Child Care Licensing Inspector

Challenging, never boring

Date:
Feb 23, 2026

Location:

MIDLAND, TX

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.

Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.

Functional

Title:

Child Care Licensing Inspector

Job Title: CCL Inspector III

Agency: Health & Human Services Comm

Department: Region 9 CCL DC Field Ops

Posting Number: 14083

Closing Date: 03/09/2026

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

Telework:

Travel: Up to 75%

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non‑Exempt: Nonexempt

Job Location City: MIDLAND

Job Location Address: 3401 NORTH A ST

Other Locations:

Nearest Major Market: Midland

Why choose to become a Child‑Care Regulation Inspector?

• Be an agent of change
• Challenging, never boring
• Flexibility
• Advancement and promotional opportunities

If you’re seeking a rewarding career where you can utilize your skills, educate and regulate child‑care providers to ensure the health, safety, and well‑being of children in Texas, and make a difference, you’re in the right place!

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.

The state of Texas offers many benefits to employees. HHSC is a qualifying organization for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which forgives the remaining balance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments. We also offer excellent health benefits, a lifetime monthly retirement annuity as well as 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Monitors licensed and registered child‑care facilities – documents compliance or noncompliance with standards, notifies providers of 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, monitoring application and permit fees payments, monitoring background checks, assessing controlling persons identification, and monitoring 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…