Salary: $67,736.00 - $102,905.00 Annually
Location : Allegheny County, PA
Job Type: Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Department of Human Services
Division: HS Bur Cmy Srvs
Opening Date: 06/04/2026
Closing Date: 6/18/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code: 41730
Position Number: 00056907
Union: Non Union
Bargaining Unit: F3
Pay Group: ST08
Bureau / Division Code: 00211393
Bureau / Division: Bureau of Community Services / Division of Program Administration
Worksite Address: 301 Fifth Avenue Piatt Place, Suite 490
City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 15222
Contact Name: Elizabeth Bacon
Contact Email: [email protected]

THE POSITION
Are you looking for an advanced role helping individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, or Developmental Disabilities get the choices, opportunities, and support they need to reach their full potential? Apply for this Human Services Program Representative 1 position with the Bureau of Community Services, Division of Program Administration - Western Region, Office of Developmental Programs.
If you are prepared to contribute to strengthening the essential services our teams provide, this is your opportunity! This role offers the chance to perform consultative, regulatory, and collaborative work supporting programs that make a lasting, positive difference in the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and developmental disabilities, and their families every day. Join a team that allows you to develop leadership skills while working alongside a variety of community partners to improve the lives of the people they serve.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
In this Human Services Program Representative 1 position, you will focus on supporting and monitoring community programs that provide services to individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and developmental disabilities, and their families. Your work will help ensure that counties and providers follow important requirements as they provide consistent, quality, adaptable services. Responsibilities in this role include:

• Program Monitoring: Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of administrative entities and human service providers' implementation of policies, regulations, and waivers
• Technical Assistance: Provide guidance, recommendations, and best practices to ensure programs achieve shared goals, meet individuals' needs, and adhere to state, federal, and other related requirements
• Community Consultation: Meet with individuals, families, and various stakeholders to hear concerns, present information, and build consensus through on-site visits, training, conferences, mentoring, and other collaborative activity
• Analysis: Research and prepare documentation for approval; compile and analyze statistics to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement
• Policy Input: Provide recommendations and ideas to support policy and program development
• Interagency Collaboration: Coordinate and participate in the regional implementation and management of special programs projects that expand and enhance the availability of community services

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 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to three days per week. 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 Harrisburg. 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:

• Three years of professional experience developing, implementing, or evaluating a human service program, and a bachelor's degree; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• 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.

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*Eligibility rules apply.
01

How many years of full-time professional experience developing, implementing, or evaluating a human service program do you possess?

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

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 much graduate coursework have you completed in a field related to public health, social work, or the social and behavioral sciences?
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 your education was 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.

• 30 credits or more
• 15 but less than 30 credits
• Less than 15 credits
• None

04

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

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WORK BEHAVIOR 1 - RESEARCH AND INTERPRET POLICY RELATED INFORMATION
Research and interpret government and departmental regulations, policies, procedures, and administrative decisions pertaining to developmental disability services. Make recommendations on policy gaps or inconsistencies, policy drafts, and/or policy presentations.

Levels of Performance

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