Foster Home Recruiter & Licensing Specialist

CAMELOT COMMUNITY CARE INC; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Plan

11 paid holidays

Vacation and sick time

Tuition and CEU reimbursement

Flexible spending accounts

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Camelot Community Care employs over 500 dedicated professionals and leads the way in helping children reach their fullest potential. This role focuses on recruiting, licensing, and supporting foster homes across programs, with duties like home studies, licensing packets, and ongoing foster parent training and support to meet contractual requirements.

Qualified candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in a human service field with at least 2 years of relevant foster care experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a human service field with at least 2 years of relevant experience with the foster care system.

Responsibilities

• Recruits foster homes on an on-going basis according to programmatic and contractual requirements resulting in licensed homes to adequately meet the placement needs of the program.
• Successfully retains licensed foster homes through providing on-going support to foster parents.
• Conducts foster home visits as required by contract or as assigned by the program supervisor and evaluates the home and family for continued compliance with licensing standards as well as assessing whether appropriate care is being provided in the home.
• Completes the home study and other assessment documents thoroughly to include an in-depth review of the potential familys appropriateness to be a foster parent.
• Completes initial licensing packets according to contractual, programmatic and regulatory requirements.
• Completes all re-licensing packets according to contractual, programmatic and regulatory requirements.
• Responds to all foster parent inquiries on a timely basis.
• Conducts or participates in regularly scheduled new foster parent orientation sessions.
• Conducts or participates in all required pre-service and on-going training of foster parents according to contractual, programmatic and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains accurate foster parent licensing files, monthly activities/status reports and records regarding licensing status of each foster home.
• Attends all required meetings held by the program, funders and contractors.
• Assists with the placement of foster children. Coordinates respite for foster/adoptive families and assists in identifying alternative placements for children that experience a planned or unplanned disruption.
• Maintains accurate records in all required databases and reporting systems required by Camelot Community Care or its funders.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a human service field with at least 2 years of relevant experience with the foster care system

Job description

Camelot Community Care employs over 500 dedicated professionals and leads the way in helping children reach their fullest potential. This role focuses on recruiting, licensing, and supporting foster homes across programs, with duties like home studies, licensing packets, and ongoing foster parent training and support to meet contractual requirements.

Qualified candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in a human service field with at least 2 years of relevant foster care experience.