LICENSING SPECIALIST - FOSTER CARE OPS - 60934058

My Florida CFO; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Department of Children and Families is seeking a Licensing Specialist to ensure high-quality licensed out-of-home care services. The role focuses on on-site visits, data collection, and regulatory compliance to promote safety and well-being for children.

The incumbent will review files, process licensure-related actions, and collaborate with CBCs to address complaints and implement corrective action plans. Strong data analysis and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop recommendations and improve operations.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for reports and written materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Complete on-site visits and gather data for licensure packets.
• Review and process closure notices on foster homes and agencies as required by law.
• Collaborate with CBCs to review licensing complaints and determine corrective actions.
• Provide technical assistance, training, and interpretation of licensing standards and procedures.
• Support foster care licensing by ensuring safety, permanence, and well-being objectives.

Skills

Data collection

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Report writing

Independent work

Communication

Problem solving

Data organization

Fact-finding

Job description

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LICENSING SPECIALIST - FOSTER CARE OPS - 60934058

Date: Oct 12, 2026

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Requisition No:885382

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: LICENSING SPECIALIST - FOSTER CARE OPS - 60934058

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.

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.

Location

BARTOW, FL, US, 32644 BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34601 BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34602 SEBRING, FL, US, 33875 EUSTIS, FL, US, 32726 COCOA, FL, US, 32929 LAKE WALES, FL, US, 33859 MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32934 MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32901 KISSIMMEE, FL, US, 34741 BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34614 PALM BAY, FL, US, 32907 OCALA, FL, US, 32674 OCALA, FL, US, 34471 BARTOW, FL, US, 33830 BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34604 SEBRING, FL, US, 33876 OCALA, FL, US, 34470 MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32907 LEESBURG, FL, US, 34788 KISSIMMEE, FL, US, 34746 LEESBURG, FL, US, 34748 BROOKSVILLE, FL, US, 34609 LAKE WALES, FL, US, 33853 COCOA, FL, US, 32927 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32804 PALM BAY, FL, US, 32905 OCALA, FL, US, 34472 LAKE WALES, FL, US, 33898 COCOA, FL, US, 32926 MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32940 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33805 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33803 OCALA, FL, US, 33474 OVIEDO, FL, US, 32765 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32801 MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32904 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33808 MELBOURNE, FL, US, 32935 SEBRING, FL, US, 33872 KISSIMMEE, FL, US, 34744 LAKELAND, FL, US, 33801 EUSTIS, FL, US, 32727 COCOA, FL, US, 32922 BARTOW, FL, US, 33831 ORLANDO, FL, US, 32803

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.