Child Care Licensing Specialist

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• Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.  
• Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting. 
• Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency. 
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In the Office of Early Childhood this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of technical duties involved in the licensing and regulation of child care programs and providers.

• Conducts on-site regulatory inspections and interviews of potential and existing child care providers to determine initial and continuing regulatory compliance and health, safety and welfare of children;
• Performs inspections of total facility (e.g. health and sanitation, food service, space, staffing, etc.);
• Reviews required program documentation, observes program operations and conducts interviews with program staff, parents and other interested parties;
• Reviews applications for licensure from prospective child care programs and providers;
• Documents all pertinent information regarding regulatory compliance for formal and informal compliance conferences, negative actions against a licensee, hearings and/or court proceedings;
• Investigates complaints of non-compliance with child care regulations, mistreatment of children and illegal practices by child care programs and providers;
• Provides guidance and consultation regarding child care regulations and program practices to providers, parents and other interested parties;
• Maintains case records and prepares reports;
• Coordinates services with other state and local agencies;
• May appear before professional organizations and the public to educate on child care regulatory issues;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of
  • and ability to interpret relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures related to child care programs;
  • principles and techniques of operating child care programs;
  • various economic, emotional, medical, psychological and social factors influencing attitudes and behavior of individuals and families;
  • community resources available to individuals and families;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • determine child care program and provider compliance with governing statutes and regulations;
  • obtain, organize, assess and present evidence related to program provider compliance with regulations;
  • maintain records and prepare reports;
• Organizational ability.

Six (6) years of experience in the provision of professional child care services with involvement in program development and operational policy.

• College education may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's Degree in child development, early childhood education, public health, social work or other related area my be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• Experience implementing, monitoring, and enforcing child care statutes and regulations
• Experience creating written reports and narratives
• Experience working individually and as part of a team
• Experience following policies and procedures that align with regulatory, statutory, or programmatic requirements
• Experience providing customer support in a public or private setting, including verbal and written communication
• Experience speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish

Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.