Job Details
Child Care Quality Assurance Inspector Apprentice
The Department of Children and Families (DCF), Office of Resource Family Licensing, seeks a qualified candidate for a Child Care Quality Assurance Inspector Apprentice position. This position will report in-person in Trenton, NJ on a weekly basis.
The majority of the time will be spent in the field conducting Resource Family Home Inspection responsibilities primarily in the Central and Southern part of the state. This is a field inspector position that requires driving your own personal vehicle where you will be reimbursed for mileage. This position may be eligible to work remotely for up to two days in a calendar week.
Under the close supervision of a supervisory official in the Department of Children and Families, as an apprentice and productive worker, receives on the job training in administering the licensure and enforcement provisions of the Child Care Licensing Act (NJSA 30:5-1) and the Resource Family Parent Licensing Act (NJSA 30:4C-27.3); learns to conduct inspections and evaluations of physical facilities and residential treatment center programs, pregnant and parenting adolescent programs, children's residential adventure programs, juvenile sex offender programs, partial care programs, youth case management programs, children's shelters and shelter homes, children's group homes, supervised transitional living homes, treatment homes, teaching family homes, psychiatric community residences for youth, resource family homes and parents, child care centers, registered family care homes, sponsoring organizations, and adoption agencies to ensure their compliance with State and federal statutes and regulations and with department standards; does other related duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
RESUME NOTE: Eligibility determinations will be based upon information presented on the resume only. Applicants who possess a degree from a college or university outside the United States must provide an evaluation of one’s transcripts from a recognized evaluation service at the time of submission by the above closing date. Failure to do so may result in your ineligibility.
ADVANCEMENT: Appointees who successfully complete the twenty-four (24) month apprenticeship will be eligible for advancement to the Child Care Quality Assurance Inspector 1 title, in accordance with the New Jersey Civil Service Commission procedures. The inability of an employee in this apprentice title to attain a level of performance warranting advancement to the Child Care Quality Assurance Inspector 1 title shall be considered as cause for separation.
VETERANS PREFERENCE: Are you a veteran? If so, proof of your NJ Veterans Preference is required at application. Please provide a copy of your New Jersey Civil Service Commission NOTIFICATION OF VETERANS STATUS along with your cover letter and resume. For information on how to apply for Veterans Preference in the State of NJ, please visit the Civil Service Commission's website at http://www.state.nj.us/csc/seekers/veterans.
LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
RESIDENCY LAW: Please refer to the New Jersey Department of Children and Families’ website at www.state.nj.us/dcf.
SALARY: $55,478.62 - $78,450.85.
TO APPLY: You must submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document, saving the file by your Last Name, First Name. Please indicate in your cover letter where you found this job opportunity and send the file to:
The Department of Children and Families is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment which reflects the diversity of the state we serve.