• The Foster Care licensing and recruiting specialist is responsible for recruiting foster families and taking them through the licensing process. • They are also responsible for coordinating pre-service and ongoing training, as well as annual evaluations required for all foster families to ensure that all families meet State regulations. • The Licensing and Recruiting Specialist provides consultation in the placement of youth and offers support for children and families throughout their experience with the program. • Follow all Lutheran Services Carolinas policy and procedures. • Assist in the recruitment and retention of foster families. • Provide quarterly home visits once families are licensed and during initial licensing perform 3-4 home visits. • Develop a recruitment plan for the year in the surrounding counties to promote need for foster care families. • Assist in planning and implementation of pre-service and in-service training to families in the foster care program. • Licensing all potential foster families (obtaining all information needed to complete initial licensing, annual and re-license packets). • Develop, plan, coordinate, and facilitate on-going foster parent training programs. • Serve as a consultant to case managers regarding foster home issues or problems. • Assist with receiving and matching foster care placement referrals to appropriate new families as assigned by supervisor. • Represent Lutheran Services Carolinas professionally in the local community. • Ensure compliance with all reporting requirements as stipulated by contracts with Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS), or other contractors. • Conduct regular programmatic audits of physical and electronic files to ensure quality of service provision and fulfillment of documentation requirements. • Other duties as assigned by supervisor.