Licensing Specialist; Mesa

State of Colorado Residency Required.

This position will be servicing Mesa County to cover caseloads and support child care licensing staff for critical and time constrained issues. For this reason, we encourage that you live within 50 miles of Mesa County.

This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans, transitioning the state to renewable energy sources, ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education, and building an economy that works for everyone.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• State paid life insurance policy
• Choice of 2 retirement plans (defined benefit or defined contribution)
• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• State paid short-term disability coverage
• Additional optional life and disability plans
• Credit Union membership
• Training and professional development

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits visit: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./benefits

This position is a fully remote position and will be expected to travel within the State of Colorado. The majority of this travel/work will take place in Mesa County.

Equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our Denver office, on the first day of employment.

The Department of Early Childhood welcomes your interest in the Licensing Specialist position. This position exists to inspect facilities and authorize the issuance of a license for various types of less than 24 hour child care facilities after compliance with rules and regulations has been verified, investigate complaints concerning children in care, and document facts on licensees for possible court action in order to assure safety of children in out of home settings.

• Review and evaluate applications, supporting documents, including but not limited to criminal records, child abuse and neglect records, as well as health, fire, building, and zoning department reports.
• Evaluate facility’s programs through the analysis of documents such as policies and procedures, behavior management and discipline, staff qualifications, medical administration, floor plans and plans for educational, community, and recreational activities.
• The application and program analysis determines whether a licensing inspection can be conducted or if a corrected action plan is required prior to an on-site inspection.
• Determine from the application and program analysis whether a licensing inspection can be conducted or if a corrected action plan is required prior to an on-site inspection.
• Appropriately identify which of 8 separate rule sets to apply to programs, based on the programs operation, policies and ages of children served.
• Appropriately apply statutes related to the investigations and inspections of six different license types.
• Inspect, monitor, and evaluate less-than-24-hour child care facilities for compliance with laws and regulations prior to the business operating.
• Physically inspect facility for health, safety, and program standards and interview administrative staff to…