Care Facility Licensing Surveyor 4 (PCN 213089)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for supervising a team of Care Facility Licensing Surveyors who maintain a statewide workload of licensed childcare facilities. This includes conducting on-site inspections and investigations to determine compliance with the State of Alaska Child Care Licensing Statutes, Regulations, and Policies and Procedures. The role involves applying knowledge of Child Care Licensing requirements to providers, partner agency members, and the general public. Additionally, the position is responsible for reviewing, approving, and issuing Reports of Inspection, Reports of Investigation, Notices of Violation, and Enforcement Actions, ensuring the child care facility is in full compliance before the issuance of a Child Care License. This position requires occasional travel within the State of Alaska.

Requirements

A valid and current Alaskan Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
Competencies in Developing Others: Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
Competencies in Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
Competencies in Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort, including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
Competencies in Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
Competencies in Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Training or education in social services, education, health care, mental health, juvenile justice, or a closely related field; and/or progressively responsible professional experience providing licensing and consultative services to child and adult residential care facilities, foster home, child day care facilities and child placement agencies; or providing social casework such as, but not limited to, adoption, foster home care, child protection, and individual or family counseling; investigations or similar case management; and/or performing probation-related work.
Must answer Supplemental Questions.
Must rate proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.
Must fill in the Education section of the application to support minimum qualifications/competencies.
Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application.
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, evidence of credential evaluation is required.
Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application.
Work experience within a flexibly staffed position must indicate the actual dates employed at each level and be documented as a separate position.

Nice To Haves

Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with State and federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
Managing Performance: Takes responsibility for employees’ performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.), ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.

Responsibilities

Supervising a team of Care Facility Licensing Surveyors.
Conducting on-site inspections and investigations to determine compliance with State of Alaska Child Care Licensing Statutes, Regulations, and Policies and Procedures.
Applying knowledge of Child Care Licensing requirements to providers, partner agency members, and the general public.
Reviewing, approving, and issuing Reports of Inspection, Reports of Investigation, Notices of Violation, and Enforcement Actions.
Ensuring child care facilities are in full compliance before the issuance of a Child Care License.