Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Licensing Specialist with the Foster Care program. 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 at Wellspring, you’ll be part of a team of social workers in Gaylord committed to helping families and children throughout Otsego and Alpena counties. In this position, you'll be directly supporting communities across the region to help families and children get the resources they need. You will bring professional experience working with children and families and will have a bachelor's degree in social work or a human services related field. You will have a current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance, 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, you will:
- 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.
- Transport clients as needed.
- 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 foster care team with Wellspring:
- You'll be part of a dedicated and caring team of social workers, administrative professionals and support staff
- You'll receive supervision weekly or as needed.
- You'll have support from our support staff with administrative duties such as filing and requesting documentation.
- Your starting salary will be $41,500 + / year, based off experience
- You'll be working full-time, 40 hrs / week
- You'll take part in the on-call rotation with your team
- You'll be office-based with a flexible work schedule, traveling into the community to see clients in-home and attend community events
- 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 GAYLORD office:
Wellspring Lutheran Services ?
1260 S Otsego Ave
Gaylord, MI 49735
Full Job Description available during the interview.
