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Child Welfare Licensing Social Services Specialist IV
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Child Welfare Licensing Social Services Specialist IV
Salary: $71,544.00 - $93,024.00 Annually Location: Denver Metro, CO Job Type: Full Time Job Number: IHA 07326 08/04/2025 Department: Colorado Department of Human Services Division: OCYF - Child Welfare Opening Date: 08/15/2025 Closing Date: 8/31/2025 11:59 PM Mountain This position is open only to Colorado state residents. This position is remote based because this position requires extensive travel within the state of Colorado to include overnight stays and the licensing of childcare agencies and facilities during all shifts, 5 days a week. This is due to being a staff in the 'field' and spends anywhere from 3-5 days a week in licensed facilities and agencies performing their job functions. The licensing specialist are required to be in person for PSU team meetings once per month. Typically the work schedule goes past 5 PM and/or require them to travel across the state and stay overnight in other locations to fulfill their job duties. The position is located in the Division of Child Welfare, Provider Services Unit. The Division is responsible for the ongoing implementation of child welfare services in Colorado and supervises county departments of human/social services in the administration of Child Welfare programs, as well as privately operated 24-hour child care facilities. The Provider Services Unit exists to license, manage, supervise, and provide statewide oversight for privately operated 24-hour childcare facilities and agencies, to include Residential Child Care Facilities, Secure Residential Treatment Centers, Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs), Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs), Homeless Youth Shelters, Specialized Group Homes and Centers, Child Placement Agencies, Adoption Agencies, Respite Child Care Centers (RCCC), and Day Treatment Facilities across the State of Colorado. The goals of the unit are to ensure the health, safety and well-being of the youth served in those facilities. The work unit is responsible for comprehensive integrated (Interagency) licensing and monitoring of the 24-hour child care facilities and to audit and investigate reports/allegations involving licensing violations, facility or agency culpability, and to ensure the safety of children in out-of-home placements using Volume 7 rules and regulations, the Licensing Act, and all other applicable rules and statutes. This position has been delegated staff authority for licensing oversight of 24-hour child care facilities across the state of Colorado by Division management. Consults with agency management to influence decisions concerning essential, wide-ranging, critical program or policy direction to ensure facility practice is in compliance with regulatory agency's standards. 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 or agency. This position determines whether the 24-hour child care facilities are operating in compliance with applicable internal guidelines, rules, policies, regulations, and standards. This position identifies and recommends opportunities for improving standards of practice for programs to meet operational expectations. This position is responsible for researching adoption practices, such as, implementation and fidelity to the Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE) standards and implementing national standards and safety as they relate to foster care settings overseen by licensed Child Placement Agencies as well as private domestic and intercountry adoption settings. This position provides support to the other Licensing Specialists with regard to private adoption services provided within the Unit's licensed facilities and agencies. 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 also is responsible to handle and safeguard confidential information regarding youth in care as well as specific to provider staff background checks. This position requires extensive travel within the state of Colorado to include overnight stays and the licensing of childcare agencies and facilities during all shifts, 5 days a week. This position is home-based and the physical and permanent work address is the employee's home address. Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Important Note: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, CDHS' hiring teams consider only the contents of your application to determine meeting minimum qualifications and for the comparative analysis process. Experience is calculated on a full-time equivalency basis, therefore, it is important to accurately notate the hours you averaged per experience section entry. Volunteer work or related type of experience may be used to meet the qualifications, but must be clearly documented. It is paramount that in the experience portion of the application, the applicant describes the extent to which they possess the education, experience, competencies and background as they relate to the duties outlined in the job announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Option 1 - Experience: Seven (7) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position Please note: This experience must be clearly documented on your application and the supplemental questions must be answered. OR Option 2 - Experience & Education: A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology. Two (2) or more years of work experience related to human services or licensing. Demonstrated knowledge of child welfare policies and practices, residential best practice standards, and licensing regulations and statutes. Experience in an advisory or consultative role. Proven ability to direct research, analyze, and report on complex issues. Outstanding skills and abilities in verbal and written communications; ability to adapt a style to fit audiences of varying technical levels, and at various levels within an organization, in groups and individual settings. Demonstrated ability to establish collaborative partnerships and effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external customers and diverse public and private stakeholders. Demonstrated proficiency working collaboratively with internal teams; and national, state, and community partners. Knowledge of Volume 7 Rules and Regulations. Demonstrating knowledge working in CCCLS, TRAILS, I-LINX and multiple databases and scanning systems. Applied Behavior Analysis work with children/youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Conditions of Employment: This position currently works 100% percent remotely from home address and will be required to use a personal vehicle for frequent travel to the CDHS office, assigned agencies/facilities, and other identified locations for the purpose of related primary job duties as assigned. This position may be required to complete overnight travel and infrequent extended travel within the State of Colorado. Auto insurance is also required. Full Background - A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges. Additionally, you will be required take and pass a drug screen. Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS. APPEAL RIGHTS: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for
