Emily Mitchell

Supervise 6 licensure specialist in Hancock, Pearl River, and Harrison County. Maintain weekly in person staffing to review case progress, delays, or concerns regarding licensed foster homes or applications; schedule expedited status meetings when needed; attend weekly licensure south staffing, and be prepared with 7W and 7C updates; submit 3rd level reviews in a timely manner; Assist Specialist with SAFE Home Study process; Review SharePoint files; Utilize Progressive Discipline with Specialist to address areas needing coaching, areas needing improvement, review of expectations, concerns when needed; Send statewide placement request for region 7W; Review and sign timesheets, travel, sign in/out sheets, leave requests, and monthly calendars; Assist with after hours on call responsibilities, ex. locate placement, contact on call specialists statewide, obtain an updated availability list for region 7W; Plus additional supervisory tasks

Create and maintain case files for foster homes; Complete SAFE home studies in a timely manner; Assist county workers when a child needs a placement; Make phone calls to available foster parents so a place can be identified; On-call for after-hours situations; Communicate with families, service providers, parents, foster parents, and the public; Communicate and coordinate with other units of the agency to serve children-in-care; Recruit foster parents at events that are often held after-hours and on weekends (rotating with other staff members); Make thorough assessments of foster care homes so children will be safe and have their needs met; Assist with shadowing new hires or showing job responsibilities to interns in the office; Attend and participate in court hearings, county conferences, Adoption Status Meetings and stakeholder meetings, as needed; Make contact with licensed foster homes monthly.

Supervision of five employees, including leading weekly staff meetings, arranging the weekly work schedule around CA's school schedule, and additional management tasks. Coordinating and supervising the activities of the leasing department to ensure maximum occupancy of a student apartment community; Overseeing and training leasing staff on all functions necessary to close the sale including making appointments, generating new leads, conducting tours, maintaining show rooms, and any follow-up necessary; Producing and coordinating the publication of advertisements for periodicals, direct mailers, follow-up letters, telemarketing campaigns, in-house programs, etc.; Attending after hours marketing events as needed; Being responsible for the management and implementation of the leasing process and systems.