Salary : $156,572.00 Annually
Location : Denver, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: IHA 07466 9/16/2026
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: OCYF - Child Welfare
Opening Date: 09/16/2026
Closing Date: 9/30/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: Remote Position/Home-Based Work Address
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Division of Child Welfare: Provider Services Unit
The position is located in the Office of Children, Aging and Community Services (OCACS), Division of Child Welfare (DCW), Provider Services Unit (PSU), and Provider Performance Unit. The Division of Child Welfare Services provides a range of leadership, management, and supervisory functions related to the delivery of public child welfare services to children, youth, and families. The Division is responsible for the ongoing implementation of child welfare services in Colorado and supervises county departments of human/social services in the administration of Child Welfare programs, and privately operated agencies and facilities licensed and monitored by the Division of Child Welfare.

The Provider Services Unit (PSU) exists to license, monitor, supervise, train, and provide statewide oversight for privately operated childcare facilities and agencies, including residential child care facilities (RCCF), qualified residential treatment programs (QRTP), secure residential treatment centers (SRTC), psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF), homeless youth shelters (HYS), shelter care, specialized group facilities (group homes and group centers) (SGF), child placement agencies (CPA), foster homes (FH), therapeutic foster care (CPA-THRFC), treatment foster care (TX-FH), adoption agencies (CPAAD), respite child care centers (RCCC), day treatment facilities (DT), and Applied Behavior Analysis Clinics (ABA) across the State of Colorado. The goals of the unit are to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children and youth served in those facilities. The work unit is responsible for comprehensive integrated (interagency) licensing and monitoring of the 24-hour childcare facilities, auditing and investigating reports/allegations involving licensing violations, determining facility or agency culpability, evaluating the integration of trauma-informed principles and practices, monitoring the quality of care, providing support and education, and ensuring the safety of children placed or receiving services with providers.
Description of Job
This position is deemed 100% Remote Work.

Please note: These working arrangements are subject to change.
About this position:
This position is recognized as a staff authority and subject matter expert specific to the ABA Investigative Monitoring Team, with a focus on Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Living for older youth being served within ABA facilities licensed by the Provider Services Unit within the Division of Child Welfare. This position is a pacesetter in the field who has a unique level of technical expertise in creating the landscape for the creation of interagency collaboration with Colorado Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC), Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS), Autism Society of Colorado, Division of Regional Centers (DVR, and related ADL and Independent Living experts specific to Autism and IDD, and the design of related policies, procedures, and regulations impacting requirements in ABA Clinic settings. Agency management routinely relies on the expertise and the essential consultation of this position to remain informed about the latest research and data, ensuring the best strategies are implemented with ABA licensure as it relates specifically to Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Living for older youth being served within ABA facilities. This role also plays a critical part in guiding conversations, policies, procedures, and statutory recommendations with stakeholders, legislators, and those involved in the Child Welfare system related to Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Living for older youth being served within ABA facilities. This includes researching and staying up- to date with interventions, effective treatment, and quality services for older youth being served by the ABA facilities. This position will be the point of contact to consult with regard to Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Living for older youth being served within ABA facilities to ensure that the ABA Investigative Monitoring team is holding ABA facilities accountable to the ethical and legal requirements. This includes researching and staying up-to-date on policies, procedures, statutes, and requirements related to interventions, effective treatment, and quality services for older youth, including collaborating with Colorado Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC), Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS), Autism Society of Colorado, Division of Regional Centers (DVR), and related ADL and Independent Living experts specific to Autism and IDD to best align requirements with regulation and practices when possible. This position also implements the Division's monitoring process to include critical incident report reviews, Stage II investigations, Complaint Investigations, technical assistance and training, issuing reports of inspection, issuing fines, and recommending adverse action against a facility, agency, or clinic.. This position determines whether the agencies are operating in compliance with applicable internal guidelines, rules, policies, regulations, and standards. This position identifies and recommends opportunities for improving standards of practice for programs to meet minimum operational expectations. This position is responsible for gathering information across entities and subject matter experts related to interventions, effective treatment, and quality services for older youth being served in the ABA facilities and providing support to other Monitoring Specialists and other staff within the Division of Child Welfare as it relates to licensed ABA clinics. This position also ensures that youth are receiving safe and adequate care and treatment by evaluating the safety, care, and well-being of the youth in care, including treatment planning, staff and care provider qualifications, training received, supervision being provided, as well as financial stability. This is completed through file reviews, interviews with youth in care, interviews with staff, and ensuring required compliance with the minimum standards and related statutes. This position is also responsible for handling and safeguarding confidential information regarding youth in care.

