Director, Bureau of Children and Family Services, OCYF pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 43537
- Class code
- 43537
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Children and Family Services, OCYF is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 43537.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 09/09/2009.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible administrative work directing the statewide licensing operations of County Children and Youth Agencies and other public and private agencies serving dependent and delinquent Pennsylvania youth in the Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF). The employee in this job plans, organizes, directs and coordinates statewide licensing operations including monitoring and evaluation of child welfare services provided by 67 County Children and Youth Agencies and other public and private agencies overseen by the Department of Public Welfare. Work involves directing the development, implementation, interpretation and revision of regulations, policies, and procedures for licensing operations through oversight of the activities of four regional offices.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the statewide monitoring and evaluation of the licensure process of child welfare services overseen by the Department. Establishes and implements statewide policies and procedures for the licensing of child welfare services and recommends needed legislation or amendments to existing legislation. Directs regional managers in policy, program development and evaluation of licensing functions for child welfare providers. Directs the development of licensing administrative procedures and licensing standards throughout the regions and ensures consistent, accurate and timely implementation of licensing functions.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of professional experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a human services or social services program, including three years in a supervisory capacity in a child welfare licensing program, and a bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related field; or An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years in a supervisory capacity in a child welfare licensing program.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.