Title: Licensing Administrator, (W0057)

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist III

Hiring Range: $90,000, Minimum, (salary commensurate with experience)

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Department of Social Services

Location: DSS HOME OFFICE

Agency Website: www.dss.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Division of Licensing is seeking to fill a key leadership position within the Licensing Unit.

The Licensing Administrator manages the licensing field office, which is responsible for reducing risks to adults and children in care facilities through the promotion and support of improved quality of care and enforcement of state licensing laws, regulations, and evaluation of standards of practices. This position provides supervision and administrative leadership to licensing and technical support staff, identifies and evaluates the trends that impact quality of care, incorporates and enforces department and division directives, documents and guidance, and represents the agency and division during interactions with providers, federal, state, and local
agencies, and the community.
This position requires extensive travel throughout the Commonwealth including overnight stays. This position will serve in the role of licensing administrator as needed across all eight regional licensing offices and will provide direct support to field licensing staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Comprehensive knowledge of developmental, social, emotional, health/medical needs of adults and children served in regulated settings.

Previous experience as a supervisor with proven leadership and team building skills.
• Skill in working effectively within difficult or hostile environments to resolve problems.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations, both orally and in writing, and work collaboratively and cooperatively with others.
• Ability to operate basic office computer systems/programs
• Knowledge of information and evidence collection and analysis techniques.

*Travel is required, with possible overnight stays, throughout Virginia. Travel may also be required to attend critical or relevant in-person Agency or Division meetings.

Additional Considerations
• Experience preparing for or conducting facility licensing inspections
• Experience as a program director or licensed long-term care administrator
• Ability to travel easily within the Piedmont region of Virginia, (cities: Bedford, Buena Vista, Clifton Forge, Covington, Danville, Farmville, Lexington, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Roanoke, Salem and counties: Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Craig, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Nelson, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Roanoke, Rockbridge, South Boston)

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration will be in accordance with the Commonwealth's Teleworking policy on a case-by-case basis.

The selected candidate is required to file a Statement of Economic Interests form pursuant to the Code ofVirginia § 2.2-3114, as a condition of employment.The filing must be completed on or before the first dayofemployment and annually thereafter on or before February 1.The selected candidate is required to completethe Statement of Economic Interest trainingwithin 2-months of becoming a state filer and at least once during eachconsecutive period of two calendar years commencing on the first odd-numbered year thereafter. For more information, please visithttp://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/.

To be considered for this position, you must submit a Commonwealth of Virginia application or resume through the on-line "Virginia Jobs" (RMS) employment site no later than 11:55 p.m. on the closing date listed. Each application is reviewed for documentation that shows the applicant meets the minimum and preferred qualifications stated in the job announcement. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration. Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position.
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDSS offers excellent health and life insurance benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short and Long Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching - Employee Benefits.
If you have been affected by Policy 1.30 Layoff as a state employee and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Card (Blue Card), you must submit this document through the "Virginia Jobs" (RMS) employment site when you apply.

Contact Information

Name: Division of Human Resources



Email: [email protected] (applications/resumes or any other supporting documents are not accepted)

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force.