Child Care Inspection Specialist-Panhandle/Western Nebraska-Public Health

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Hiring Agency:

Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location:

Scottsbluff, NE

Hiring Rate:

$20.863

Job Posting:

JR2025-00018583 Child Care Inspection Specialist-Panhandle/Western Nebraska-Public Health (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

08-21-2025

Job Description:

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Licensing Division is seeking a Child Care Inspection Specialist to support the Panhandle and Western Nebraska service area.

 

Job Duties:

The Child Care Inspection Specialist will conduct mandated inspections to child care and preschool facilities in the Western Nebraska/Panhandle. 

• Informs/educates on the requirements to obtain and retain a child care license. 

• Conducts complaint investigations on licensed facilities and unlicensed child care, at times coordinating with other agencies, such as Law Enforcement and/or Children and Family Services. 

• Recommends and initiates appropriate licensing response to regulation violations and testifies at appeal hearings. 

 

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with specialization in elementary or early childhood education, human development, sociology, psychology, child development, social work, nursing or related field.  Experience as an inspector/complaint investigator in human services licensing, child welfare investigator, and/or children’s services provider at the level of licensee, director or assistant director of a child care center. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.

Other: Valid Driver's License

 

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

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