintaining documentation and conforming to state regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in social or behavioral sciences from an accredited university preferred.
• Level 1 fingerprint clearance required.
• Clear record with Department of Child Safety Central Registry.
• Able to work flexible hours including night trainings.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office; ability to learn new applications.

Responsibilities

• This position performs all applicable Agency training on a variable and flexible schedule which includes night training.
• You must be on-time with all required paperwork-related tasks and gather and provide documentation on each individual resource family at the completion of each training session.
• Have the organizational and creative capacity to coordinate and provide specialized workshop training throughout the year, as required.
• Assesses applicants for their training participation and mastery of materials instructed; for developmental, adoptive or child/adult foster homes concisely and effectively throughout their training process.
• Provides important ongoing training and educational opportunities to resource families and staff, plans and executes periodic training for families to meet yearly on-going training hours

Skills

Adult education

Curriculum design

Presentation skills

Group dynamics

Child welfare law

Training delivery

Microsoft Office

Learning styles

Education

Bachelor's degree in social or behavioral sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

StepStone Family & Youth Services is seeking an Agency Trainer for Foster Parent Licensing in Kentucky. This full-time role will train agency staff and resource families across Louisville, Benton, Bowling Green, Florence, Salt Lick, Prestonsburg, and Richmond, ensuring compliance with licensing standards.

You will assess applicants, coordinate workshops, and deliver ongoing training to foster families and staff, while maintaining documentation and conforming to state regulations.