County Children, Youth, and Families Program Specialist 2 (Local Government)
About The Position
This position helps support a team that examines child safety concerns and evaluates key practices to strengthen overall system performance. As a Children, Youth, and Families Program Specialist 2, you will perform the following duties: Team Leadership: Lead staff through daily supervision, workload planning, skill development, and performance evaluation. Case Analysis Oversight: Guide assessments of child fatalities and near-fatalities to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement. Safety Review Coordination: Manage real-time assessments of high-risk cases to determine urgent safety needs and alignment with standards. Risk Communication: Share safety concerns with leadership by outlining risks, recommended actions, and timelines. Documentation Quality: Maintain clear review materials by writing, evaluating, and refining summaries and reports. Systemwide Insights: Identify trends and risks across review activities to strengthen practice, policy, and resource planning.
Requirements
- One year as a Children, Youth and Families Program Specialist 1
- Three years of professional level experience in the field of children, youth and families, and a bachelor's degree
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training
- Meet the PA residency requirement
- Be able to perform essential job functions
Nice To Haves
- Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Allegheny County.
Responsibilities
- Lead staff through daily supervision, workload planning, skill development, and performance evaluation
- Guide assessments of child fatalities and near-fatalities to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement
- Manage real-time assessments of high-risk cases to determine urgent safety needs and alignment with standards
- Share safety concerns with leadership by outlining risks, recommended actions, and timelines
- Maintain clear review materials by writing, evaluating, and refining summaries and reports
- Identify trends and risks across review activities to strengthen practice, policy, and resource planning
Benefits
- Telework opportunity up to two days per week after six months of employment
- Option to report to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh if unable to telework
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
