Digital Accessibility Analyst - LTE

State of Wisconsin; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

The State of Wisconsin, Department of Children and Families, invites applications for an LTE Digital Accessibility Specialist in the DECE. The role focuses on digital accessibility research, policy development, and training across programs.

The position requires ensuring WCAG compliance, coordinating with the BOP and DECE, and may involve a background check. Hybrid work up to 95% is possible depending on unit needs.

Qualifications

• Experience developing or updating policies, processes, or procedures.
• Experience or training applying WCAG to documents or webpages.
• Experience managing projects for an organization, department, or program.

Responsibilities

• Provide Digital Accessibility expertise to DECE staff and stakeholders.
• Research, analyze, and develop policies, procedures, and protocols related to digital accessibility.
• Coordinate training opportunities and serve as accessibility contact for programs.

Skills

Policy development

WCAG training/apply

Project management

Job description

Introduction

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Division of Early Care and Education (DECE), Bureau of Operations and Planning (BOP), Training and Program Communications Section, is currently recruiting to fill a Limited-Term Employment (LTE) Digital Accessibility Specialist position.

DCF offers great benefits, personal growth opportunities and work-life balance as a State of Wisconsin employee; and the intrinsic reward associated with serving the children and families of Wisconsin. To learn more about DCF’s complete compensation package, please visit our Total Rewards Calculator!

Limited-Term Employment (LTE) with DCF offers a challenging and valuable work experience. Limited-term positions are not permanent civil service positions, and as such, these positions do not offer the full range of benefits of civil service employment. These opportunities can, however, provide insight to the variety of positions and opportunities for employment available with the DCF. LTE positions are limited to 1039 hours per year.

A Limited-Term Employment is a great way to gain training and experience while also serving the children and families of Wisconsin!

This position may allow hybrid work for a portion of the work schedule up to 95% depending on the employee’s preference and needs of the work unit. Any hybrid work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process.

For positions that do allow hybrid work flexibility, employees may need to report to a DCF office location on short notice. There is no mileage reimbursement when traveling to the headquarter location. Our DCF locations are in the following cities: Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Rhinelander. Employees need to report to the 201 W. Washington Ave. Madison, WI office or the 635 N 26 St. Milwaukee, WI office on their first day for onboarding and orientation.

High speed internet access is required to meet the needs of remote work.

Come see why DCF is such a great place to work!

DCF is committed to the important work of helping children, youth and families become safer, more secure and progress down the road to true independence. For more information about DCF, visit our website at http://dcf.wi.gov/.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for providing Digital Accessibility expertise to the Division of Early Care and Education (DECE) staff and other key internal and external stakeholders. This position will be directly responsible for research, analysis, and development of policies, procedures, and protocols related to digital accessibility requirements at the department and division level. This LTE position will also analyze, develop, and execute digital accessibility training opportunities throughout DECE. This LTE position will also serve as DECE’s accessibility contact for the Wisconsin Shares, YoungStar Quality, licensing, regulation, health and safety, and program integrity programs. This position is also responsible for coordinating with BOP staff in the tracking and management of the division’s digital accessibility compliance plan and presentation of status updates to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary’s Office.

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Salary Information

The classification title for this position is Program and Policy Analyst. The starting salary is between $29.00 and $32.61 per hour, depending on qualifications. Pay for current State of WI employees will be based on the compensation plan in effect at the time of the appointment.

Pay for current state employees who are transferring will be determined based upon the pay on transfer rules (higher level duties or equity) as outlined in the compensation plan in effect at the time of appointment.

The pay schedule/range is 07-04.

Job Details

Due to the nature of the position, final candidates may be required to allow DCF to conduct a security background check to determine whether the circumstances of any pending charges or convictions would be substantially related to the job being filled.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DCF sponsorship.) The Department of Children and Families does not sponsor visas, either at time of hire or at any later time.

Qualifications

Minimally qualified applicants will have:

• Experience developing or updating policies, processes, or procedures
• Experience or training applying Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) to documents or webpages
• Experience managing projects for an organization, department, or program (planning, overseeing, implementing, managing deadlines, etc.)

Well-qualified Applicants Will Have

• Experience developing policy and implementation plans compliant with federal, state and/or program-specific regulations
• Experience remediating documents or web pages for compliance with current WCAG guidelines
• Experience supporting the implementation of programs or policies (e.g. developing communication materials, engaging stakeholders, providing technical assistance or training, and coordinating implementation activities).

The State of Wisconsin is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to applicants of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national original, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

The State of Wisconsin offers a special program for qualified veterans with a 30% or greater service-connected disability. If you are a qualified veteran, please visit the Veterans Employment page for application instructions to be considered for the Veterans Non-Competitive Appointment program.

Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer, voluntary demotion, or former employees as a reinstatement) must complete the application process to apply.

Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM on Monday, September 28, 2026.