Safety & Compliance Auditor

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care•Windsor, CT

22h

About The Position

The Safety & Compliance Auditor conducts comprehensive safety, health, safeguarding, and compliance audits across assigned early childhood education centres. This field-based role provides objective oversight of environments and practices serving children from infancy through school age, helping ensure alignment with applicable regulatory requirements, organizational policies, and established safety standards. The auditor evaluates physical environments and operational practices, identifies and documents risks and non-compliance, and partners with centre and operational leadership to support timely corrective action. The role also reviews corrective actions, conducts follow-up validation when needed, maintains knowledge of applicable regulations and safeguarding requirements, and contributes accurate audit information for reporting and trend analysis. The position is full-time, requires residence in the market of assigned centres, and involves 75% travel.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in early childhood education, licensing, operations, auditing, or a related field.
Working knowledge of childcare licensing, health and safety requirements, incident management, and regulatory compliance.
Experience conducting inspections, audits, or observations.
Strong observational, organizational, written communication, and documentation skills.
Ability to work independently, manage an assigned market, and meet audit and follow-up timelines.
Proficiency with standard technology, electronic documentation, and data-entry systems.
Ability to travel frequently, including overnight travel where required, by car, rail, and plane.
Ability to walk, stand, bend, stoop, and move through varied environments for extended periods while conducting audits and observations.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry materials or equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Ability to respond to urgent safety or compliance needs and adjust travel schedules when necessary.
Must meet applicable background screening requirements and have a valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a related field preferred.
Equivalent combinations of education, training, and progressively responsible experience may be considered in lieu of formal education requirements.

Responsibilities

Conduct scheduled and as-needed comprehensive safety, health, safeguarding, and compliance audits across assigned early childhood education centres.
Evaluate classroom and facility conditions, staff practices, supervision, child accountability, safe sleep, feeding, medication management, emergency preparedness, playground and equipment safety, sanitation, food safety, transportation practices, physical security, and other potential risk areas.
Observe teacher interactions, daily practices, and routines to assess how safety and compliance expectations are implemented.
Identify and classify audit findings according to established risk levels, including issues requiring immediate correction or escalation.
Document findings clearly and objectively, including supporting observations, photographs, records, or other evidence as appropriate.
Review corrective actions and supporting documentation to verify concerns have been addressed; conduct follow-up visits or validation activities when necessary.
Maintain consistency in audit standards through calibration, training, and collaboration with the Director of Safety, Compliance and Safeguarding and fellow auditors.
Complete assigned audits and required documentation accurately within established timelines.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable childcare licensing requirements, health and safety regulations, and organizational policies in assigned jurisdictions.
Monitor regulatory developments and communicate potential changes or risks to the Director of Safety & Compliance.
Support accurate collection and maintenance of compliance and audit data for reporting and trend analysis, providing recommendations for training and development.
Partner with Operations to clarify findings and expectations while maintaining independence in the audit process.
Escalate significant concerns or unresolved corrective actions according to established protocols.
Maintain knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies, mandatory reporting requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations.
Remain alert to conditions, behaviors, practices, or environmental factors that may present safeguarding concerns or increased risk to children.
Maintain confidentiality and professional discretion when handling sensitive safeguarding information.
Support a culture in which child safety and well-being are primary considerations.