Licensing Field Specialist I

State of Vermont • Home Based, VT

2d • Remote

About The Position

We are hiring for a Licensing Field Specialist I position. This position works in the Child Care Licensing Unit of the DCF's Child Development Division as a home-based position. Our unit is responsible for regulating center-based child care, afterschool care, family child care, and prekindergarten programs in Vermont. A Licensing Field Specialist I is responsible for: Compliance monitoring, Complaint investigations, Providing technical assistance, and Case managing licenses. We have a diverse team that relies on teamwork and collaboration. We welcome applicants with different and/or unique backgrounds, experiences, and/or perspectives to join our team. We are seeking an individual who is reliable, takes initiative, manages stress well, is adaptable, and self-motivated. The right candidate will also have strong written and interpersonal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Candidates will need to be able to use sound judgment to make decisions based on pertinent facts gathered and analyzed. It is required that candidates live in Chittenden, Franklin, or Washington, Addison, or Rutland Counties. If you live in the identified area, have the child development knowledge and expertise as well as skills involved in providing regulatory oversight, and have a confidential space in your home to conduct state business; we invite you to apply for this Licensing Field Specialist I position.

Requirements

• Master's Degree or higher in early childhood, elementary education, social work, human services, child development, or related field AND one (1) year or more of experience at a professional level in early childhood or elementary education, regulated childcare, or child welfare involving administration, regulation, supervision and/or teaching.
• Bachelor's Degree in early childhood, elementary education, social work, human services, child development, or related field AND two (2) years or more of successful experience at a professional level in early childhood or elementary education, regulated childcare, or child welfare involving administration, regulation, supervision and/or teaching.
• Associate degree in early childhood, human services, child development, or related field AND four (4) years or more of successful experience at a professional level in early childhood or elementary education, regulated childcare, or child welfare involving administration, regulation, or supervision and/or teaching.
• Reliable
• Takes initiative
• Manages stress well
• Adaptable
• Self-motivated
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to use sound judgment to make decisions based on pertinent facts gathered and analyzed
• Live in Chittenden, Franklin, or Washington, Addison, or Rutland Counties
• Have a confidential space in your home to conduct state business

Nice To Haves

• Child development knowledge and expertise
• Skills involved in providing regulatory oversight

Responsibilities

• Compliance monitoring
• Complaint investigations
• Providing technical assistance
• Case managing licenses

Benefits

• 80% State paid medical premium
• Dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Generous leave plan
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• State defined benefit pension plan
• Deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare reimbursement accounts
• Flexible spending childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level