CCS Child Care Consultant (Southwest Region)

Georgia Department of Revenue • Atlanta, GA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The CCS Child Care Consultant works under general supervision to review, monitor, and ensure compliance with state child care licensing rules and quality indicators. The position provides technical assistance and support to child care facilities, vendors, and trainers to help achieve and improve compliance with regulations and policy. It is field-based in the Southwest Region, with a service area in Bibb County; the successful candidate is expected to reside in or adjacent to the assigned territory. Statewide travel is required, and use of a personal vehicle is required for job duties. Reliable attendance, availability for scheduled appointments, and adherence to report deadlines are essential.

Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning supports the early care and education needs of Georgia’s children and families. Its responsibilities include administering Georgia’s Pre-K Program, licensing child care facilities, administering the CAPS program and federal nutrition programs, managing Quality Rated, and working with early care and education organizations statewide.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and two years of job-related experience.
• Valid Georgia driver’s license, insurance coverage, and ability to drive for extensive periods.
• Reliable attendance, availability for scheduled appointments, and ability to meet report deadlines.
• Ability to stand or walk continuously for long periods and regularly bend, stoop, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, and move items or materials weighing occasionally up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to receive detailed information orally, speak clearly, and hear and understand normal conversational speech.
• Close visual acuity for preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, and visual inspection.
• Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and analyze data, including exercising discretion in data classification.
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity when evaluating information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field from an accredited college or university and two years of professional experience in Early Childhood Education or a related early childhood field.
• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Excellent record-keeping skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Competency in and basic knowledge of computers, including Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Regulatory experience in child welfare or child care-related settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional consultation to child care facility licensees and applicants about program operations, professional services, and staff development to improve service quality.
• Recommend changes and improvements to child care facility programs to maximize children’s enrichment and development.
• Interpret statutory and administrative licensing rules and provide technical assistance to achieve compliance.
• Maintain regulatory supervision of licensees, including governmentally operated facilities, to ensure ongoing compliance with licensing requirements.
• Initiate requests for and conduct preliminary fire safety and environmental health inspections, and incorporate findings into licensing reports.
• Cite rule violations and establish time limits for compliance.
• Use a personal vehicle to provide transportation for job duties and travel statewide as required.

Benefits

• 15 vacation days per year for up to five years of service.
• 15 sick-leave days per year.
• 13 paid state holidays.
• Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) plan with employer matching and a defined benefit pension plan.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Legal insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Healthcare and childcare spending accounts.
• Life and dependent life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED