Child Care Licensing Inspector

About the role

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Responsibilities

• Maintains compliance with licensing and registration standards for child-care facilities.
• Investigates complaints and allegations of minimum standards violations in licensed child-care facilities.
• Evaluates new applications for child-care facilities to issue permits.
• Provides training and technical assistance to child-care providers.
• Responds to emergency complaints of high-risk situations in licensed operations.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s License.
• Knowledge of Texas laws and regulations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to critically think and identify risk and mitigation measures.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people while promoting respect for cultural diversity.
• Ability to de-escalate situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to self-start, organize, and manage priorities.
• Ability to operate basic office equipment including camera/AV equipment.
• Ability to travel.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university or experience that is equivalent to a four-year degree.
• Experience in regulatory services such as inspections and investigations are preferred.
• For Inspector IVs: Experience in regulatory services including experience as a regulatory inspector. Experience in performing highly complex inspection or investigation work under limited supervision.
• For Inspector Vs: Experience in regulatory services including experience as a regulatory inspector or investigator. Experience in performing inspection or investigation work under minimal supervision.

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Critical thinking.
• Risk assessment.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $4,250.00 - $5,094.16 per month.

Schedule

This position may qualify for 100% telework with most of the work being conducted through the use of mobile technology, such as a tablet and cell phone.