Director, Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services, OCYF, DHS pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 43535
- Class code
- 43535
- Pay scale group
- ST 13
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services, OCYF, DHS is $133,810 to $186,309 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 43535.
- 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 04/03/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and managerial work within the Department of Human Services (DHS) directing statewide juvenile justice services for the Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF). The employee in this job is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating statewide services for adjudicated youth. Work includes directing the development, implementation, and evaluation of juvenile justice service programs, policies, regulations, and systems; directing the operations of youth development centers and youth forestry camps; and providing guidance and consultation to boards of trustees and coordinating with local governments, courts, and private providers to ensure the availability and effective delivery of a complete spectrum of appropriate juvenile justice services.
Examples of the work
•Directs the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to juvenile justice services and provides feedback on legislative changes impacting bureau services. •Directs youth development center and youth forestry camp directors and bureau managers in the development and evaluation of juvenile justice service programs. •Directs the coordination of juvenile justice services with other state, community, and private agencies to ensure that adjudicated youth are placed and treated inappropriate settings for residential care and public safety. •Makes recommendations to the OCYF Deputy Secretary for new or revised legislation to promote quality juvenile justice services.
Minimum qualifications
• Seven years of professional human services experience, that includes four years of managerial experience in programs related to the rehabilitation of adjudicated youth, and a bachelor’s degree in juvenile justice, criminal justice, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes four years of managerial experience in programs related to the rehabilitation of adjudicated youth.
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.