Bilingual Licensing Specialist (Mesa, Garfield, & Eagle Counties).

State of Colorado; Colorado; Remote; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays per year

Medical, dental, and vision plans

State paid life insurance policy

2 retirement plans (DB or DC)

Job summary

State Of Colorado is seeking a bilingual Licensing Specialist to inspect facilities and authorize licenses for less than 24‑hour child care facilities across Colorado. The role involves handling investigations, translating documents in Spanish when needed, and ensuring compliance with licensing rules.

You will travel within the state, with on‑site onboarding at the Denver office for first‑day tasks. Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 2 years’ related experience, with strong emphasis on bilingual

Qualifications

• Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a related field.
• Two years of professional experience in a related field; substitution options available.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate applications and documents including criminal records and health/safety reports.
• Assess facility programs through policies, staff qualifications, and floor plans.
• Determine licensing action steps and coordination for on-site inspections.
• Apply appropriate license rule sets based on program operations and ages served.
• Investigate complaints and prepare reports to ensure child safety.
• Translate documents and provide support in Spanish when needed.
• Inspect facilities for health, safety, and program compliance and interview staff.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

State Of Colorado Residency Required

NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

This position will service Mesa, Garfield, and Eagle counties to cover caseloads and support child care licensing staff for critical and time constrained issues. For this reason, we encourage that you live within 50 miles of Mesa, Garfield, & Eagle counties.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans, transitioning the state to renewable energy sources, ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education, and building an economy that works for everyone.

Department Information

State Of Colorado Residency Required

NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

This position will service Mesa, Garfield, and Eagle counties to cover caseloads and support child care licensing staff for critical and time constrained issues. For this reason, we encourage that you live within 50 miles of Mesa, Garfield, & Eagle counties.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans, transitioning the state to renewable energy sources, ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education, and building an economy that works for everyone.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

We Offer a Generous Benefits Package Including

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• State paid life insurance policy
• Choice of 2 retirement plans (defined benefit or defined contribution)
• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• State paid short-term disability coverage
• Additional optional life and disability plans
• Credit Union membership
• Training and professional development

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits visit: https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits .

This position is a fully remote position and will be expected to travel within the State of Colorado. Th e majority of this work / travel will take place in Mesa, Garfield, and Eagle counties. Please note - equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our Denver office, on the first day of employment.

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) ensures the delivery of a comprehensive, community-informed, data-driven, high-quality, and equitable early childhood system that supports the care, education and well-being of all Colorado's young children, their families and early childhood professionals in all settings. CDEC provides access to collaborative, coordinated, quality early childhood programs and support to children, families, and early care professionals in an effort to best prepare Coloradans for future success. CDEC works with many partners, including parents, schools, child care providers, Early Childhood Councils, counties, Community Centered Boards, early intervention service providers, family resources centers, county human services, county public health, businesses, community organizations, and other stakeholders to provide high-quality early childhood and family support programs.

The Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration (DELLA) is the State’s lead agency in planning and implementing public child care policy. In addition, the Division is responsible for the licensing and monitoring of child care facilities. DELLA ensures the health and safety of children in less-than-24-hour licensed (or license-exempt) early care and education environments by promulgating regulations for child care that ensure minimum standards for the health and safety of facilities. The Division accomplishes this through the annual inspection and monitoring of child care facilities, consultation and coaching for early care and learning professionals, and collaborating with early care and learning providers, child care associations, Early Childhood Councils, local governments, and county agencies, advocates, and other important stakeholders.

Description Of Job

What you'll be doing: This bilingual licensing position exists to inspect facilities and authorize the issuance of a license for various types of less than 24-hour child care facilities after compliance with rules and regulations has been verified, investigate complaints concerning children in care, and document facts on licensees for possible court action in order to assure safety of children in out of home settings.

Major job duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Review and evaluate applications, supporting documents, and translate, including but not limited to criminal records, child abuse and neglect records, as well as health, fire, building, and zoning department reports.
• Evaluate facility’s programs through the analysis of documents such as policies and procedures, behavior management and discipline, staff qualifications, medical administration, floor plans and plans for educational, community, and recreational activities.
• Determine from the application and program analysis whether a licensing inspection can be conducted or if a corrected action plan is required prior to an on-site inspection.
• Appropriately identify which of 8 separate rule sets to apply to programs, based on the programs operation, policies and ages of children served.
• Appropriately apply statutes related to the investigations and inspections of six different license types.
• Review documents, reports, and translate in order to provide technical assistance on the process of issuing licenses and ensuring the facility’s compliance with laws and regulations.
• Inspect, monitor, and evaluate less-than-24-hour child care facilities for compliance with laws and regulations prior to the business operating.
• Physically inspect facility for health, safety, and program standards and interview administrative staff (in Spanish when necessary) to determine qualifications and ability to provide child care.
• Interpret rules and regulations to the child care community, by training and consultation regarding the skills needed to deliver child care; via telephone, participation in community meetings, acting as a speaker or participant in workshops, and on-site consultations.
• Investigate complaints and stage II investigations of inappropriate treatment and care of children, inadequate supervision, inappropriate discipline or non-compliance with rules and regulations by interviewing staff, parents or children, observing program operation and review of facility records.
• Write Report of Inspection in Spanish for every inspection using Department approved Standard Operating Procedures.
• Complete records and reports necessary to issue licenses and ensure facility’s compliance with laws and regulations.
• Log into Trails for alerts and track Trails alerts in Salesforce.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights

Class Code & Classification Description

(H1G3XX)

Compliance Specialist I II

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be Bilingual - English/Spanish

Experience & Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to Human Services, Social Services, Early Childhood Education, or a closely related field.

AND.

Two (2) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position, which could include human services, social services, or early childhood programs.

Experience Only

Six (6) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position, which could include human services, social services, or early childhood programs.

Substitutions

• Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application and in the supplemental questions. Your resume will not be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section and supplemental questions of your application will be reviewed to determine this. "See Resume" statements on the application will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience conducting inspections in Spanish.
• Experience producing a Report of Inspection in Spanish.
• Experience presenting child care licensing information in Spanish.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Child Care Licensing Act, child care licensing system rules and regulations, policies and practices, and child care licensing best practice standards.
• Demonstrated experience researching, analyzing, and interpreting the law (State and Federal), constitutions, statutes, rules, applicable case law, the rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules of Evidence, and policy to advise management in developing sound legal strategies.
• Ability to effectively engage people, organizations and partners in developing goals.

Essential Competencies

• Ability to effectively transmit ideas, instructions and information through clear and concise written and verbal communication methods.
• Demonstrated experience in adverse licensing for child care facilities.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Ability to communicate and work with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Investigative practices/techniques.
• Knowledge of licensing principles.
• Time Management.
• De-escalation techniques for volatile situations.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Must be bilingual - English/Spanish
• Travel as needed to cover caseloads and support child care licensing staff; while a driver's license is not required, the candidate must be able to travel and have reliable transportation
• Applicants must pass a full & thorough CBI / FBI background check & motor vehicle records check prior to employment.
• Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.

Definition Of Professional Experience

Work that involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, and personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.

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 ( [e-mail] ), 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 assistance at [phone]; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.