Care Facility Licensing Surveyor 4 (PCN 052314)

State of Alaska•Fairbanks, AK

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply. Welcome to the Department of Health. We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today. This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. We invite you to watch our "Welcome to DPA" video here: https://vimeo.com/1023052645?share=copy What you will be doing: In this position, you will be responsible for supervising a team of Care Facility Licensing Surveyors who maintain a statewide workload of licensed childcare facilities, including conducting on-site inspections and investigations to determine compliance with the State of Alaska Child Care Licensing Statutes, Regulations, and Policies and Procedures. You will apply knowledge of Child Care Licensing requirements to providers, partner agency members, and the general public. Additionally, you will be responsible for reviewing, approving, and issuing Reports of Inspection, Reports of Investigation, Notices of Violation, Enforcement Actions, and ensuring the child care facility is in full compliance before the issuance of a Child Care License. This Postion Requires Occasional Travel within the State of Alaska.

Requirements

Possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies: Accountability, Compliance, Managing Performance.
Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with State and federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
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.
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.
Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
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).
Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
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.
A valid and current Alaskan Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.

Nice To Haves

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below: 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 who maintain a statewide workload of licensed childcare facilities.
Conducting on-site inspections and investigations to determine compliance with the 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 the child care facility is in full compliance before the issuance of a Child Care License.