Child Placement Licensing Coordinator

Do you have a passion for making a real difference in the lives of people living with mental health challenges and disabilities? At Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), we’re seeking a compassionate and dedicated full-time Child Placement Licensing Coordinator to join our team in New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties, NC. As a valued member of our collaborative and supportive team, you will work together to transform the lives of individuals by providing a comprehensive range of services that support the whole person and empower children and families to find their way forward.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking a highly organized and personable Licensing Coordinator to join our Wilmington Child Placement team. The primary responsibilities include licensing, training, and maintaining the licensure of therapeutic foster homes, as well as recruiting and engaging new foster parents and facilitating adoptions as needed. This Full-Time hybrid role offers flexibility, allowing you to work from home or the office when not conducting evening visits, trainings, or traveling to surrounding counties like Pender and Brunswick.

Our team values kindness, inclusivity, and humor, while working collaboratively to keep children safe and support foster families. Success in this position requires strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage time and schedules effectively. The role involves a mix of virtual and in-person obligations, making adaptability and organization essential.

If you’re passionate about supporting foster families and making a meaningful difference, we’d love to meet you!

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

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to helping children, adults and families living with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and mental health challenges live their best possible lives. Each year, we support over 22,000 children, adults, and families with more than 9 million hours of meaningful direct services and life-changing programs in 140 different locations.

We believe in a diverse and inclusive culture that leverages unique strengths, perspectives and viewpoints of its workforce can and will advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand and act to make our organization a safe place for individuals to be their authentic selves.

Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!