LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE OPS - 60932120

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• LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE OPS - 60932120
• Date: Nov 5, 2026

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• Requisition No: 885145
• Agency: Children and Families
• Working Title: LICENSING SPECIALIST - CHILD CARE OPS - 60932120
• Pay Plan: Temp
• Position Number: 60932120

Salary

• $34,760.00-111,188.78
• Posting Closing Date: 11/08/2026
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• Licensing Specialist-Childcare OPS
• Department of Children and Families
• Miami, FL 33128
• Monday -Friday (8-5pm)

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

What will you do

This is a professional position specializing in counseling, investigative, and administrative activities in Child Care Licensing.

How you will make an impact

• Conduct inspections for childcare homes and facilities to monitor for compliance with Child Care Handbooks, Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code and Health and Safety Checklist standards.
• Process initial and renewal applications, including background screening clearances and training as required.
• Determines eligibility and make recommendations for licensure to supervisor/regional program manager.
• Investigate complaints on licensed providers, illegal childcare operations, and School Readiness providers.
• Maintain and update database tracking system, prepare reports, and initiate administrative action as required.

Minimum Qualifications

College degree or High School Diploma

Minimum 12 months or years’ experience working in a licensed or exempt childcare program?

Valid Driver License

Must possess operational private vehicle for use in the performance of daily work activities. Selected candidates are required to provide proof of vehicle registration and documentation of the appropriate insurance coverage within 30 days of hire as a condition of employment.

• Special Notes: preferred.
• College degree

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Follow policy and procedures, manage time to organize and coordinate work assignments, assess conditions for risk and safety, develop plans, interview, counsel, organize community resources to assist families, evaluate for indicators of abuse and neglect, document, engage, take appropriate actions related to domestic violence, mental health, and/or substance abuse, actively listen and communicate both verbally and in writing, establishing and maintain effective relationships, flexible and able to work independently, utilize computer systems to document, communicate, run reports and track data.

• Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
• Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.

Benefits

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.

Benefits

For a more complete list of benefits, visit:

Growth Opportunities

• With 12,000 employees across the state DCF promotes opportunities and training for all.
• Our jobs are among the most challenging, complex, and difficult in State government.
• They are also among the most rewarding.
• All employees are encouraged to take advantage of available Department opportunities for advancement and professional development.

Where will you work?

Florida is the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. In other words, no matter where you land in Florida, you’re never more than 60 miles from a body of saltwater.

And if the beach isn’t your scene, there are 175 state parks to explore! Meanwhile, Floridians hail from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, and walks of life, making it an incredibly diverse melting pot that many residents and visitors to Florida love. The Sunshine State is a great place to live and work – Come join our team!

About Department of Children and Families

Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families.

Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve.

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If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

• The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.
• We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.
• Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.

Selective Service

Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website:

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• Location: MIAMI, FL, US, 33128
• ALACHUA, FL, US, 32315
• Nearest Major Market: Miami
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