Clearance Administrator, Bureau of Childcare
The Bureau of Child Care seeks an Investigator to serve as Clearance Administrator for the Central Clearance Unit. This role involves conducting comprehensive background checks for child care staff.
Duties
- Review background clearance applications for completeness and accuracy.
- Process all required checks within designated timeframe.
- Manage a caseload of background clearance requests for licensed and prospective child care providers.
- Examine, analyze, and verify records, documents, and other information.
- Draft determination letters and conduct related outreach to providers and staff of child care programs regarding clearances.
- Provide technical assistance to child care operators and staff regarding background clearances necessary to attain, renew, or maintain a license to provide services.
- Avoid improper storage and handling of confidential information and update databases in accordance with protocols.
- Aid child care providers by liaising between City and State agencies, community groups, parents, and the general public related to Early Childhood Education.
Preferred Skills
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Highly organized, strong attention to detail, and solution-oriented.
- Multitasking in a fast-paced environment.
- Working knowledge of child care regulations (desired but not required).
- Experience with data entry and querying large datasets (plus).
Why Work for Us?
- Unmatched benefits including a premium-free health insurance plan, additional health, fitness, and financial benefits, a public sector defined benefit pension plan, a tax-deferred savings program, and a robust Worksite Wellness Program.
- Work from home policy depending on the position.
- Job security with more job security compared to private sector employment.
- Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC.
- Commitment to equity and inclusion.
Minimum Qualifications
- A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two years of satisfactory, full-time experience as an investigator evaluating credit worthiness, searching for assets, verifying information concerning education, experience, and other personal qualifications bearing upon character and fitness for employment; or performing investigations involving the research, compilation, and/or location of evidence or information in order to build a case or uncover activities of a criminal, corrupt, unlawful, or unethical nature; or
- An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college; or
- Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.
- All candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Benefits
- A premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
- Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
- A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
- A tax-deferred savings program.
- A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
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