Easterseals UCP, a non-profit service provider in North Carolina & Virginia, seeks compassionate, conscientious, and dedicated Child Placement Licensing Coordinator to join our collaborative Child Placement & Support Services team working in Wilmington, North Carolina and the surrounding counties. 

What You’ll Do

The Licensing Coordinator’s primary goal is to license, train, and maintain the licensure of therapeutic foster homes. You will also serve as an ongoing support to foster parents and their families. You will work directly with current foster parents, in addition to the recruitment and engaging of potential foster parents. You will also facilitate adoptions when needed. Organization, strong interpersonal skills, and effective time-management will be the keys to success in this position. This is a Full-Time hybrid role and has a schedule that may be outside the 9am -5pm window but flexibility is extended and prioritized within the team. 

How You’ll Benefit

Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development. You’ll earn an hourly salary based on your experience; we offer competitive benefits to benefits eligible positions.

Our benefits include:

• Access to high-quality CEU events, Journal Clubs and conference/workshop attendance
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Benefits an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, when needed
• Lots of Merchant Discounts to improve your purchasing power!

What We’re Looking For

As a member of our team, you will be responsible for:

• Going into people’s homes in the community to license and maintain their ongoing foster care licensure with quarterly and annual visits
• Completing and submitting all foster home licensing paperwork accurately and in a timely manner 
• Tracking and coordinating foster parent trainings and other licensure requirements to ensure constant compliance
• Conducting various foster parent trainings several times a month, both virtually and in-person.
• Providing support to all foster parents with ongoing communication

You MUST be accepting and enthusiastic about supporting all types of family structures and children/teens!

We also require:

• Bachelor's degree in a human services field from a college or university accredited by an entity approved by USDOE or CHEA plus one year directly related experience.
• Valid unrestricted, state appropriate driver’s license and ability to be insured by Easter Seals UCP’s insurance carrier
• Must have reliable transportation and the ability to transport
• Must possess the visual acuity to develop written correspondence and determine accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• Comfortable writing home assessments
• Ability to work digitally on multiple platforms (i.e. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Zoom, Excel, and in an Electronic Health Record)

If you’re a kind, Child Placement Licensing Coordinator seeking a rewarding opportunity where you can make a huge difference in the daily lives of the people you will help, please apply at our website: www.eastersealsucp.com