Human Services Developer (Early Care and Education Specialist- Curriculum and Assessment)

About us

Our mission is to promote positive, lifelong outcomes for Ohio youth through early intervention, quality education, and family support programs. At DCY, we offer our employees a rewarding work experience in public service helping Ohioans achieve a sustainable lifestyle that includes generous benefit options and a flexible work life balance making our agency a great place to work! To learn more about DCY, please visit our website at Department of Children and Youth | Ohio.gov. 

Location Requirements 

DCY’s core hours of operation are Mon-Fri from 8:00am to 5:00pm, however, daily start/end times may vary based on operational need across DCY divisions.  Employees may begin as early as 7:00am & as late as 9:00am, based on supervisory approval. This position performs work on-site daily at DCY’s office space. 

This role sits within the Bureau of Training, Technical Assistance (TA), and Practice Advancement (PA). It blends training, coaching, project management, policy implementation, and cross agency collaboration. If you enjoy supporting early childhood professionals, translating policy into practice, and keeping statewide systems running smoothly, this position offers a lot of variety and meaningful impact. 

What You’ll Do Most Often 

• Provide technical assistance and professional development to early care and education providers across the state. 
• Deliver training on early learning standards, curriculum, assessment, emergent literacy practices aligned to the Science of Reading, and program eligibility. 
• Support curriculum and assessment review processes, helping programs understand and use high quality tools. 
• Manage statewide training for DCY managed assessments like the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment, including supporting teachers, participating in material development, and helping oversee the assessment Help Desk. 
• Work with IDEA Part B, Section 619 and IDEA Part C teams to support curriculum, assessment, and transition processes for young children with disabilities. 
• Implement policies related to Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) and Early Care and Education TA. 
• Contribute to fiscal processes—such as budget review, agreement development, or acting as an agreement manager—depending on assigned projects. 
• Develop and share training materials, guidance documents, and communication tools for providers and families. 
• Respond to inquiries from providers, families, regional partners, and other agencies to clarify policies, expectations, and best practices. 

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement You’ll spend a significant amount of time partnering with: 

• Child care resource and referral agencies 
• Regional state support team providers 
• Local administrators and test coordinators 
• Other DCY bureaus and state agencies 
• Vendors, grant recipients, and cross agency workgroups 

This includes planning and facilitating meetings, gathering stakeholder input, supporting implementation of statewide initiatives, and participating in program planning conversations. 

Data & Documentation Responsibilities 

• Track compliance data, improvement plans, and program characteristics.
• Review and maintain program data to support decision making. 
• Help ensure the DCY website stays updated and meets accessibility requirements. 
• Maintain reports, contacts, and demographic information related to programs you support. 

What the Work Environment Is Like 

• Fast-paced and collaborative—priorities can shift based on statewide needs or provider questions. 
• A mix of independent tasks (data review, material development) and highly interactive work (trainings, meetings, technical assistance). 
• Most work is project based, requiring organization, follow up, and comfort managing multiple responsibilities at once. 
• Travel may be required at times to support regional training or stakeholder meetings. 
• You will often serve as a subject matter expert, so confidence in interpreting policy and explaining complex information is important.

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

1199/13

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6 

Step 7 

Step 8  

Hourly

$36.01

$37.75

$39.64

$41.53

$43.56

$45.72

$47.95

$50.37

Annual

$74,901

$78,520

$82,451

$86,382

$90,605

$95,098

$99,736

$104,770

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.

Status of Posted Positions:

You can check the status of your application online be signing into your profile and clicking the “My Jobpage” tab to view completed submissions and submission details. If you have questions other than your applications status, please direct them to DCY.HumanResources@childrenandyouth.ohio.gov.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Completion of undergraduate core program in social or behavioral science, health services public administration, public policy management or comparable field; 36 mos. exp. in researching, developing or implementing policies related to social services, health services, public policy or comparable field; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in research methodology, measurement & testing, analysis of variance & survey sampling; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in use of computer hardware & software used for spreadsheets, statistical analysis, graphics presentation & word processing.
 
-Or completion of graduate course coursework in social or behavioral science, health services public administration, public policy management or comparable field; 24 mos. exp. in researching, developing or implementing policies related to social services, health services, public policy or comparable field; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in use of computer hardware & software used for spreadsheets, statistical analysis, graphics presentation & word processing.

-Or 24 mos. exp. as Human Services Specialist 2, 69452, with experience commensurate with duties to be assigned per posting of job opportunity (e.g., if assignment is in area of policy development for aid to dependent children, education, training &/or experience must have been in area of aid to dependent children).

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Human Services

The Ohio Department of Children and Youth does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship.

All answers to the supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your civil service application. Attachments will not be considered as part of your application.

Selection devices such as a structured interview, proficiency instrument, and/or assessment may be required for this position. Applicants must demonstrate proficiency with a passing score of applicable selection device to be considered for this position. Regardless of a passing or failing score, all results will be maintained for 6 months. Applicant with a passing score will be retained and utilized for a 6-month period. Applicant with a failing score in the same position may not re-take the same selection device for a 6-month period.

Travel required, as needed. Must provide own transportation or in order to operate a state vehicle, you must have a valid driver’s license.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.