Inspector V

5 days ago

Houston, Texas, United States Health & Human Services Comm Full time
Job Description:

The position performs advanced (senior-level) inspection work, under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

Work includes establishing the priorities and methods of securing evidence during the planning and while conducting inspections and investigations; assessing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the minimum standards; identifying and selecting licensees for inspection; capturing results of inspections, investigations, and other activities in the CLASS System.

The Inspector V may be called upon to mentor other inspectors, as well as develop and deliver specialized training or educational sessions for inspectors and child-care operations.

This position performs duties as part of a regional team and reports directly to a supervisor. Inspectors work as a collaborative team licensing, monitoring, and investigating residential child-care facilities throughout the State of Texas.

Team members perform facility inspections, conduct investigations in general residential operations, child-placing agencies, and agency homes, provide training to residential child-care providers, and convene inquiry meetings for residential child-care facility applicants.

Essential Job Functions:
  1. Monitors general residential operations and child-placing agencies, documents compliance or noncompliance with standards, and notifies providers of required corrective or adverse actions being taken.
  2. Monitoring includes the timely completion of monitoring inspections; follow-up inspections; waiver and variance requests; fee payments; background checks; controlling persons identification; and permit renewals.
  3. Ensures their time at the operation is appropriate to the facility type, capacity, and inspection type conducted; evaluates all standards in a two-year period; conducts inspections at the appropriate times of day; identifies and cites deficiencies correctly and addresses risk; takes photos as required and documents those correctly; ensures the documentation is clear and concise; ensures corrections to deficiencies are appropriate to address risk; and provides useful, purposeful technical assistance to assist operations in improving compliance.
  4. Investigates complaints, incidents, and reports of minimum standards violations in general residential operations and child-placing agencies, and agency homes. Investigations are completed timely according to law, rule, and policy.
  5. Evaluates new applications for general residential operations and child-placing agencies to issue licenses. Licensing applications and issuances are processed according to Child Care Regulation law, rules, and policy time frames.
  6. Identifies risk, makes recommendations to operations to address the risk, and when necessary, recommends referral for enforcement actions in accordance with law, rule, and policy, to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children in residential child-care facilities.
  7. Provides training and technical assistance to residential child-care providers on issues related to minimum standards. Attends or presents at provider meetings. Conducts provider trainings that are useful, purposeful, and outcome-oriented, including inquiry sessions for new providers, and minimum standard trainings.
  8. Responds to emergency complaints of high-risk situations in residential child-care facilities.
Knowledge Skills Abilities:

Knowledge of Texas laws relating to regulation of child-care and child abuse/neglect.

Skill in effective verbal and written communication.

Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Ability to initiate and participate in enforcement of regulations concerning child-care facilities.

Ability to evaluate facility's operations in relation to agency guidelines for management of child-care facilities.

Ability to work with diverse groups of people.

Ability to de-escalate situations with tact and diplomacy.

Ability to self-start, organize, and manage priorities.

Ability to operate basic office equipment including camera/AV equipment.

Ability to travel.

Ability to promote and demonstrate appropriate respect for cultural diversity among coworkers and all work-related contacts

Registration or Licensure Requirements:

Valid driver's license

Initial Selection Criteria:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university or experience that is equivalent to a four-year degree. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.

Preferred:

Experience in Child Care Regulation. Experience conducting inspections and/or investigations. Experience in the field of residential childcare and residential childcare facilities.

Additional Information:

Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave policy.

Work hours must be flexible and are not considered 8:00-5:00. Occasional work during the evening and weekends may be required.

This position will be in a mobile unit which means most of the work will be conducted using mobile technology, such as a tablet and cell phone.

Travel may be required outside of headquartered geographical area.

Applicants for positions must have transportation and a valid Texas driver's license with insurance as required by the State of Texas.

Applicants for this position who are considered for employment must pass a Background Check, which includes a criminal history check and a review of the Texas Child Abuse and Neglect Registry.

MOS Code:

Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include: 68R, 35M, 06, 6033, 2A7X2, AM, 35M.

For more information see the Texas State Auditor's Military Crosswalk here.

HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work.

I-9 Form - Click here to download the I-9 form.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.

If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at.

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.

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