Salary: $71,544.00 - $93,024.00 Annually Location: Denver Metro, CO Job Type: Full Time Job Number: IHA 07326 08/04/2025 Department: Colorado Department of Human Services Division: OCYF - Child Welfare Opening Date: 08/15/2025 Closing Date: 8/31/2025 11:59 PM Mountain This position is open only to Colorado state residents. This position is remote based because this position requires extensive travel within the state of Colorado to include overnight stays and the licensing of childcare agencies and facilities during all shifts, 5 days a week. This is due to being a staff in the 'field' and spends anywhere from 3-5 days a week in licensed facilities and agencies performing their job functions. The licensing specialist are required to be in person for PSU team meetings once per month. Typically the work schedule goes past 5 PM and/or require them to travel across the state and stay overnight in other locations to fulfill their job duties. The position is located in the Division of Child Welfare, Provider Services Unit. The Division is responsible for the ongoing implementation of child welfare services in Colorado and supervises county departments of human/social services in the administration of Child Welfare programs, as well as privately operated 24-hour child care facilities. The Provider Services Unit exists to license, manage, supervise, and provide statewide oversight for privately operated 24-hour childcare facilities and agencies, to include Residential Child Care Facilities, Secure Residential Treatment Centers, Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs), Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs), Homeless Youth Shelters, Specialized Group Homes and Centers, Child Placement Agencies, Adoption Agencies, Respite Child Care Centers (RCCC), and Day Treatment Facilities across the State of Colorado. The goals of the unit are to ensure the health, safety and well-being of the youth served in those facilities. The work unit is responsible for comprehensive integrated (Interagency) licensing and monitoring of the 24-hour child care facilities and to audit and investigate reports/allegations involving licensing violations, facility or agency culpability, and to ensure the safety of children in out-of-home placements using Volume 7 rules and regulations, the Licensing Act, and all other applicable rules and statutes. This position has been delegated staff authority for licensing oversight of 24-hour child care facilities across the state of Colorado by Division management. Consults with agency management to influence decisions concerning essential, wide-ranging, critical program or policy direction to ensure facility practice is in compliance with regulatory agency's standards. 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 or agency. This position determines whether the 24-hour child care facilities are operating in compliance with applicable internal guidelines, rules, policies, regulations, and standards. This position identifies and recommends opportunities for improving standards of practice for programs to meet operational expectations. This position is responsible for researching adoption practices, such as, implementation and fidelity to the Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE) standards and implementing national standards and safety as they relate to foster care settings overseen by licensed Child Placement Agencies as well as private domestic and intercountry adoption settings. This position provides support to the other Licensing Specialists with regard to private adoption services provided within the Unit's licensed facilities and agencies. 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 also is responsible to handle and safeguard confidential information regarding youth in care as well as specific to provider staff background checks. This position requires extensive travel within the state of Colorado to include overnight stays and the licensing of childcare agencies and facilities during all shifts, 5 days a week. This position is home-based and the physical and permanent work address is the employee's home address. Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Important Note: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, CDHS' hiring teams consider only the contents of your application to determine meeting minimum qualifications and for the comparative analysis process. Experience is calculated on a full-time equivalency basis, therefore, it is important to accurately notate the hours you averaged per experience section entry. Volunteer work or related type of experience may be used to meet the qualifications, but must be clearly documented. It is paramount that in the experience portion of the application, the applicant describes the extent to which they possess the education, experience, competencies and background as they relate to the duties outlined in the job announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Option 1 - Experience: Seven (7) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position Please note: This experience must be clearly documented on your application and the supplemental questions must be answered. OR Option 2 - Experience & Education: A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology. Two (2) or more years of work experience related to human services or licensing. Demonstrated knowledge of child welfare policies and practices, residential best practice standards, and licensing regulations and statutes. Experience in an advisory or consultative role. Proven ability to direct research, analyze, and report on complex issues. Outstanding skills and abilities in verbal and written communications; ability to adapt a style to fit audiences of varying technical levels, and at various levels within an organization, in groups and individual settings. Demonstrated ability to establish collaborative partnerships and effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external customers and diverse public and private stakeholders. Demonstrated proficiency working collaboratively with internal teams; and national, state, and community partners. Knowledge of Volume 7 Rules and Regulations. Demonstrating knowledge working in CCCLS, TRAILS, I-LINX and multiple databases and scanning systems. Applied Behavior Analysis work with children/youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Conditions of Employment: This position currently works 100% percent remotely from home address and will be required to use a personal vehicle for frequent travel to the CDHS office, assigned agencies/facilities, and other identified locations for the purpose of related primary job duties as assigned. This position may be required to complete overnight travel and infrequent extended travel within the State of Colorado. Auto insurance is also required. Full Background - A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges. Additionally, you will be required take and pass a drug screen. Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS. APPEAL RIGHTS: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for