Licensing Specialist

Description

Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Foster Care Licensing Specialist. As a statewide nonprofit serving families and children in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services — because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

As a Foster Care Licensing Specialist with the Wellspring foster care team, you will be part of a team committed to delivering exceptional services to children and families in and around Wayne, Oakland and Macomb (primarily) counties. You will bring professional experience working with children and families. You will have a bachelor's degree in social work or a human services related field, a current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance. You will also be reliable, and have a responsible attitude, a compassionate approach and a commitment to quality in everything you do.

As a Foster Care Licensing Specialist, here are some of the responsibilities you will be asked to perform:

• Complete initial assessments of new foster parent applicants.
• Complete annual and renewal license assessments, and all licensing activities related to changes in the foster home.
• Conduct, monitor and review special investigations of licensed foster homes, and provide appropriate recommendations and corrective action plans, as applicable.
• Create and implement effective plans to recruit and retain foster families, including presentations, attending events in the community, newsletters, special events, awards, gifts of appreciation and support groups.
• Schedule and provide pre-service and ongoing training for prospective foster parents at times convenient for families.
• Provide orientation for prospective foster families to facilitate the application process.
• Obtain referrals and intake information, and assist in making placements in compliance with rules and policy
• Visit each assigned foster home at least once each quarter.
• Maintain accurate records, confidentiality and timely reports.
• Attend staff meetings and treatment planning meetings as required.
• Provide emergency, on-call interventions after hours and on holidays, as required.
• Integrate learning from required DHHS training into day-to-day responsibilities.

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits of being part of the Bingham Farms foster care team with Wellspring:

• You'll be part of a dedicated team and connect through weekly meetings.
• You'll have support from our support staff with administrative duties such as filing and requesting documentation.
• You'll have access to professional development opportunities.
• Your starting salary will be $41,500 / year, based off experience
• You'll receive milage reimbursement
• Hybrid-Remote: You'll have a flexible work schedule traveling into the community to see clients/families in-home throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb (primarily) counties
• You'll be able to enroll in our benefits, such as Health, Vision & Dental insurance, 403b Retirement plans, PTO, Paid Holidays
• You'll have the flexibility to be paid on demand with DailyPay
• You'll have access to Wellspring SupportLinc, which is an employee assistance plan

This position reports to the Wellspring BINGHAM FARMS office:

Wellspring Lutheran Services
30600 Telegraph Rd Suite 4290
Bingham Farms, MI 48025

Full Job Description Available at Interview.