Child Care Policy Analyst (Austin)

About the role

The Child Care Policy Analyst (Program Specialist IV-V) position is located within the Child Care department at the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). TWC is a Family Friendly Certified Workplace offering competitive salaries, extensive training and development opportunities, and excellent benefits.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly complex to advanced analysis and consultative services on child care and early learning programs.
• Research, interpret, and analyze complex federal or state legislation, statutes, and regulations to determine their impact on the child care program.
• Develop and facilitate trainings, webinars, and presentations on program standards, policy changes, and special initiatives.
• Coordinate major policy projects and special initiatives, keeping management informed of progress, issues, and risks.
• Contribute to the development of agency policy, directives, and special initiatives through complex policy and programmatic research.
• Represent the department at cross-department meetings and for agency and division-wide efforts.
• Participate in meetings and conferences with federal, state, and local agencies or organizations.

Requirements

• Two years of full-time experience in the development, implementation, or interpretation of policies and procedures in a public or private agency.
• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Public Affairs, Public Policy, Social Work (macro), or related field with policy course work is preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing skills and effective communication with a variety of audiences.
• Strong knowledge of child development and early childhood education.
• Attention to detail and enthusiasm for producing high quality work products.
• Experience presenting to or training adults.
• Experience writing and interpreting policy.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative research and analysis.
• Ability to quickly learn complex new content and gather, assess, correlate, and analyze facts.
• Proven ability to juggle multiple, shifting priorities.
• Ability to explain policies and procedures to others.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.

Benefits

This position offers a competitive starting salary of $4,523.16-$6,833.33/month, a Defined Retirement Benefit Plan, optional 401(k) and 457 accounts, medical insurance, paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave, and additional benefits for active employees can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits.

The position involves travel up to 10% of the time and the ability to carry/lift 15 pounds. It also allows for flexible working hours, including the possibility of working outside of the standard 8:00am-5:00pm schedule.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $4,523.16-$6,833.33/month.

Schedule

The position allows for flexibility in working hours, including the possibility of working outside of the standard 8:00am-5:00pm schedule.