Description

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) was created to be a comprehensive agency exclusively dedicated to the social, emotional, and physical well-being of children, youth, and families regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other socioeconomic factors. We believe our workforce should reflect the communities we serve, and are actively searching for candidates that reflect that diversity.

We're looking for a Child Care Licensor (SHPC2) to join our Vancouver location to help ensure our communities have safe, licensed childcare options. Our vision is that "All Washington's children and youth grow up safe and healthy-thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community."

The Opportunity:
Do you want to be part of an organization that is purpose-driven and passionate about its work? We need your regulatory licensing experience to license child care homes, centers, and school-age programs. You will administer uniform procedures for recruitment, development, licensing, technical assistance, monitoring, complaint inspections, and legal activities of all required child care and early learning environments, including but not limited to Child Care Centers, School Age Programs, and Family Home Child Care.

Some of what you'll do:

• Verify child care licensing qualifications in MERIT for applicants, licensees, family members, and staff for all required early learning providers.
• Complete all licensing applications within the required timeframe
• Submits initial, non-expiring, and probationary licenses and certifications to the Child Care Licensing Supervisor
• Provide ongoing technical assistance to early learning providers.
• Establish and maintain files for each required early learning provider.
• Document licensing activities/observation notes.
• Conduct initial and annual evaluations of required child care and early learning environments to determine suitability for licensure.
• Assess child care facilities to ensure the environment is safe and healthy.
• Assess child care activities and equipment to ensure developmental appropriateness and, an anti-biased approach and cultural relevancy of early learning services.
• Complete licensing complaints in accordance with DCYF Child Care policies and procedures.
• Evaluate complaints concerning both licensed and unlicensed early learning providers.
• Appear and provide testimony as the Department’s representative at hearings concerning child care licensing adverse actions.
• Provide information on becoming licensed, including licensing orientation, Early Achievers program requirements, enrollment, training, resources, and support services.
  

What we are looking for:
Professionals with a Master's degree or higher in early childhood education, social work, a health or social science, public administration or a related field AND two years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivering social, financial, health or chemical dependency treatment services programs.
OR
A Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, social work, a health or social science, public administration or a related field AND three years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivering social, financial, health, or chemical dependency treatment services programs.
OR
One year of experience as a Social and Health Program Consultant 1.

The above experience may include professional-level child care licensing or early childhood education in a licensed childcare setting or formal early childhood setting. Experience may also include child care compiling and evaluating facts to recommend for management action or decide compliance with program guidelines and regulations.

• College-level course work may substitute for degree type if 30 semester or 45 quarter credits are in social services or child development disciplines.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Experience in monitoring or overseeing licensed child care, Head Start or ECEAP performance standards.
• Knowledge of principles of child development, risk assessment, decision making, research and applying law and regulations, interviewing techniques, the role of expert representative in both court proceedings and multi-disciplinary team service delivery, concepts of group work and group dynamics, current literature on early care and education practices, and concepts of community organization as applied to the development of community resources.
• Ability to deduce potential impacts of conditions or assess risk.
• Computer skills including the use of mobile computing devices.
• Ability to effectively communicate with management, peers, clients, and the public as Ability to explain in writing and verbally, complex technical and regulatory information in a clear and concise, objective, non-threatening but factual manner to clients and the public of diverse cultural backgrounds.

How do I apply?
In addition to completing the online application, applicants must attach the following documents to their profile in order to be considered for this position:

• Letter of interest describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position
• Current resume detailing experience and education
• Copy of college transcripts

Supplemental Information:

**Per Governor Inslee's Directive 22-13.1 (Download PDF reader) state employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing verification of your vaccine status, having an approved medical accommodation, or having an approved religious accommodation. No start date will be approved until you have either verified your vaccine status or have an approved accommodation**

The initial screening will be based on the content and completeness of your application and the materials submitted. All information may be verified and documentation may be required. Applications with comments such as "see attachments" or "N/A" in the supplemental question responses will be considered incomplete.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

DCYF is an equal opportunity employer and supports equity, diversity, inclusion and respect.

To take advantage of Veteran's preference please attach your DD-214, member 4 long-form, or your NGB-22. Please black out your social security number prior to attaching.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Need accommodation throughout the application/interview process? Unable to apply on-line? Contact the Recruitment team at dcyf.jobs@dcyf.wa.gov or (360)688-3529 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf at 800-833-6388

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