Child Care Licensing Inspector

Career Opportunities:
Child Care Licensing Inspector (18169)

Posting
- Posted
- Health & Human Services Comm
- Region 11 CCL DC Field Ops
- Community and Social Services
- Eligible for Telework
- Additional Shifts available (1) - b. $3000 - $4999 per month

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

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Functional

Title:

Child Care Licensing Inspector;

Job Title:

CCL Inspector III;
Agency:
Health & Human Services Comm;
Department:
Region 11 CCL DC Field Ops;
Posting Number: 18169;
Closing Date: 12/21/2026;
Posting Audience:
Internal and External;
Occupational Category:
Community and Social Services;
Salary Range: $4,250.00-$5,094.16;
Pay Frequency:
Monthly;
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-16;

Shift: Day;
Additional

Shift: Days (First);
Telework:
Eligible for Telework;
Travel:
Up to 75%;
Regular/Temporary:
Regular;
Full Time/Part Time:
Full time; FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Nonexempt;
Facility

Location:

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Job Location City: HARLINGEN;

Job Location Address: 601 W SESAME DR;
Other Locations:
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Our child-care regulation inspectors work as a collaborative team monitoring and investigating child-care facilities throughout the State of Texas. Team members perform facility inspections, conduct investigations in child-care facilities and homes, provide training to child-care providers, and convene pre-application meetings for child-care facility applicants. This position may be filled as CCL Inspector IV or V if applicant has previous experience as identified in the initial screening section.

Monitors licensed and registered child-care facilities, documents compliance or noncompliance with standards, and notifies providers of any required corrective action in accordance with CCR policy. Monitoring includes the timely completion of monitoring inspections; follow-up inspections; providing feedback on waivers and variances. Monitors application and permit fees payments; monitors for results of background checks for review and next steps; assesses controlling persons identification;

and monitors permit renewals. Effectively plans inspections evaluates all standards in a two-year period; evaluates the federally required standards annually; identifies and cites deficiencies correctly while ensuring risk mitigation; takes photos as required and documents those correctly; ensures the documentation is clear and concise; ensures corrections to deficiencies are appropriate to address risk; and provides useful, purposeful technical assistance to assist operations in improving compliance.

(30%)

Investigates complaints, allegations of minimum standards violations in licensed child-care facilities and licensed, registered, and listed homes. Investigations are completed timely according to law, rule, and policy expectations. This position must complete investigation initiations and investigation actions timely and accurately within required time frames; and send investigation notifications timely. Documentation reflects that investigations are thorough, address risk to children, and are compliant with laws, rules, and minimum standards.

In addition, documentation of findings is sufficient to support the investigation decisions. Completes regulatory tasks associated with DFPS investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in residential childcare operations such as participating in risk assessments; evaluation of information collected during DFPS investigations to cite deficiencies for minimum standards violations timely according to law, rule, and policy; and ensures all actions are completed timely and accurately within required time frames.

(25%)

Evaluates new applications for child-care facilities to issue permits. Permit applications and issuances are processed according to law, rules, and policy time frames. Documentation accurately reflects the acceptance and issuance decisions. (15%)

Identifies risk and recommends referral to Child-Care Enforcement (CCE) when necessary, in accordance with law, rule, and policy, with the focus on provider accountability to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children in registered child-care facilities. This position is responsible for processing provider plans of action timely and addressing identified risk; conducting inspections to follow up after enforcement actions to evaluate registered child-care facility compliance with the tasks or conditions associated with the…