Salary: $85,099.00 - $93,608.90 Annually
Location : Allegheny County, PA
Job Type: Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Local Government
Division: HS Allegheny Co Spt Ad
Opening Date: 07/27/2026
Closing Date: 8/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code: L0748
Position Number: 80012365
Union: Non Union
Bargaining Unit: LG
Pay Group: LG
Bureau / Division Code: 88215000
Bureau / Division: Allegheny County Administrative Support
Worksite Address: One Smithfield Street
City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 15222
Contact Name: Serena Malahoo
Contact Phone: 412.350.6419
Contact Email: [email protected]

THE POSITION

If you are a strategic, detail-oriented leader committed to strengthening child safety and improving system performance, we encourage you to apply. Join us in driving high-impact quality assurance efforts and shaping safer outcomes for children across Allegheny County. Your expertise can help transform practice, elevate standards, and make a meaningful difference in our community. Join an agency that values leadership, teamwork, and dedication to child well-being.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
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 Family 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

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description
Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Scheduled hours can vary depending on the needs of the regional offices.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to two days per week after six months of employment. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Children, Youth and Families Program Specialist 1; or
• Three years of professional level experience in the field of children, youth and families; and a bachelor's degree; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Allegheny County. If no eligible candidates who live within Allegheny County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).

• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.

Benefit packages are determined by the county and may vary. Please contact the applicable county human resource office directly to inquire about a specific benefit package.
01

Have you been employed by a Pennsylvania local government agency in a civil service covered position a Children, Youth and Families Program Specialist 1 for one or more years full-time?

• Yes
• No

02

If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
03

How many years of full-time professional experience in the field of children, youth and families do you possess?

• 3 years or more
• 2 but less than 3 years
• 1 but less than 2 years
• Less than 1 year
• None

04

If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
05

How much graduate coursework have you completed in the behavioral, social, or habilitative sciences, community planning, community organization, or a related field?
If you are claiming credits/degree, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s) for this education to be considered in the eligibility decision. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You must attach your transcript(s) prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a transcript(s) to the application after it has been submitted.

If you answer this question based on education acquired outside of the United States, you must upload a copy of your foreign credential evaluation report. We can only accept foreign credential evaluations from organizations that are members of the National Association of Credential Services (NACES). A list of current NACES members can be found by visiting and clicking the Evaluation Services link.

You must attach your documentation prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a document to the application after it has been submitted.

• 60 credits or more
• 30 but less than 60 credits
• Less than 30 credits
• None

06

You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored. They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification. You must complete the application and answer the supplemental questions. Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.
All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty. If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.

Read each work behavior carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training. The "Level of Performance" you choose for each work behavior must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered. In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.

If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the "Yes" button and proceed to the exam questions.

If you have general questions regarding the application and hiring process, please refer to our

• Yes

07

WORK BEHAVIOR 1 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND MODIFICATION
Develop and modify children, youth, and families' programs, policies, and practices to meet the needs of the population served. Ensure policies, standards, and services are compliant with existing federal, state, and departmental policies.

Levels of Performance

Select the Level of Performance that best describes your claim.

• A. I have experience developing and modifying CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES programs, policies, and practices and ensuring policies, standards, and services are compliant with requirements.
• B. I have experience developing and modifying HUMAN SERVICES programs, policies, and practices and ensuring policies, standards, and services are compliant with requirements.
• C. I have experience developing and modifying programs, policies, and practices and ensuring policies, standards, and services are compliant with requirements. This was NOT related to human services.
• D. I have successfully completed college-level coursework related to policy development.
• E. I have NO experience or training related to this work behavior.

08

In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed on this work behavior. Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.

1. The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
2. Your experience developing and modifying programs, policies, and practices and the type(s).
3. Your experience ensuring program compliance and the type(s).
4. Your level of responsib