Compliance Specialist, Social Work

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Family & Social Services Administration:

The Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning (OECOSL) within the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) oversees early childcare, education, and out-of-school-time programs. OECOSL's vision is that every Indiana community will have a strong network of Early Care and Education and Out-of-School Time programs that support the child, the family and local schools. Programs will be high quality, affordable and accessible to enable families to work effectively to obtain economic self‑sufficiency.

Children will thrive in programs that meet their developmental and educational needs and make them feel welcome, encouraged, and supported. Professionals teaching and caring for children will have the resources, including training and education, needed to operate and maintain high quality programs.

This role, Compliance Specialist, responds to complaints regarding child care providers by conducting regulatory inspections to investigate formal and non‑formal complaints and supports fraud and audit investigations. You will ensure that child care programs are meeting all Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) requirements and all child care statutes, rules, and policies. You will testify at Administrative Law Judge hearings as needed.

You will assess risk in regard to the health and safety of children for an assigned group of child care programs per child care licensing and CCDF regulations. You will collect, analyze and compare data to established safety and health regulations to document findings through notes, sketches, photographs, etc. and cite non‑compliances observed during inspections and document technical reports for administrative and regulatory action.

You will support fraud and audit investigations including reconciling attendance records to ensure accuracy of payment. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert in child care licensing and federal CCDF statutes, rules, and policies.

This role can be located at any state office facility in the Lake County area.

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $53,222.00but may be commensurate with education or work experience.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Establish program objectives, KPIs, and actions to achieve them.
• Develop, update, and monitor all policies and procedures related to the program area.
• Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, or laws to leadership or customers.
• Implement corrective action plans to solve program problems.
• Analyze, prepare, and disseminate monthly and annual program reports.
• Review budget and make budgetary recommendations to improve the program area finances.
• Ensure program requirements meet federal and state policies and grants compliance.
• Assist in the development and train employees or agency consultants on program requirements and usage.
• Coordinator and deliver communication plans and communications.
• Serve as a liaison between agency and other state and federal agencies.
• Serve on management committees or other governing boards.
• Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
• Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

This position is exempt…