Home Visiting Workforce & Professional Development Analyst (MA5) - Olympia

State of Washington; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Washington – DCYF seeks a Home Visiting Workforce and Professional Development Analyst to join the Strengthening Families Washington team. Based in Olympia with a flexible hybrid schedule; travel is required for training and meetings, including occasional out-of-state travel 1–3 times per year.

The role leads planning, development, and coordination of workforce initiatives for Washington’s home visiting workforce, including recruitment, onboarding, compensation, and professional

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field and 3 years of progressively responsible experience administering, developing, or delivering family and child-related social services.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or related field and 5 years of progressively responsible experience in planning, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child-related social services.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling nine years in related fields AND three years of progressively responsible experience in family and child-related services.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage contracts that support professional development for home visitors, supervisors, administrators, and system partners.
• Ensure all contracts are performance based with clear outcomes, accountability measures, and documentation of scope and deliverables.
• Review and approve contractor invoices and conduct fiscal monitoring.
• Create and maintain an annual calendar of contracted training and coordinate training availability.
• Coordinate the twice-annual All Home Visiting Program meeting and evaluate outcomes.
• Develop and implement a statewide workforce development framework.
• Create and guide a strategic workforce plan and conduct activities to support the framework.
• Research and recommend strategies to improve workforce data management and analyze data to support planning.

Skills

Learn and grow

Meet others' needs

Education

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or related field

Bachelor’s degree in related field + 5 years experience in family/child services

Equivalent combination of education and 9 years' experience with 3 years in related services

Job description

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community.”

INTERNAL ONLY: This position is open to current DCYF employees only

Job Title: Home Visiting Workforce & Professional Development Analyst (MA5)

Location: Olympia, WA - This position offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule and may be performed remotely. Travel is required for training, meetings, and conferences, including occasional out-of-state travel (approximately 1-3 times per year) and periodic in-state travel.

Closes: Tuesday, October 6th, 2026

Salary: $78,504 - $105,612 Annually.

Are you passionate about strengthening families and helping build statewide systems that support children from pregnancy through early childhood? The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking a Home Visiting Workforce and Professional Development Analyst to join the Strengthening Families Washington team. At DCYF, we work alongside Washington’s vulnerable children, youth, and families to foster safe, stability, and better outcomes by strengthening opportunities, connections, and community. Home visiting is one of the agency’s most impactful prevention strategies, and this role helps support a workforce that delivers meaningful and fulfilling services to families across the state. If you are thoughtful, motivated, and ready to contribute within a supportive team environment while advancing statewide workforce initiatives, this opportunity may be the ideal next step.

The Opportunity:

As the Home Visiting Workforce and Professional Development Analyst, you will support statewide system development for the Home Visiting Services Account and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program. You will lead planning, development, and coordination of workforce initiatives that include recruitment, retention, onboarding, compensation, succession planning, and professional development for Washington’s home visiting workforce. Success in this role requires knowledge of home visiting program activities, allied professional workforce strategies, adult learning principles, grant structures, and workforce development frameworks.

You will manage contracts with key partners, coordinate multi-phase projects, navigate state and regional relationships, convene stakeholders, and provide expert consultation to inform leadership decisions. Working closely with the Home Visiting Manager of Policy and Systems and the Strengthening Families Washington Administrator, you will guide the development and implementation of a statewide workforce plan that strengthens orientation, training, and competency development for home visiting professionals who support families across Washington.

Some of what you will get to do:

• Develop and manage contracts that support professional development for home visitors, supervisors, administrators, and system partners.
• Ensure all contracts are performance based with clear outcomes, accountability measures, and complete documentation of scope, deliverables, compliance requirements, and corrective actions.
• Review and approve contractor invoices and conduct strong fiscal monitoring.
• Create and maintain an annual calendar of contracted training, prevent scheduling conflicts across contractors, and communicate training availability to Home Visiting Services Account funded programs.
• Coordinate the twice annual All Home Visiting Program meeting, convene the planning committee, recruit training, and evaluate meeting outcomes.
• Develop and implement a statewide workforce development framework.
• Create and guide a strategic workforce plan and carry out activities that support the framework.
• Research and recommend strategies to improve ongoing workforce data management.
• Collect and analyze data to support workforce planning and system improvement.
• Participate in and inform DCYF professional development and workforce related workgroups.
• Participate in external professional development workgroups.
• Engage regularly with Start Early Washington regarding professional development and the Washington State Home Visitor and Supervisor Core Competencies.
• Develop communication materials and Washington specific workforce materials.
• Coordinate and implement stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support stakeholders in utilizing workforce materials and resources.
• Contribute to the creation of pathways that strengthen workforce development and professional growth for home visitors.

Required Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field AND three (3) years of progressively responsible experience, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child-related social services.

OR

• A Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in planning, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child related social services is required.

OR

• Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling nine years in social work, psychology, social science, health care or a related field AND three (3) years of progressively responsible experience, administering, developing, supervising or delivering family and child-related social services.

AND

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Master’s degree in early childhood, Education, Public Health, Social Work or related field.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, training and coaching as it applies to early learning practitioners, which include practitioners with high school diplomas through master's degree educated practitioners.
• Knowledge of educational and workforce systems and policies as it related to supporting a field to have strong pre-service training, in-service training, coaching, supervision, feedback and performance assessment.
• Ability to utilize various communication strategies in sharing, gathering and reporting out information include written and print materials and oral presentations.
• Ability to manage complex projects, organize, prioritize and complete work within required timelines.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse partners and stakeholders.
• Ability/willingness to travel for meetings within Washington State, and occasionally national travel if required.
• Preferred knowledge and experience in home visiting or other human service-related field.
• Experience in administering contracts in a state agency including personal services, interagency and vendor contracting.
• Experience working on projects funded by federal grants, including documenting, monitoring and reporting progress on approved project activities.
• Knowledge of infant mental health endorsement and competency, reflective practice, reflective supervision and trauma-informed care.
• Knowledge and understanding of survey design and evaluation.

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our goal to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Successfully complete, within mandated timeframes, employee orientation and all other mandatory annual in-service and other required training.

Degrees must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or a foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org. Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S.

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/

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