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Minimum Entrance Requirements:
Applicants must have a Bachelors degree or higher and (A) at least five (5) years of full-time or equivalent part-time professional experience in the childcare field including early childhood education in a nursery school kindergarten child development center or educational institution family childcare or school age childcare; in residential or human services; or investigative law enforcement or regulatory administration work of which (B) one (1) year must have been in a leadership or supervisory capacity which may include classroom supervision and operating a child care program.
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The Education Secretariat is committed to equity and valuing the unique and diverse characteristics and experiences of every member of its workforce. We encourage an authentic workplace where colleagues show up as their full selves where collaboration innovation and connections are key to realizing our mission that all children youth and families thrive socially academically and economically. We seek teammates who are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone is valued and engaged. We encourage you to apply and identify your strengths in these areas.
The Bilingual Family Child Care Licensor is directly responsible for the implementation of the Family Child Care Licensing program which includes enforcement and monitoring of the regulations governing the licensure/approval of family child care homes and investigations of complaints; assists and participates in the development and design of the state-wide family child care licensing program; and performs related work as required. The incumbent is assigned a caseload in a language other than English.
Key Responsibilities:
- Determines compliance with the regulations for family child care programs by conducting application review on-site annual visits of the family child care programs; observations of the physical condition of family child care homes; observation of children and educator interactions with children; assessing the care received by children; reviewing childrens and assistants records qualifications of educator and assistants ratios emergency and preventive health care procedures nutrition transportation consumer rights sanitation and safety programs (educational) plan to include curriculum equipment supplies and procedures for supervising children.
- Provides consultation and technical assistance to both potential and current family child care educators.
- Investigates complaints of alleged non-compliance made against licensed and unlicensed family child care homes.
- Documents findings gathered during inspections and investigations of family child care programs by identifying and recording deficiencies and by writing reports of a legal and technical nature in order to recommend issuance or renewal of licenses or corrective enforcement action.
- Participates in the development and implementation of legal actions pre-hearing conferences hearings and court proceedings by providing documentation of deficiencies; by providing testimony at legal proceedings and by conducting follow-up inspections in order to provide evidence of violations and to enforce corrective or legal actions.
- Designs and assists in the development of workshops conferences and seminars on family child care for educators and assistants as well as for Family Child Care Systems state and local officials and interested citizen groups.
- As assigned assists in the formulation of statewide policy concerning regulations licensing policies and working procedures.
- Determines the qualifications of individuals seeking assistant positions in a family child care program.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Considerable knowledge of the principles practices methods trends standards prototypes and organization of family child care programs.
- Ability to communicate technical information effectively in writing and oral expression.
- Ability to communicate facts of a case in order to take appropriate action.
- Ability to gather and analyze information through observation and interviewing and by examining records and documents.
- Ability to make decisions (including decisions about health and safety of children) in stressful situations.
- Ability to deal constructively with conflicts and confrontations.
- Ability to deal tactfully and maintain harmonious working relationships with licensees local inspectors and co-workers.
- Ability to prepare detailed written reports which represent facts accurately and objectively.
- Knowledge of the principles practices and techniques of regulation and investigation procedures and interviewing techniques.
- Knowledge and understanding of current educational standards trends research and best practices as they apply to child growth and Development.
- Ability to handle stressful emergency or crisis situations.
- Ability to maintain accurate records.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely.
- Ability to be organized self-motivated self-directed and to work independently toward the accomplishment of short-term objectives and long-range goals.
- Ability to use computer software.
- Proficiency in a language other than English.
Travel may be required for this position.
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