Child Care Licensing Case Worker II - Cherokee Nation

Responsible for assessing, licensing and monitoring child care providers and child care centers for compliance with Cherokee Nation (CN) child care program standards within assigned counties.

Conducts assessment, evaluation and certification activities with providers that ultimately lead to licensure/certification. Conducts routine monitoring on the operational activities of child care centers and providers within assigned area to ensure compliance with CN standards and licensing requirements. Educates, trains and assists individual providers and child care centers in their roles to comply with CN standards, policies and procedures in order to secure licensure/certification. Promotes and recruits individuals for entry into child care provider system to expand available services for children/youth in need of care. Maintains case files on providers and centers on compliance with standards, educational sessions, incident reports, monitoring visits and client complaints. Conducts educational/instructional sessions with individual providers and child care center staff to maintain optimal levels of awareness in child care processes and/or locates other training resources to address these issues. Submits periodic reports on monitoring activities, site visits, recruitment/enrollment and educational sessions of program participants. Actively participates in child protection/child care teams and attends other pertinent training. Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES   

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT 

Bachelor's degree from a 4-year college or university in Social work, education, early childhood education or related field, or 6 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS.

An additional one year experience in the child care field, social work or related work with children/youth and families is required.

COMPUTER SKILLS

An individual should have knowledge of Database software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.  Employee is required to work in the field at various locations in assigned area to conduct monitoring visits, provide and attend child care training and events for a majority of the time.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).

Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication for child care.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.