Child Care Licensor | Social & Health Program Consultant ; SHPC– Everett

Description

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy‑thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community.” This recruitment has been reposted for additional applications. If you have already applied, there is no need to reapply – your application status remains unchanged.

Job Title:

Child Care Licensor (SHPC2)

Location:

Everett, WA – This position is full‑time/flexible/hybrid

Closes:
Friday November 28th, 2025

Salary: $5,271 – $7,082 Monthly

As a Child Care Licensor, you will administer uniform procedures for recruitment, development, licensing, technical assistance, monitoring, complaint inspections, and legal activities of all required child care and early learning environments, including but not limited to Child Care Centers, School Age, and Family Home Child Care programs.

• Verify care licensing qualifications in MERIT for applicants, licensees, family members, and staff for all required early learning providers.
• Submit initial, non‑expiring, and probationary licenses and certifications to the Child Care Licensing Supervisor.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance to early learning providers.
• Establish and/or maintain a file for each required early learning provider in accordance with DCYF’s agency specific schedule and DCYF’s Child Care policies and procedures.
• Update assigned licenses per DCYF policy and procedure to ensure they do not expire in the licensing management system.
• Conduct initial and annual evaluations of required child care and early learning environments.
• Assess child care facilities to ensure the environment is safe and healthy.
• Assess child care activities and equipment to ensure developmental appropriateness, an anti‑biased approach and cultural relevancy of early learning services.
• Complete licensing complaints in accordance with DCYF Child Care policies and procedures and documents in the licensing management system activities.
• Initiate adverse actions when necessary in consultation with the Child Care Licensing Supervisor.
• Work with applicants and licensees to resolve identified licensing violations to ensure compliance with child care licensing requirements.
• Provide information on becoming licensed, including: licensing orientation;
  Early Achievers program requirements, enrollment, training, resources, and support services.

Equivalent education and experience doing planning, administering, developing, or delivering social, financial, health or chemical dependency treatment services programs totaling four (4) years.

OR

One (1) year of experience as a Social and Health Program Consultant 1.

OR

A bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, social work, a health or social science, public administration or a related field; AND three (3) years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivering social, financial, health, or chemical dependency treatment services programs.

OR

A master’s degree or higher in early childhood education, social work, a health or social science, public administration or a related field, AND two (2) years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivering social, financial, health or chemical dependency treatment services programs.

AND

Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles.

• Demonstrated history of effective and clear communication with all levels including management, peers, clients, and the public.
• Demonstrated history of explaining in writing and verbally, complex technical and regulatory information in a clear and concise non‑threatening but factual manner to clients and the public of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Experience in monitoring or overseeing licensed child care, Head Start or ECEAP performance standards.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Principles of child development; risk assessment and decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to research and apply law and regulations.
• Demonstrated interviewing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to serve the role of expert representative in both court proceedings and…