LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE OPS - 60932422

Requisition No: 874956 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE OPS - 60932422

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 60932422 

Salary:  AGENCY TO UPDATE 

Posting Closing Date: 05/15/2026 

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*Makes contacts with Child Care Operators to Monitor, Regulate, Investigate and Licensed

*Responds to allegations of Licensing standard violation

*Opens, maintains and closes files related to Child Care operations

*Explains child care licensing processes to prospective operators & current operators

*Explains rights and responsibilities to operators and families they service

*Reports indication of abuse, neglect and/or abandonment to Florida Abuse Hotline

*Performs related work as required

Ability to manage and resolve conflicts, grievance, confrontations or disagreements in a constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact

Displays high standards of ethical conduct

Ability to identifies problems, determine safety in the child care setting and use sound judgment to generate and evaluate adequacy of safety in the child acre setting to make recommendations

Ability to maintain composure and perform effectively under stressful conditions

Ability to leverage the information available even if all the facts are not provided to make the best decision possible. In addition, having the ability to adjust one’s actions in relation to other’s actions

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques

Ability to manage one’s own time

Knowledge of professional ethics relating to Social Services, Child protection and Counseling

Knowledge of interviewing and observation techniques

Ability to conduct risk and safety investigations

Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments

Ability to understand and apply relevant laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures

Ability to actively listen to others

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to maintain well-executed case files

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

Ability to utilize computer systems

Ability to write clear and accurate investigative reports

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.