Lead Licensing Specialist (Denver County)

• Reviews and evaluates applications and supporting documents including but not limited to legal documents criminal records child abuse and neglect records as well as health fire building and zoning department reports.
• Conducts inspections and interviews relevant parties to review and evaluate the facilitys programs through the analysis of documents such as policies and procedures behavior management and discipline staff qualifications medical administration floor plans and plans for educational community and recreational activities.
• Observes and trains compliance specialist III to ensure reliability and consistency.
• Analyzes the application and program to determine whether a licensing inspection can be conducted or if a corrected action plan is required prior to an on-site inspection.
• Prioritizes personally organizes workload to complete inspections and paperwork to ensure assigned workload is completed in a satisfactory timely manner.
• Prioritize and assign work monitor services and products to ensure quality timeliness and quantity meet standards and deadlines for deliverables to meet work plan objectives.
• Implement methods procedures and processes to improve workflow and productivity.
• Identifies which of the seven separate rule sets to apply to programs based on the programs operation policies and ages of children served.
• Develop plans for training and development and provide training as needed.
• Provides feedback and coaching monitor performance and contribute to each assigned employees annual performance plan and annual performance evaluation.
• Regularly review criminal background investigation reports data entry and investigations narratives entered into licensing system to determine if compliance specialist IIIs and contract staff are fulfilling job requirements per Standard Operating Procedures.
• Physically inspects the facility for health safety and program standards and interviewing administrative staff to determine qualifications and ability to provide childcare.
• Supports licensing unit by ensuring all licensing inspections and investigations are completed in a timely manner.
• Reviews report of inspection response forms and audits scanning system to ensure all required documents have been appropriately scanned into licensing systems.
• Provides technical expertise to various boards and review panels such as Child and Adult Mistreatment Dispute Review Section Institutional Abuse Review Team local government zoning boards community stakeholder activities legislative activities Child Care Associations Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Early Childhood Councils and other agency boards.
• Completes special projects associated with licensing and quality initiatives on behalf of the Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration.
• Works closely with County Departments of Human Services and law enforcement agencies to determine when allegations of abuse and neglect rise to criminal charges or county findings and make decisions on appropriate legal actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Prior state experience related to the duties of this position
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Child Care Licensing Act child care licensing system rules and regulations policies and practices and child care licensing best practice standards.
• Demonstrated experience researching analyzing and interpreting the law (State and Federal) constitutions statutes rules applicable case law the rules of Civil Procedure the Rules of Evidence and policy to advise management in developing sound legal strategies.
• Ability to effectively engage people organizations and partners in developing goals.
• Previous Supervisory experience.

Highly Desired:

• Ability to effectively transmit ideas instructions and information through clear and concise written and verbal communication methods
• Demonstrated experience in adverse licensing for child care facilities
• Proficient computer skills
• Ability to communicate and work with people of diverse backgrounds
• Investigative practices/techniques
• Knowledge of licensing principles
• Time management
• De-escalation techniques for volatile situations

• Travel as needed to cover caseloads and support child care licensing staff; while a drivers license is not required the candidate must be able to travel and have reliable transportation

• Applicants must pass a thorough background check and motor vehicle records check prior to employment.

• Employees who have been disciplinary terminated resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.

• You must live in / within 50 miles of Denver County.

APPEAL RIGHTS:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.