Licensing & Training Specialist

THOMPSON Child & Family Focus

Licensing and Training Specialist role at Thompson focusing on training and licensing foster parents. Ensuring compliance and supporting families for child placements.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeColumbia • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $22 - $23 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Recruit, Train, and licensing foster parents.
Provide pre-service training for potential foster parents.
Assess and evaluate potential foster parents based on state and agency policy.
Guide potential parents through the licensing process and submit all licensing documentation to the state as well as required agency documents.
Ensure foster parents training remains in compliance, provide at least quarterly supervision/assessment, maintain audit ready files.
Work in cooperation with foster care coordinator to provide comprehensive support to help a foster parent maintain placement of children in their homes.
Public speaking and marketing to recruit families.
Maintain documentation requirements.
Assist in locating placements for children.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in social work or related field
A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience
Must have a valid Driver’s License and meet any credentialing, licensing and privileging standards as it pertains to the program(s) you lead (Meets criteria as a Qualified Professional in South Carolina.)
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite application software, excellent written and oral communication skills.
All potential job candidates must pass a drug screening test, and an extensive background check is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid holidays!
Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Life insurance options
401K Match
Education Reimbursement
Referral Bonus
Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through FAFSA after 10 years of service
Eligibility to apply for the state loan repayment program that repays up to $50,000 of student loans
Paid time off for volunteering in the community
Free EAP services
Mileage Reimbursement
iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
Multiple opportunities for growth

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Hard Skills & Tools

pre-service trainingassessment and evaluationlicensing documentationcompliance trainingsupervisiondocumentation maintenance

Soft Skills

public speakingmarketingcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in social workvalid Driver’s LicenseQualified Professional in South Carolina