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Message ID: 10614

Date: 2019-08-13

Author:Melaine Malcolm

Subject:Child Welfare Data Analyst Position at the Massachusetts Trial Court

Do you have a background in data? Are you interested in a career with the Courts? The Trial Court is hiring for a Child Welfare Data Analyst position. Please apply at the link, https://careers-trialcourtsofmass.icims.com/jobs/4570/child-welfare-data-analyst---department-of-research-and-planning/job The Child Welfare Data Analyst role is a full-time Management position within the Department of Research and Planning. The role is the primary analyst in the area of child welfare and involves high-level quantitative and qualitative analysis to conduct performance measures, research, and projects. Major Responsibilities and Functions: Plans and implements projects, interprets data, and prepares interim and final reports at the direction of and in collaboration with the Court Improvement Program and Steering Committee, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and affiliated Court Departments of the Trial Court; Manages child welfare-based databases using Tableau, SPSS, R, Access and/or other analytic platforms to evaluate and enhance database administration procedures; Creates and maintains ad hoc and routine performance metrics reports in business intelligence platforms such as Tableau; Provides staff support to committees and work groups established by the Court Improvement Steering Committee including participation in meetings, presenting research results and completing committee assignments; Works and collaborates with other stakeholders to determine what data should be collected in order to measure Continuous Quality Improvement in the processing of child welfare cases; Constructs methodologically sound designs for obtaining data to measure and evaluate Continuous Quality Improvement in the processing of child welfare cases; Assist in the response to and fulfillment of public and government agency requests for court data and information; Participates in developing and managing Court Improvement Program grant proposals, projects, and reporting; and performs related duties as required. Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited degree­ granting college or university in social work, sociology, psychology, criminology, criminal justice, mathematics, statistics, or social science related-field; Advanced degree or graduate work is preferred, but not required Knowledge of and experience writing syntax or code in SPSS, R, or a similar statistical programming package; Experience cleaning, analyzing, and aggregating transactional data, hierarchical data, or a similar one-to-many data model; Experience developing reports and dashboards in Tableau or a similar business intelligence tool; Experience preparing technical documentation for reports and queries developed; Experience involving data collection, research, analysis planning and report writing; Knowledge of data collection and statistical analysis procedures; policy analysis and program evaluation; project management and reporting; Experience working directly with managers, users and others; Ability to use data to diagnose problems and drive enhancements and efficiencies in departmental operations; Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people effectively; and experience in and knowledge of Massachusetts child welfare laws preferred. Thank you, Melaine Malcolm Research Manager Executive Office of the Trial Court John Adams Courthouse One Pemberton Square Boston, MA 02108 Voice: 617-788-6871 Fax: 617-788-6885 E-mail: melaine.malcolm@jud.state.ma.us URL: www.mass.gov/courts

Do you have a background in data? Are you interested in a career with the Courts? The Trial Court is hiring for a Child Welfare Data Analyst position. Please apply at the link, https://careers-trialcourtsofmass.icims.com/jobs/4570/child-welfare-data-analyst---department-of-research-and-planning/job The Child Welfare Data Analyst role is a full-time Management position within the Department of Research and Planning. The role is the primary analyst in the area of child welfare and involves high-level quantitative and qualitative analysis to conduct performance measures, research, and projects. Major Responsibilities and Functions: Plans and implements projects, interprets data, and prepares interim and final reports at the direction of and in collaboration with the Court Improvement Program and Steering Committee, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and affiliated Court Departments of the Trial Court; Manages child welfare-based databases using Tableau, SPSS, R, Access and/or other analytic platforms to evaluate and enhance database administration procedures; Creates and maintains ad hoc and routine performance metrics reports in business intelligence platforms such as Tableau; Provides staff support to committees and work groups established by the Court Improvement Steering Committee including participation in meetings, presenting research results and completing committee assignments; Works and collaborates with other stakeholders to determine what data should be collected in order to measure Continuous Quality Improvement in the processing of child welfare cases; Constructs methodologically sound designs for obtaining data to measure and evaluate Continuous Quality Improvement in the processing of child welfare cases; Assist in the response to and fulfillment of public and government agency requests for court data and information; Participates in developing and managing Court Improvement Program grant proposals, projects, and reporting; and performs related duties as required. Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited degree­ granting college or university in social work, sociology, psychology, criminology, criminal justice, mathematics, statistics, or social science related-field; Advanced degree or graduate work is preferred, but not required Knowledge of and experience writing syntax or code in SPSS, R, or a similar statistical programming package; Experience cleaning, analyzing, and aggregating transactional data, hierarchical data, or a similar one-to-many data model; Experience developing reports and dashboards in Tableau or a similar business intelligence tool; Experience preparing technical documentation for reports and queries developed; Experience involving data collection, research, analysis planning and report writing; Knowledge of data collection and statistical analysis procedures; policy analysis and program evaluation; project management and reporting; Experience working directly with managers, users and others; Ability to use data to diagnose problems and drive enhancements and efficiencies in departmental operations; Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people effectively; and experience in and knowledge of Massachusetts child welfare laws preferred. Thank you, Melaine Malcolm Research Manager Executive Office of the Trial Court John Adams Courthouse One Pemberton Square Boston, MA 02108 Voice: 617-788-6871 Fax: 617-788-6885 E-mail: melaine.malcolmjud.state.ma.us URL: www.mass.gov/courts