Professional Career Opportunities - Job Title Details

Children & Family Services Specialist 1, G-18

Occupation Group

Health and Human Services

Salary Information

Starting Salary

$56,604

Career Ladder Information

Salary Information for Children & Family Services Spec Trainee 1
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Children & Family Services Spec Trainee 1 13 $49,363 $63,169
Children & Family Services Spec Trainee 2 14 $52,198 $66,634
Children & Family Services Specialist 1 18 $65,001 $82,656
Children & Family Services Specialist 2 23 $84,156 $106,454
Children & Family Services Specialist 3 27 $103,784 $127,830

All salary grades for trainees titles are non-statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.

Agencies with this Title

Minimum Qualifications

You must meet the requirements below to qualify for this title.

A bachelor's degree; AND two years of professional qualifying experience*.

OR

A master's or higher degree; AND one year of professional qualifying experience*.

OR

A master's or higher degree in social work.

*Qualifying experience is defined as:

Either 1: providing services to children and their families either in the inspection, management, or administration of: foster care programs; day care programs; adoption programs; domestic violence programs; youth detention facilities; or other providers of care, support, and assistance to children, assuring compliance for certification or licensing purposes;

OR 2: providing, supervising, monitoring, or administering services for children, adults, or their families, including but not limited to: providing social casework, case planning, case management, counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy on behalf of clients, or direct investigation of potential abuse and neglect in one or more of the following settings: human services; juvenile justice; criminal justice; local departments of social services; or local voluntary childcare service programs.

How to Apply

The November 2022 PCO Examination is closed, applications are no longer being accepted