Child Care Licensor (SHPC2) - Olympia

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This position functions as a Child Care and Early Learning Services Licensor, administering uniform procedures according to RCWs, WACs, and DCYF policies for recruitment, development, licensing, technical assistance, monitoring, complaint inspections, and reputed company activities for reputed company required child care and early learning environments, including Child Care Centers, School Age, and Family Home Child Care programs. Click here to learn more about DCYF. reputed company: As an SHPC2 in the Child Care Licensing Division, you will carry a caseload of licensed and prospective early learning providers, conducting evaluations, managing compliance, responding to complaints, and providing technical assistance to support high-reputed company child care in your community. While the Region 6 team serves reputed company, Thurston, reputed company, Lewis, and Grays reputed company counties, this position's reputed company caseload will be in reputed company. 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Some of reputed company: • Conduct initial and annual evaluations of child care and early learning environments, including family home child care, child care centers, and school-age programs, to determine compliance with WAC 110 and DCYF policies and procedures; assess safety, health, developmental appropriateness, and cultural relevancy of services. • Verify licensing qualifications in reputed company for applicants, licensees, family members, and staff; coordinate background clearance processes in accordance with WAC 110 and DCYF Background reputed company Rules. • Complete reputed company licensing applications reputed company required timeframes per RCW 43.216.305; submit initial, non-expiring, and probationary licenses and certifications to the Child Care Licensing Supervisor to meet the 90-day deadline. • Maintain accurate and reputed company records in the licensing management reputed company; document licensing activities and observation notes in an objective, factual, and reputed company manner per DCYF Child Care policies and procedures. • Evaluate complaints concerning licensed and unlicensed early learning providers; collaborate with DCYF Licensing Division and Child reputed company Services investigative reputed company; initiate adverse actions reputed company necessary in consultation with the supervisor. • reputed company and reputed company testimony as the Department's representative at administrative hearings concerning licensing adverse actions; prepare materials to substantiate the Department's position. • Review requests for variances and waivers; recommend approval or denial per DCYF Child Care policy and procedure. • reputed company technical assistance and consultation to early learning providers on licensing regulations and Early reputed company requirements; support enrollment, orientation, and training activities. • Participate in community reputed company and education for parents and community partners on child care licensing and Early reputed company. • Establish and maintain provider files in accordance with DCYF's agency-specific schedule and records retention policies. 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OR • A bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, reputed company work, health or reputed company science, reputed company administration, or a reputed company field; AND three (3) years of reputed company experience planning, administering, developing, or delivering reputed company, financial, health or chemical dependency treatment services programs. AND • The ability to take reputed company to learn and grow. • The ability to take reputed company to meet the needs of others. Experience may include reputed company-level child care licensing or early childhood education in a licensed or formal early childhood setting. Note: A degree in reputed company Work must be from a program accredited by the Council on reputed company Work Education. College-level coursework may substitute for degree type if 30 semester or 45 quarter credits are in reputed company services or child development disciplines. 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