Bilingual Licensing Specialist (Mesa, Garfield, & Eagle Counties).

About the role

This bilingual licensing position exists to inspect facilities and authorize the issuance of a license for various types of less than 24-hour child care facilities after compliance with rules and regulations has been verified, investigate complaints concerning children in care, and document facts on licensees for possible court action in order to assure safety of children in out of home settings.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate applications, supporting documents, and translate, including but not limited to criminal records, child abuse and neglect records, as well as health, fire, building, and zoning department reports.
• Evaluate facility’s 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.
• Determine from the application and program analysis whether a licensing inspection can be conducted or if a corrected action plan is required prior to an on-site inspection.
• Appropriately identify which of 8 separate rule sets to apply to programs, based on the programs operation, policies and ages of children served.
• Appropriately apply statutes related to the investigations and inspections of six different license types.
• Review documents, reports, and translate in order to provide technical assistance on the process of issuing licenses and ensuring the facility’s compliance with laws and regulations.
• Inspect, monitor, and evaluate less-than-24-hour child care facilities for compliance with laws and regulations prior to the business operating.
• Physically inspect facility for health, safety, and program standards and interview administrative staff (in Spanish when necessary) to determine qualifications and ability to provide child care.
• Interpret rules and regulations to the child care community, by training and consultation regarding the skills needed to deliver child care; via telephone, participation in community meetings, acting as a speaker or participant in workshops, and on-site consultations.
• Investigate complaints and stage II investigations of inappropriate treatment and care of children, inadequate supervision, inappropriate discipline or non-compliance with rules and regulations by interviewing staff, parents or children, observing program operation and review of facility records.
• Write Report of Inspection in Spanish for every inspection using Department approved Standard Operating Procedures.
• Complete records and reports necessary to issue licenses and ensure facility’s compliance with laws and regulations.
• L og into Trails for alerts and track Trails alerts in Salesforce.

Requirements

Must be Bilingual - English/Spanish

Experience & Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to Human Services, Social Services, Early Childhood Education, or a closely related field.
• Two (2) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position, which could include human services, social services, or early childhood programs.

Qualifications

Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Your resume will not be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section and supplemental questions of your application will be reviewed to determine this.

"See Resume" statements on the application will not be accepted.

In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

Skills

• Experience conducting inspections in Spanish.
• Experience producing a Report of Inspection in Spanish.
• Experience presenting child care licensing information in Spanish.
• 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.

Benefits

The State of Colorado offers a generous benefits package including 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, state paid life insurance policy, choice of 2 retirement plans (defined benefit or defined contribution), optional 401(k) and 457 plans, state paid short-term disability coverage, additional optional life and disability plans, credit union membership, training and professional development.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $49,000 - $65,000 annually.

Schedule

The position is a fully remote position and will be expected to travel within the State of Colorado. The majority of this work/travel will take place in Mesa, Garfield, and Eagle counties.