Early Learning Program Certification Representative

THE POSITION

The Early Learning Program Certification Representative with the Department of Human Services (DHS) offers an exciting chance to support safe, healthy child care across the Northeast Region. This role lets you work directly with providers to help them understand requirements and strengthen their programs. Your guidance plays a major part in creating environments where children learn and grow. This position provides purpose, momentum, and opportunities to build your professional skills.

This role focuses on inspecting child care facilities, supporting operators, and applying regulatory requirements to ensure safe and compliant environments. As a Early Learning Program Certification Representative, you will perform the following duties:

• Public Guidance:
  Respond to inquiries about certification issues, technical requirements, orientation details, and assigned phone calls
• Facility Inspection:
  Investigate compliance for applications, inspections, unannounced monitoring, and complaints
• Certification Follow-Up:
  Complete inspection reports, determine compliance, prepare documents, support sanctions, and testify when needed
• Agency
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Participate in work groups, assist with policy reviews, support training and development initiatives, and represent regulatory positions
• Program Support:
  Use electronic systems, prepare letters, update provider profiles, and incorporate Child Care Works (CCW) data into inspection activities

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Travel may be frequent, including overnight stays. Travel expenses are reimbursed.
• You will have the ability to be home headquartered after six months on the job.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Two years of professional experience providing direct services to children and youth and a bachelor’s degree that includes 24 semester hours of college level courses in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, psychology, or human development; or
• An equivalent combination of professional experience and training, which includes one year of professional experience providing direct services to children and youth and 24 semester hours of college level courses in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, psychology, or human development.

• You must reside in or be willing to relocate to one of the following counties within the Northeast Region within the first 6 months of employment:
  Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, or Wyoming.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
• Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and…