Community Care Licensing Specialist 2 (PCN 213089)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

4d•Hybrid

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 the supervision of a team of childcare licensing specialists who maintain a workload of licensed childcare facilities statewide, 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. You will also be responsible for reviewing, approving, and issuing Reports of Inspection, Reports of Investigation, Notices of Violation, and Enforcement Actions, and ensuring the childcare facility is in full compliance before the issuance of a Child Care License. This position requires regular Travel within the State of Alaska .

Requirements

A valid and current Alaska driver's license is required.
Competencies in: Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
Competencies in: Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Competencies in: Negotiation: Works with others towards an agreement that may involve exchanging specific resources or resolving differences.
Competencies in: Influence: Asserts own ideas and persuades others, gaining support and commitment from others; mobilizes people to act, using creative approaches to motivate others to meet organization goals.
Competencies in: Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Competencies in: Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
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 homes, 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; or performing probation work.

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

Supervision of a team of childcare licensing specialists who maintain a workload of licensed childcare facilities statewide.
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 childcare facility is in full compliance before the issuance of a Child Care License.