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Transitional Foster Care Licensing Specialist
Requisition #: req10251
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week)
This position is offering a $1,500 signing bonus.*
Bethany is changing the world through family. We began our work by serving one child more than 75 years ago. Today, Bethany is an international Christian nonprofit partnering with communities in more than 30 states and in several countries around the world. We strengthen and preserve families, support displaced people fleeing danger, and find safe, loving families for children who need them. Bethany is at the forefront of creating and implementing solutions to meet the growing needs of vulnerable children and families in the U.S. and around the world.
The UC TFC or LTFC Licensing Specialist is primarily responsible for training and licensing foster homes intended to work with Unaccompanied Children in Transitional or Long Term Foster Care (TFC or LTFC). This individual will also be responsible for coordinating foster care placements, while also overseeing foster care parent orientation and training, retention and advocacy, and become involved in community foster parent coalitions, or relevant groups which promote sustainability in foster care placements.
This position is expected to function effectively with moderate supervision while following the guidelines given on procedures, along with agency, federal, and state regulatory requirements.
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We value and embrace the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion; our culture is strengthened and our workplace is more dynamic. We are a global organization with multicultural staff, clients and stakeholders, so we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. More work remains, but we are deeply committed to honestly acknowledging and addressing the impacts of race and racism throughout the organization. This work can be uncomfortable and even painful, but we believe that the greatest challenges bear the greatest rewards.
Full Time
Social & Legal Services
$42k-56k (estimate)
04/20/2023
05/10/2024
bethany.org
FRESNO, CA
1,000 - 3,000
1944
$5M - $10M
Social & Legal Services
At Bethany Christian Services, we believe every child deserves to be safe, loved, and connected through family. As a global nonprofit, we provide children and families in local communities and around the world with world-class social services, all designed to help families thrive. The challenges people face today call us to go further than ever. Our mission is to stand up for vulnerable children, refugees, and families around the world, because family holds an incredible power to connect us, lift us up, and transform lives. Chris Palusky, CEO