Kinship Licensing Supervisor

Description

Kinship Licensing Supervisor

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Well-Being Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Employee Discounts
• 401k Plan with 3% Employer Contribution

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary:

This is a management position requiring expertise in the overall management and delivery of services to kinship and foster home caregivers, as well as family finding. This position is responsible for the licensing and support of Level I foster homes within the Kinship program. This position is responsible for directing a team of employees for the provision of services, supports, and benefits enrollment to ensure placement stability of children placed in kinship and foster care and coordination with partner agencies tasked with the same. This position is critical to ensure compliance with state regulations and statutes in regards to out of home care and also to ensure all caregivers are receiving the support they need to succeed. This position is responsible for ensuring excellent customer service and support for caregivers to ensure placement stability, permanency and child well-being.

Essential Duties:

• Oversight of staff workload and workflow, staff development, recognition, performance management, policy interpretation and enforcement, communication (team meetings and one-on-ones), etc.
• Supervision, evaluation, and training of staff to achieve goals of department and ensure proper exchange of information and communication to achieve objectives through review of data, tracking and monitoring monthly reports and communication back to the Manager.
• Support the Road to 75 strategic initiative (increased placement of youth with kin/fictive kin and Level I licensed placements) through monitoring of staff approach and engagement with relatives and non-relatives to increase the percentage of licensed Level I homes.
• Ensure agency compliance and requirements for licensing and re licensing of Level I foster homes. Review licensing packets and ensure staff remain informed related to policy, code, and law.
• Collaborate with any other departments and partner agencies on Family Finding efforts and best practices, along with kinship support and navigation services. Facilitate placement stabilization efforts within kinship homes as needed to prevent disruptions. Work in partnership with CPIs and DCF regarding Foster Care Referrals, joint response to investigations, foster parent corrective action plans, and other licensing related tasks.
• Serve in on-call supervisor rotation for licensing and placement support.
• To treat caregivers, the public, and co-workers with courtesy, respect, and dignity and present a positive public image.
• Perform other duties. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university. A Masters Degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Experience: Minimum three years of professional child welfare experience required. Prior management experience in a non-profit/child welfare organization preferred. Prior experience with foster home licensing, and specifically Level I licensing, along with Family Finding or Kinship Support Services preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications 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.

Ability to:

• Understand and commit to the FSS mission.
• Determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Work effectively with the Director of Licensing and Kinship as well as both internal and external partners to execute programs and services.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings and staffings.
• Monitor, track, and report data.

Knowledge of:

• Crisis intervention and problem-solving techniques.
• Social, economic, health and/or rehabilitative services objectives.
• Methods of compiling, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Tracking and monitoring of grant deliverables.
• Foster home licensing rules and regulations.
• Family Finding resources.

Skills:

• Customer service skills and experience.
• Organization
• Critical thinking
• Microsoft Office programs
• Knowledge of safety practices.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Valid drivers license, Child Welfare certification required.

Other Requirements:

• Clear a Level II background screening.
• Clear a reference check.
• Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside.
• Clear a substance abuse screen.
• Provide a copy of all degrees prior to your first day of employment.
• Clear a Motor Vehicles Records check and must be insurable under the company’s automobile policy.
• Provide copy of automobile insurance.
• Provide proof of and maintain a minimum personal auto liability insurance level $100,000/$300,000 if deemed to be a driving risk.
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify).

FSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. FSS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at c6.hr@fssnf.org.

Salary : $100,000 - $300,000