REGULATORY SPECIALIST III FOSTER CARE - 60064996

Requisition No: 878550 Agency: Children and Families Working Title: REGULATORY SPECIALIST III FOSTER CARE - 60064996 Pay Plan: Career Service Position Number: 60064996 Salary: 47,500 Posting Closing Date: 07/31/2026 Total Compensation Estimator Tool NORTHEAST REGION FOSTER CARE LICENSING SPECIALIST Requisition No: 878550Agency: Children and Families Working Title: REGULATORY SPECIALIST III - Foster CarePosition Number: 60064996Posting Closing Date: 6/26/2026

DESCRIPTION

This advanced professional position incorporates reviewing, assessing, and writing complex levels of licenses and licensing summaries. The incumbent must have a working knowledge of child abuse,neglect and maltreatment while possessing experience in child protection programs with a primary focus on foster home, child caring agency and child placing agency licensure. The incumbent mustpossess analytical skills to address complex activities. The incumbent must maintain a working knowledge of Federal Law, State Law, Administrative Code and Operating Procedures around multilevelfoster parent licensing, child caring agency licensing and child placing agency licensing. DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIESThe specific duties and responsibilities of the position include the following:

• Review of the licensing and re-licensing packets submitted by providers for compliance with Florida Administrative Code and Florida Statute compliance.
• Schedule and conduct relicensing of Child Placing and Child Caring Agencies, ensuring that all required documents, background screening, training requirements, personnel files, and children’s files are current and in order with licensing rules and regulations.• Assist Lead Agency, applicants, and other members of the community with training and/or questions related to licensing and guardianship assistance program.• Input of data into the FSFN/CCWIS and Integrated Child Welfare Services Information System.
• Work with the lead agency and subcontracted providers on guardianship assistance program related issues, including payment enhancements, exceptions, and denials.
• Performs other related duties as requested.
• Participate, upon request, in the quality improvement process to include conducting on site reviews, file reviews, and evaluate statistical reports for continuous improvement of the guardianship assistance program and level 1 licensure.
• Participate in legal staffing’s regarding abuse reports, licensing concerns or criminal charges involving foster parents, permanency guardians, or other providers.
• Track abuse reports related to institutional abuse to ensure that each report is staffed and reviewed for issues that may relate to licensing the foster home or facility.
• Provide technical assistance to provider agencies and other licensing staff not under contract with Lead Agency.
• Participate on statewide meetings regarding initiatives relevant to Foster Care Licensing, group care licensing and guardianship assistance program.
• Attend appeal hearings and provide pertinent testimony as requested by legal.
• Complete site visits to Initial CCAs and CPAs to determine if they meet licensure requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES• Knowledge of family safety, and preservation, licensure, and the guardianship assistance program.

• Knowledge and skill of theories and practice of child protection, counseling, social work, investigations, and family assessments.
• Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Skill in development of requests for proposals, contract evaluations and contract management.
• Ability to develop policies, procedures, standards, and rules.
• Ability to develop methods for monitoring and evaluating quality of service and compliance with rules, policies, and statutes.
• Ability to review and evaluate plans and programs.
• Ability to identify improvements and adjustments needed to insure program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ability to establish and maintain a liaison with other agencies.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to use computer systems.
• Ability to conduct effective case staffing’s and other meetings.
• Ability to interact appropriately with families, community resources, service providers and other department professionals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in social services
• Child welfare certification from the FCB
• A minimum of 1.5 years’ experience in child welfare
• A minimum of 1 year experience in foster home licensing
• Computer skills to include, but not limited to Outlook, Florida Safe Family Network(FSFN), Internet, Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to travel throughout NE Region.

Preferences: • Bachelor’s degree in social services or related area of study. Related areas of study include, but are not limited to: Human Services, Education, Human Sciences, Law, Behavioral Sciences, Human Development, Psychology, Social Policy, Sociology, Public Administration, Education, Community Development, Health Science, Political Science.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 View phone number on click.appcast.io). 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.