Summary of Job Duties:
Investigates Compliance of ABA Clinics/Facilities and Provides Technical AssistanceThis position will carry a caseload consisting of ABA licensed clinics/ facilities, as well as supervise the Investigative Monitoring Specialists who also conduct agency and facility investigations. This position is assigned a caseload of licensed ABA providers for whom they are responsible for monitoring and overseeing their compliance. Equipped with extensive expertise in Volume 7 regulations (12 CCR 2509-8) and Titles 24 and 26 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, this position is responsible for assessing compliance, providing interpretations, and ensuring regulatory enforcement. This position investigates and ensures ongoing compliance with regulations and statutes related to licensed ABA clinics/ facilities that provide ABA Services; however, this position is cross-trained to monitor all licensed agencies and facilities that provide out-of-home care, day treatment, and/ or educational services through Stage II investigations, Complaints Investigations, and the ongoing review of critical incident reports submitted by providers in accordance with Volume 7 regulations. This position is ultimately tasked with determining agency/facility culpability as it relates to incidents that have occurred within the agency, facility, or foster home. Using their knowledge base, this position will specifically assess content received through various means, such as critical incident reporting, policies and procedures created by the provider, staff files, children/youth files, foster parent files, hotline referrals, referral assessments, and all other related documentation that is accessible to the Department, to determine if there are compliance issues related to the information being reported and observed. Other means used during investigations include, but are not limited to, interviewing foster parents, agency/facility staff, placing authorities, county personnel, guardians ad litem, legal guardians, parents, youth, children, and others who may be related to the case and/or incident. This position is responsible for investigating, interviewing, and evaluating programs on topics such as (but not limited to): policies and procedures, board notes, restraints/seclusions, behavior management and discipline, client rights, medication administration, educational activities, community activities, recreational activities, treatment, and services to be or are being provided to youth and their families, as well as site compliance. Additionally, this position is responsible for ensuring compliance by determining if care providers are supervised and trained according to the needs of the youth and their individual learning needs, assessing treatment planning, observing the milieu, assessing the quality of home study evaluations, assessing behavioral interventions utilized by facilities, and examining financial documentation to ensure the stability of agencies and facilities and that the basic needs of the youth are being met. This position is relied upon to serve as the regulatory authority for interpreting Volume 7 regulations and to monitor and investigate their assigned providers. This position may be asked to assist other Licensing and/or Investigative Monitoring Specialists on scheduled licensing or monitoring visits. This position is responsible for collaborating with and partnering with the assigned Licensing Specialist when there is an opportunity to work together with the agency/facility. Provides or researches options for and coordinates delivery of technical assistance to licensed facilities and agencies to support quality care of youth and to increase their compliance with State and Federal rules, with particular focus on child protection, safety, and children's rights. Oversees and directs providers to improve programming to ensure the safety, care, and well-being of children and youth in placement. This position provides technical assistance to assist providers with coming into compliance with the minimum standards and related statutes.

This position is recognized as a staff authority and subject matter expert specific to the ABA Investigative Monitoring Team with a focus on Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Living for older youth being served within ABA facilities licensed by the Provider Services Unit within the Division of Child Welfare. This position serves as the Division's subject matter expert and primary point of contact regarding Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Independent Living strategies for older youth in licensed Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) facilities. The consultant continuously researches current data, statutes, and evidence-based interventions to ensure the ABA Investigative Monitoring team holds facilities accountable to legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements. To align facility practices with state regulations, the role actively collaborates with key external stakeholders, including the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), Centers for Independent Living (CILs), and regional human services centers. Additionally, the position synthesizes information across these entities to provide direct technical support, guidance, and expertise to internal Monitoring Specialists and Division of Child Welfare staff.
Completes Reports of Inspection for Investigations
This position is responsible for regularly conducting Stage II Investigations, Complaint Investigations, Critical Incident Report Investigations, and other relevant investigations to determine agency/facility culpability and compliance with Volume 7 regulations and related statutes for providers assigned to their caseload. Once the investigation is complete, this position is responsible for completing a timely Report of Inspection (ROI) for all visits, in person, while out at the facility, to include the technical assistance being provided. The ROI contains information related to the allegations, a narrative of the visit, the technical assistance that was provided to ensure compliance, and whether the allegations were confirmed/unconfirmed (for Complaints) or founded/unfounded (for Stage II's). This position is responsible for ensuring that the ROI addresses whether there is identified agency/facility culpability (violations), and if not, the Specialist is responsible for explaining how they came to their conclusion that there were no identified violations. This position must provide in