LICENSING SPECIALIST - FOSTER CARE - 60074503

Florida; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Florida is seeking a Licensing Specialist for Foster Care to ensure high quality licensed out-of-home care services. The role emphasizes safety, permanence, and well-being of children, with duties including on-site visits, data collection, and preparing licensure packets.

The position involves reviewing notices, handling licensing complaints, and providing guidance on licensing standards and regulatory changes to CBCs and agencies.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of data collection and analysis methods.
• Ability to organize data for reports and written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Complete on-site visits, gather data, review personnel and client files, and prepare licensure packets.
• Review closure notices on foster homes and agencies and initiate actions as required by law.
• Collaborate with CBCs to review licensing complaints or incidents and participate in staffing to determine actions.
• Provide technical assistance, consultation, and training on licensing standards and changes in procedures.

Job description

LICENSING SPECIALIST - FOSTER CARE - 60074503

Date: Oct 12, 2026

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer.

This position is responsible for professional work designed to ensure that licensed out of home care services offered by and/or regulated by the Department of Children and Families are of the highest possible quality. The emphasis in the Quality and Innovation Programs in the office of licensing to promote the safety, permanence and well-being of the children we serve. The incumbent in this position is considered to have regulatory responsibilities and is subject to the provisions of Florida Administrative Code.

Completing the on-site visits, gathering of data, reviewing personnel and client files and upon completion submitting the packet for licensure.

Reviews and processes closure notices on foster homes and agencies and initiates action as required by F.S. 120.60 when applicable.

Works with CBC's to review licensing complaints or incidents involving violation of licensing standards. Participates in staffing regarding the complaints to determine proper action. Takes part in the approval of any corrective action plan regarding the foster home or agency.

Provides technical assistance, consultation and training to CBC's, licensing providers, child placing and child caring agencies for interpretation of licensing standards and any changes in operating procedure, administrative code or statutory requirements and other concerns about foster care licensing.

• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document work flow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Location:

• BARTOW, FL, US, 32644
• BARTOW, FL, US, 33830
• BARTOW, FL, US, 33831
• BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34604
• BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34609
• BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34614
• COCOA, FL, US, 32922
• COCOA, FL, US, 32926
• COCOA, FL, US, 32927
• COCOA, FL, US, 32929
• EUSTIS, FL, US, 32726
• EUSTIS, FL, US, 32727
• EUSTIS, FL, US, 32736
• LAKELAND, FL, US, 33801
• LAKELAND, FL, US, 33803
• LAKELAND, FL, US, 33805
• LAKELAND, FL, US, 33808
• MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32901
• MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32904
• MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32907
• OCALA, FL, US, 34470
• OCALA, FL, US, 34471
• OCALA, FL, US, 34472
• ORLANDO, FL, US, 32818
• ORLANDO, FL, US, 32819
• ORLANDO, FL, US, 32821
• ORLANDO, FL, US, 32822

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.