Licensing Specialist - Social Services Specialist IV
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, 80202, USA
Listed on 2026-08-11
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Social Work
Child Development/Support, Family Advocacy & Support Services
Division of Child Welfare:
Provider Services Unit
This position is open to current Colorado residents only. This position is deemed 100% remote work.
About this position:
This position is a pacesetter in the field who has a unique level of technical expertise in creating the landscape for the creation of collaboration with licensed Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) and carve-out populations who are exempt from the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), such as specialized group facilities and other residential facilities, and the design of policies, procedures, and regulations impacting residential settings.
Management routinely relies on the essential consultation of this position before deciding essential, wide-ranging critical program policy or direction to ensure residential practice is in compliance with required standards and to determine fidelity to federal requirements and best practices for youth placed in QRTPs, pregnant and parenting teen programs, programs designed to address youth who have been victims of trafficking, and independent living programs for youth between 18 and 21 years of age.
This position implements the Division's audit process to include sample reviews, technical assistance and training, issuing reports of inspection, issuing fines, authorizing licensure, and recommending adverse action against a facility, agency, or clinic. This includes researching and staying up-to-date on areas related to FFPSA such as independent assessment of youth admitting into QRTPs, oversight by medical and clinical professionals, development of discharge and aftercare plans, and compliance with Federal Institutes of Mental Disease Act as well as influencing policies, procedures, and requirements related to FFPSA and federal requirements for QRTPs, specialized group facilities, and residential settings serving carve out populations.
This position identifies and recommends opportunities for improving standards of practice for programs to meet operational expectations. This position ensures that youth are receiving safe and adequate care and treatment by evaluating the physical plant, treatment planning, staff and care provider qualifications, training, and supervision, as well as financial stability, interviews with youth in care, and required corrective actions. This position is also responsible for handling and safeguarding confidential information regarding youth in care, as well as for specific provider staff background checks.
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Job Duties
Licensing of Agencies and Facilities and Technical Assistance
- Provide or research options for and coordinate technical assistance to licensed facilities and agencies in order to support the delivery of quality care to youth and to increase their compliance with State and Federal rules, with particular focus on child protection and safety. Oversee and direct providers to improve programming to ensure the safety, care, and well-being of children in placement.
This position is a technical assistance expert for the Division of Child Welfare in the areas of licensing, child care/child welfare, and treatment planning related to these populations. Serve as the staff authority on child care and child welfare treatment and the protocols necessary to assure resident safety and well-being. This position is recognized as a staff authority specific to the Licensing Services Team and will be responsible in regard to background check practices as it relates to all facilities licensed by the Provider Services Unit.
Management relies on this position's expertise for determining best practices for obtaining and reviewing background records for all staff members, foster parents, adults over the age of eighteen years living in foster homes, and volunteers working directly with children/youth in agencies licensed under the Provider Services Unit.
Evaluate the quality of programming, practices and policies, and compliance with providers of out-of-home care; specifically, conduct building and site inspections, ensure staff and care providers are supervised and trained according to their individual needs and the needs of the youth served in…
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