In this role, you provide statewide leadership and coordination for Ohio's child focused human trafficking initiatives. You work under administrative supervision and serve as a central point of expertise, guidance, and decision making for public children services agencies and other partners involved in the protection of trafficked children and youth.
A typical week in this position involves balancing policy development, interagency collaboration, technical assistance, training, and urgent case related consultation. You routinely develop and implement statewide policies and procedures that strengthen how children services agencies identify, serve, and support trafficked minors. This includes creating guidance for local agencies on enrolling foreign national child victims into public benefits programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF.
A major part of your job involves building partnerships. You collaborate closely with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Anti Trafficking Coordinator, the Department of Youth Services, local juvenile courts, and anti trafficking coalitions. You help local communities form or strengthen multidisciplinary teams, connecting child welfare agencies with trafficking specific service providers. You also serve as a liaison to the State Automated Child Welfare Information System, ensuring that human trafficking related guidance and decisions are understood and implemented consistently.
Training and technical assistance are central to your work. You develop and deliver training programs, offer train the trainer support, advise state training units, and promote best practices statewide. You help frontline caseworkers improve their ability to identify trafficking indicators, conduct appropriate screening, and respond effectively. You also assist agencies in applying specialized tools or guidelines designed to enhance their response to trafficked children and youth.
Your administrative responsibilities include scheduling and facilitating recurring and ad hoc meetings, representing the Deputy Director at events, communicating decisions and directives, and taking on routine and non routine matters in the Deputy Director's absence. You prepare reports, presentations, visual materials, and public information as needed. You also perform outreach to counties, create educational materials, and respond to inquiries from agencies, stakeholders, and the public.
Some days may involve travel to counties, coalitions, or statewide partner meetings. Other days may focus on researching best practices, supporting agency staff with complex trafficking cases, or updating state guidance based on new federal or state requirements.
Overall, this position is well suited for someone who is comfortable with policy leadership, cross system collaboration, public facing communication, and providing technical guidance on sensitive, high risk child welfare issues. It requires strong judgment, the ability to coordinate across multiple agencies, and a commitment to improving Ohio's response to child trafficking.
Pay Information
Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be step 1 of the salary range associated with this position. New hires advance to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. Based on collective bargaining and legislative activity, there may be cost of living increases awarded annually. Additional longevity supplements begin after 5 years. The current wage progression for this position is in the table below.
Months of Employment
At Hire
6 months
18 months
30 months
42 months
54 Months
66 Months
78 Months
Pay Range
Exempt/ 14
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Hourly
$40.40
$42.70
$44.99
$47.43
$50.12
$52.90
$55.09
$57.67
Annual
$84,032
$88,816
$93,579
$98,654
$104,250
$110,032
$114,587
$119,954
Background Check Information
The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
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Qualifications
5 yrs. trg. or 5 yrs. exp. in business administration, management or public administration.
-Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management or public administration; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position.
-Or completion of undergraduate core program for academic field of study commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on File; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative, managerial &/or staff position involving planning, research &/or policy/procedure development.
-Or 1 yr. exp. as Program Administrator 2, 63123.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Program Management
