LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER I

About the Company

Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of fellow Californians while achieving your career goals? Do you set high standards for yourself and enjoy a collaborative and challenging work environment? The mission of the California Department of Social Services is to serve, protect, and support the people of California experiencing need in ways that empower wellbeing and disrupt systemic inequities. The vision of the California Department of Social Services is to provide quality services with a commitment to an inclusive, diverse, and equitable California where all people can thrive. It is the mission of the Children's Residential Program to protect and improve the lives of all youth who reside in a community care facility through the administration of a transparent licensing system that is collaborative, fair, and supportive of families.

CDSS Guiding Principles:

- Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Accessibility. Belonging.
We ensure opportunities for everyone to participate in a meaningful way in fulfilling the mission and vision of CDSS.
- Community Engagement
We prioritize the lived experiences of community members as a driving force behind the creation, implementation, desired impact, or change of programs and services.
- Empowerment
We engage, operate, and advocate from the understanding that each community and person has desires and capabilities to lead in their own life.
- Quality Services
We provide services that align intent and impact by ensuring that they are accessible, community driven, interconnected, and continuously improved.
- Data Defined Outcomes
We equitably collect and analyze data, take data-driven action, and measure outcomes relevant to those we serve, ensuring transparency and accountability.

About the Role

THE CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS RECRUITING FOR A PERMANENT, FULL-TIME LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER I (LPM I). THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN EL SEGUNDO, CA. The LPM I is responsible for supervising a unit of Licensing Program Analysts (LPA). The LPM I may provide direction to the office and supervise the unit clerks. The LPM I assigns licensing responsibilities to various LPAs, provides direction and technical assistance to the LPA and monitors and evaluates LPA performance.

Responsibilities

• The LPM I reviews staff work to ensure conformity with policies and procedures.
• Holds informal hearings with facility operators.
• Provides consultation and directions to LPAs.
• May occasionally be assigned to lead or participate in special projects or task forces related to changes in organization, regulations, policy and procedures.

Qualifications

• Education Records - If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications, you must include your unofficial transcripts for verification with your application. If selected, you may be required to provide official transcripts at the time of hire.

Required Skills

• Valid Driver's License - Candidates selected for an interview will be required to provide a copy of a valid driver's license of the appropriate class issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Fingerprint Clearance - Subject to fingerprinting and criminal record clearance by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Preferred Skills

• Training and Development assignments may be considered based on the availability of eligible candidates and are subject to approval by the Hiring Authority prior to appointment.

Pay range and compensation package

$7,416.00 - $9,213.00 New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.