Public Child Welfare CQI & Data Specialist (Foster Care, CPS, AFCARS, NCANDS) at JBS InternationalNorth Bethesda MD, San Mateo CA, Remote (US), Statewide (CA), Statewide (DC), Statewide (MD), Statewide (VA) — full-time

The child welfare data expert (Research Associate II) functions in a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary team that shares a continued commitment to excellence. The child welfare data expert conducts and/or leads data analysis that supports complex data-driven and continuous quality improvement (CQI) projects, conducts data analytics tasks, and develops reports and presentations. This role serves as the primary point of contact for data-related tasks and information for jurisdictions as well as assists with the development and implementation of quality assurance and CQI protocols and activities, including, but not limited to, the following:

Supporting and advising jurisdictions on root-cause analysis and data-driven strategies to support performance improvement plans
Linking quality findings to data collection and learning opportunities Supporting the implementation of improved data collection processes based on performance improvement plans and Federal review findings

**** This position requires direct experience working with public child welfare agencies, child protective services (CPS), foster care, prevention programs, or child welfare administrative data systems.****

PROJECT-SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS

Distills complex information into key ideas and concepts and makes information easily accessible to child welfare professionals for the purpose of program improvement and systems change

Designs data analytic tools, data visualization reports, presentations, dashboards, and data-driven assistance workplans
Leads and or/supports the internal project team in exploring jurisdictional data to understand challenges, assesses and addresses data quality concerns, and makes data-driven decisions
Leads and or/supports the project team in responding to jurisdictional needs regarding CQI frameworks (e.g., plan, do, study, act [PDSA]; results-based accountability [RBA]; define, assess, plan, implement, monitor [DAPIM]; and define measure, analyze, improve, control [DMAIC])
Provides consultation and support to public child welfare agencies (jurisdictions) in understanding, analyzing, visualizing, using, and sharing their child welfare data with a range of partners to inform decision-making and strategy se