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March 19, 2009

Heartland for Children Employment Opportunity

Heartland for Children Employment Opportunity

Licensing Specialist
Job Code: SR JOB ID: 09-04

This is a professional position responsible for the licensing and
retention of foster family homes, providing support to new and existing parent/families and providing resources and training opportunities. Effective performance requires independent judgment under some guidance.

Specific Duties include:
Essential Functions: establish and maintain a positive working relationship with HFC customers, recruit and pre-screen prospective foster families for MAPP Orientation classes, train pre-service/in-service training for foster parents, review all licensing and re-licensing home studies for accuracy and compliance with licensing regulations, assist with licensure problem resolution, assist in the development of tracking systems , ensures all screening requirements completed in a timely manner, arrange and participate in retention and recruitment activities, recruit and pre-screen prospective Foster Families, monitor the ongoing development of Life Books, set-up pre-service/in-service training notify parents and encourage participation, train pre-service/in-service training for foster parents,conduct initial home studies, and secure signatures as required within the specified time frames, monitor, completion of training requirements for Foster Families, notify parents of training hours by letter, participate in recruitment activities, provide ongoing support, resources and referral information to Foster Families, ensures all screening requirements completed in a timely manner, conduct MAPP Training and Orientation Presentations, demonstrates cultural and age-specific, competencies in interactions with clients, families,co-workers and customers and completes special projects as assigned within designated time frames.

This position requires a Bachelors degree in Social Work or related
field and will be required to obtain certification as Child Protection
Professional. Experience in Licensing is strongly preferred.

We offer an excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, group
health, RX, dental insurance, wellness programs, domestic partner
coverage, retirement & generous paid time off. Fax resume with job code 863-534-9215 or Email to jbobb@heartlandforchildren.org Drug free Work Place, Drug Testing Req. EOE M/F/D/V

For more information, please contact Jacquelyn Bobb at 863.519.8900 ext. 291

Posted by Emerge Lakeland at March 19, 2009 03:30 PM

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