LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE - 60073824

My Florida Families; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florida Department of Children and Families is seeking a Licensing Specialist - Child Care to perform day-to-day regulatory activities for the Child Care Licensing Program. The role involves inspecting facilities, advising providers, and ensuring adherence to state and federal licensing standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating with internal staff and external agencies, handling inquiries and complaints, and maintaining complete license records for each facility in the caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to child care providers to ensure licensing compliance.
• Conduct regular inspections and investigations arising from complaints.
• Maintain accurate files for each licensed or registered child care facility.
• Coordinate with other programs within the Department and with regulatory agencies.

Job description

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LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE - 60073824

Date: Oct 12, 2026

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Requisition No:885236

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE - 60073824

The licensing counselor is the authorized agent of the Department responsible for performing the

day-to-day regulatory activities of the Child Care Licensing Program. The duties of the licensing

counselor are many and varied and include (but are not limited to): serving as a technical

advisor/consultant to prospective and existing child care providers, ensuring compliance with

licensing standards by conducting regular inspections and those resulting from a complaint, and

handling those inquiries not completed at the clerical level. Each licensing counselor is expected

to be fully familiar with those laws (state and federal), administrative rules, and policies that affect

the Child Care Licensing Program (described in this chapter). The licensing counselor will often

be required to coordinate and collaborate with staff of other programs within the Department and

with staff of other agencies that have regulatory authority relating to child care providers.

Examples of this include environmental health issues, inspections by community health nurses,

fire inspections, resource and referral functions, background screening, and complaint referrals

and investigations. The licensing counselor is responsible for maintaining a complete and

accurate file for each licensed child care facility and family day care home (registered or licensed)

assigned to his or her caseload. Finally, it is the responsibility of each child care licensing

counselor to inform his or her supervisor in a timely manner of any issue that may be elevated to

their level of responsibility. State Salary base is 36.902.32 = $17.74 an hour, office location

is 375 Commerce Parkway Suite 101Rockledge, FL 32955.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes,candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.