Child Care Licensing Specialist

The Education Secretariat is committed to equity and valuing the unique
and diverse characteristics and experiences of every member of its
workforce. We encourage an authentic workplace where colleagues show up
as their full selves, where collaboration, innovation, and connections
are key to realizing our mission that all children, youth, and families
thrive socially, academically, and economically. We seek teammates who
are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment,
where everyone is valued and engaged. We encourage you to apply and
identify your strengths in these areas. The Department of Early
Education and Care (EEC) is an agency focused on building a coordinated,
comprehensive system of early education and care services in
Massachusetts. EEC?s mission is to lead the way in helping
Massachusetts? children and families reach their full potential. By
providing and coordinating a range of services and assistance, EEC will
continuously improve the quality, affordability and accessibility of
early education and care in the Commonwealth. The Family Child care
Licensor is directly responsible for the implementation of the Family
Child care Licensing program which includes enforcement and monitoring
of the regulations governing the licensure/approval of family child care
homes and investigations of complaints; assists and participates in the
development and design of the state-wide family child care licensing
program; and performs related work as required. Key Responsibilities:
Determines compliance with the regulations for family child care
programs by conducting application review, on-site annual visits of the
family child care programs; observations of the physical condition of
family child care homes; observation of children and educator
interactions with children; assessing the care received by children;
reviewing children?s and assistants? records, qualifications of educator
and assistants, ratios, emergency and preventive health care procedures,
nutrition, transportation, sanitation and safety, program?s
(educational) plan to include curriculum, equipment, supplies and
procedures for supervising children. Provides consultation and technical
assistance to both potential and current family child care educators.
Investigates complaints of alleged non-compliance made against licensed
and unlicensed family child care homes. Documents findings gathered
during inspections and investigations of family child care programs by
identifying and recording deficiencies, and by writing reports of a
legal and technical nature, in order to recommend issuance or renewal of
licenses or corrective enforcement action. Participates in the
development and implementation of legal actions, pre-hearing
conferences, hearings, and court proceedings by providing documentation
of deficiencies; by providing testimony at legal proceedings and by
conducting follow-up inspections in order to provide evidence of
violations and to enforce corrective or legal actions. Designs and
assists in the development of workshops, conferences and seminars on
family child care for educators and assistants as well as for Family
Child Care Systems, state and local officials and interested citizen
groups. As assigned, assists in the formulation of statewide policy
concerning regulations, licensing policies and working procedures.
Assists with determining the qualifications of individuals seeking
assistant positions in a family child care program. Utilizes state-
and/or agency-wide technology systems to conduct their licensing
responsibilities including but not limited to licensing platforms (i.e.
LEAD) and background check systems (i.e. BRC Navigator) Participates in
regional office meetings and in-office unit coverage Full job
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