Req ID: RQ194361Type of Requisition: RegularClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: NonePublic Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1)Job Family: Functional ExpertsSkills:Child Protection,Child Protective Services,Program ManagementExperience:5 + years of related experienceJob Description:Child Protection SpecialistThe Child Protection Specialist supports a federal agency that provides services to various communities across the United States.Adopting foundational principles in the fields of social work and child and youth development, the federal team in which this position is embedded promotes the safety, stability, and well-being of children and youth in the United States through impact analysis, protection coordination, program management, and education, outreach, and awareness function areas.Position Duties:Child Protection Coordination Efforts:
Responds to child protection needs involving children and youth, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure connection to agency services.
Helps manage a shared resource inbox to directly, or through coordination with relevant agency staff, respond to inquiries.
Supports development of procedures to facilitate referrals for services, including, but not limited to referrals to a variety of agency-funded programs.
Supports coordination efforts among different teams and divisions of the agency, as well as with other federal partners and external stakeholders to advance protection equities of children and youth.
Identifies, makes recommendations, and supports the development of new opportunities, programs, policies, and relationships to advance the protection of children and youth served by the agency.
Performs other duties as assigned and necessary to advance the protection needs of children and youth served by the agency.
Special Projects as Assigned:
Provides support to federal team by recommending policy and program interventions to improve the safety, stability, and well-being of children and youth.
Supports the development, coordination, and training of staff and external stakeholders regarding children and youth served by the agency.
Fosters relationships within the federal agency, with other federal partners, and stakeholders to advance the safety, stability, and well-being of children and youth served by the agency.
Reviews and analyzes data and assists with the preparation of reports, fact sheets, and informational materials relevant to children and youth served by the agency.
Coordinates responses from external stakeholders regarding services and outcomes of children and youth served by the agency.
Reviews existing data collection efforts within the federal agency to analyze trends in children and youth outcomes.
Supports the federal team’s work with agency divisions to ensure children and youth outcomes are incorporated into programmatic reporting requirements.
Supports the federal team’s partnership with the agency’s monitoring and data divisions to identify and develop research and learning opportunities as well as data reporting and analytic needs to better understand impacts, challenges, and ongoing gaps affecting children and youth served by the agency.
Assists in the development of new and ongoing management of agency grant programs.
Develops and manages internal information management systems for federal team.
Performs other duties necessary to ensure the successful implementation of programs.
This position can be remote.Position Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related discipline is required; Master’s degree in Social Work is preferred.
If Bachelor’s degree, requires 5-8 years of experience; if Master’s degree, 3-5 years of experience.
Direct experience working in state child welfare, child protective services, child welfare investigations, foster care, or other child welfare capacity (2-3 years of experience).
Experience working with immigrant or refugee communities, preferably with immigrant or refugee youth (2-3 years)
Experience with project management (2-3 years of experience).
Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Strong communication skills (written and oral).
Experience providing trainings and technical assistance to various stakeholders.
Skilled use of MS Office products, plus experience with spreadsheets and databases.
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $79,747 - $105,800. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.