Health and Human Resources Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring and enforcing statewide regulations regarding registered family childcare homes and in-home childcare.
• Ensuring uniform application of relevant laws and regulations for all childcare providers and facilities.
• Entering applications, reviews, case maintenance, and contacts daily into the WV PATH system.
• Evaluating potential and licensed childcare providers and facilities to maintain regulatory compliance for childcare licensing.
• Completing initial visits, annual monitoring visits, corrective action plans, investigations, and unannounced visits by the provided deadlines.
• Issuing or revoking licenses, certificates, or approvals of family childcare homes and providers.
• Serving as liaison for resource and referral agencies, the Child Care Food Program, Adult Protective Services, and Child Protective Services.
• Communicating changes in policy, regulations, or state laws.
• Supplying childcare providers with technical assistance regarding the application of state childcare regulations and programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Training: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Experience: Two (2) years full-time, equivalent part-time paid or volunteer experience in a technical or program area that is related to the area of employment.
• Substitution: Post-graduate education in a field related to the area of employment may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of fifteen semester hours for one (1) year of experience.
• Note: Appointment above the entry rate may be made at 5% for each six (6) months of successfully completed work as an intern in a practicum placement with the Department of Health and Human Resources for the Master of Social Work degree.