Child Care Licensor | Social and Health Program Consultant 2
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Full-time, Non-Permanent, Remote Employment, Flexible/Hybrid
Benefits
Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community.”
Job Title: Child Care Licensor (SHPC2)
Location: Bellingham, WA - Full-Time/Non-Permanent with an expected duration of one (1) year from the hire date. This position is hybrid with a combination of field work, office work and telework. This position primarily covers Whatcom County and Skagit County, however, the office catchment area covers San Juan County, Island County, and Snohomish County as well. This position requires travel to all of these areas.
Closes: Monday, November 17th, 2025
Salary: $5,271 - $7,082 Monthly
Do you want to be part of an organization that is purpose driven and passionate about their work? We need your regulatory licensing experience in our Bellingham office to license child care homes, centers and school age programs. We're looking for a Child Care Licensor (SHPC2) to join our team to help ensure our communities have safe licensed childcare options.
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The Opportunity:
As a Child Care Licensor, you will administer uniform procedures according to RCWs, WACs, and policies for recruitment, development, licensing, technical assistance, monitoring, complaint inspections, and legal activities for all required child care and early learning environments, including but not limited to Child Care Center, School Age, and Family Home Child Care programs.
Some of what you'll do:
Assess child care facilities to ensure the environment is safe and healthy.
Assess child care activities and equipment to ensure developmental appropriateness, an anti-biased approach and cultural relevancy of early learning services.
Verify care licensing qualifications in MERIT for applicants, licensees, family members, and staff for all required early learning providers.
Complete all licensing applications within the required timeframe in accordance with the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 43.216.305.
Submit initial, non-expiring, and probationary licenses and certifications to the Child Care Licensing Supervisor.
Provide ongoing technical assistance to early learning providers.
Establish and/or maintain a file for each required early learning provider in accordance with DCYF‘s agency specific schedule and DCYF‘s Child Care policies and procedures.
Update assigned licenses per DCYF policy and procedure to ensure they do not expire in the licensing management system.
Complete licensing complaints in accordance with DCYF Child Care policies and procedures and documents in the licensing management system activities.
Evaluate complaints concerning both licensed and unlicensed early learning providers.
Initiate adverse actions when necessary, in consultation with the Child Care Licensing Supervisor.
Appear and provide testimony as the department’s representative at hearings, concerning child care licensing adverse actions.
Review requests for variances and waivers, recommending approval or denial per DCYF Child Care policy and procedure.
Work with applicants and licensees to resolve identified licensing violations to ensure compliance with child care licensing requirements.
Support management staff and the legal letter writer for licensing actions. Prepare materials to substantiate the Department’s position during administrative hearings.
Hybrid
