Human Development Specialist II

Human Development Specialist II

Salary

$54,330.43 - $90,550.51 Annually

Location

NEIGHBORHOOD and COMMUNITY SERVICES - MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, VA

Job Type

FT Hourly W BN

Job Number

26-01000

Department

Neighborhood & Community Svcs

Opening Date

07/04/2026

Closing Date

7/17/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S19

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

This announcement may be used to fill multiple positions located within Region 2 area of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) at the following location:

• Baileys ES, 6111 Knollwood Drive Falls Church, VaA22041
• Mason Crest ES, 3705 Crest Drive Annandale, Va 22003

Join our team and help support our mission to partner with communities, families, and individuals to provide opportunities to access a continuum of resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities. Our vision is to see connected communities where all individuals and families are supported and empowered to thrive.

Works as part of the Culture, Recreation, and Community Connections (CRCC) Division to plan and implement scheduled programs at a school-based site, working with school-age youth. Supports program oversight by complying with all training and licensure requirements established by state and local guidelines. Assists in the administration of program operations and planning and provides daily supervision of participants. Assists in the organization, coordination, and scheduling of school and community facility activities, programs, and service delivery. Uses a human-centered design framework to implement equitable, cultural programs and activities that are age appropriate and meet the needs of participants, using human-centered and human development best practices. Supports the training and supervision of staff and volunteers. Assists in the development and implementation of community outreach plans, and targets interventions for underserved populations to increase overall program participation and engagement. Ensures staff compliance with operating procedures, safety/security standards, and community awareness of facility rules and regulations. Provides support to all children in the program, including children with special needs. Works actively and be engaged with staff and children daily.

This position requires a split shift schedule, before and after school, Monday through Friday for 40 hours per week between the hours of 6:45 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. This position is scheduled to work 52 weeks per year. Additionally, this position requires full days of work (8 consecutive hours) when FCPS is out of school (teacher workdays, winter break, spring break, and summer break).

This position may require you to work nights and weekends.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Learn more about the work we do in NCS here

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

Plans and implements target, age-appropriate program and activities cultivating enhance learning, positive developmental relationships, and personal development opportunities;

Assists in creating Trauma-informed Spaces that promote safety, healing, social and emotional well-being of the program participants;

Coordinates program plans and activities, staff assignment, scheduling and engagement with families and community members;

Supports supervision of the Human Development Specialist I and volunteers;

Serve as liaison with site personnel and agency departments in the ongoing maintenance of staff records, fiscal documentation, and purchasing;

Delivers, coordinates, and adapts equitable programs and activities to meet the needs of the population served;

Tracks participant progress and personal development;

Monitors physical safety of participants;

Cultivates supportive relationships with participants parents;

Supports community engagement opportunities.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list).

Considerable knowledge of cultural, environmental, and psychological factors that impact individual behavior and the growth of school age children, and implications for group dynamics and ongoing development;

Knowledge of Human-centered and human development practices;

Knowledge of health safety and first aid methods;

Ability to build and maintain positive, supportive relationships with staff, participants, families, and partners that cultivate confidence and trust;

Ability to provide targeted, culturally relevant, and stimulating age-appropriate experiences for participants.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in a field such as human development, social work, early childhood education, recreation or a human services *related field.

• A related field is based solely on the position description.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

Contingent upon the area of assignment, some positions within this class may require specific certification(s) prior to employment and/or the ability to acquire necessary certification(s) within a specified time period following employment. The certifications are identified in the position description and employment advertisement.

First Aid/CPR certification (within 90 days of appointment)

Food Handler certification (within 90 days of appointment)

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a Child Protective Services Registry check to the satisfaction of the employer. A Tuberculosis (TB) screening upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in a child-related field such as elementary education, nursing, or recreation from a college or university
• Two years of child-related programmatic experience with one year in a staff supervisory capacity
• Child-related programmatic experience in the group care of children with special needs
• Experience working in a setting that provided services to children and youth with special needs in the past two years
• Certification of qualification from an internationally or nationally recognized Montessori organization; or Child Development Credential; or one-year early childhood certificate from a college or university; or Other childcare related Virginia State license
• Experience working in a school-age child care setting with children
• Experience working with a diverse multicultural population

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Position is active in nature. Must be able to monitor and observe the activities of program participants. Regularly moves about or positions self to supervise and interact with participants at their level. Occasionally lifts, transports, positions, push/pulls or moves up to 50 pounds. Must be sufficiently mobile and possess a range of motion to perform repetitive standing, walking, balancing, stooping, bending, crouching, crawling, sitting on the floor, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and twisting. Ability to react quickly to the physical actions of program participant. Requires the ability to apply CPR and First Aid skills as needed and respond to emergency situations. Administrative and supervisory activities will require ability to operate keyboard-driven equipment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Sufficiently mobile to attend meetings at various locations and make presentations to county staff and community. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

Please indicate the major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Human development
• Social work
• Early childhood education
• Recreation
• Human services
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

03

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".

04

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

05

How many years of full-time equivalent child-related programmatic experience or human services *related experience do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

06

How many years of full-time equivalent staff supervisory experience do you have related to childcare?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with school-age children?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

Please indicate the age group categories you have professional experience with working. Check all that apply.

• Infant (Birth to 15 months)
• Toddler (12 to 36 months)
• Preschool (30 to 60 months; or 2.5 to 5 years)
• School age (6 to 12 years)
• Teens (13 to 18 years)
• None of the above

09

How many years of full-time equivalent child-related programmatic experience in the group care of children with special needs do you have?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10

Have you worked in a setting that provided services to children and youth with special needs in the past two years?

• Yes
• No

11

Please indicate if you have any of the following credentials/certificates. Check all that apply.

• Certification of qualification from an internationally or nationally recognized Montessori organization
• Child Development Credential
• One-year early childhood certificate from a college or university
• Other childcare related Virginia State license
• None of the above

12

If you answered "Other childcare related Virginia State license", please list the childcare related credential/license below. If this question does not pertain to you, please enter "Not applicable".

13

How many years of experience do you have working with a diverse multicultural population?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

14

This position requires a split shift schedule Monday through Friday. Additionally, this position requires full day work (8.0 or more consecutive hours) when FCPS is out of school (Teacher Workdays, as well as Winter, Spring, and Summer Break). Night and weekend work may also be required. Are you available to work this schedule?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm