Job Location: This position will be located at 220 South Jefferson Ave, 2 nd Floor, St. Louis, MO 63103 and requires travel within the counties as identified on the Regional Map .
Why you’ll love this position:
To assure the health, safety, growth, and development of Missouri’s children through a regulatory process to prevent injury, risk, or harm to dependent children in out-of-home child care settings.
What you’ll do: - Investigate complaints at licensed and unlicensed child care centers for compliance with state laws and regulations.
- Co-investigate child care complaints with other state agencies as needed.
- Interpret state laws and regulations.
- Conduct inspections at child care facilities as required.
- Explain state laws and regulations to child care providers and stakeholders.
- Provide technical assistance and training to child care providers, including informational meetings as needed.
- Provide consultation on problems related to child development, behavior, and health services.
- Prepare required reports as assigned.
- Attend and participate in meetings and workgroups as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Able to set and follow priorities, successfully adjust to rapidly changing situations, and concurrently manage multiple tasks.
- Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Department staff, other state and local agencies, and the public.
- Have an understanding of child development.
- Able to navigate a computer and learn data systems.
- Able manage a caseload with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate regular, reliable, and engaged attendance.
All you need for success: Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a minimum of 15 earned credit hours in elementary or early education, sociology, psychology, child development, social work, or a closely related field, or other related area.
OR - Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 6 earned credit hours in elementary or early education, sociology, psychology, child development, social work, or a closely related field, or other related area with two or more years of professional or technical experience in elementary or early childhood education, social services for children, or experience in the provision of child care in a licensed family or group child care home, or a licensed or license exempt child care center, or experience in investigations.
OR - Four or more years of professional or technical experience in child care licensing, elementary or early childhood education, social services for children, or experience in the provision of child care in a licensed family or group child care home, or a licensed or license exempt child care center, or experience in investigations, and possession of a high school diploma or high school equivalency.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant. More reasons to love this position: The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
