Evaluator: Behavioral Health Programs & Community Information & Early Childhood Supports 2 positions

King County's [Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)](https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services.aspx) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community. **Are you a skilled evaluator with a commitment to social justice and anti-racist data and measurement? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with partners to practice data-informed decision making? Are you interested in putting your skills to work to make a difference in your community? If so, King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is looking for you!** **The Performance Measurement and Evaluation (PME) unit is recruiting for two mid-level evaluator position**. These evaluator positions are centrally located within the PME unit of the DCHS Director's Office. PME is composed of a team approximately 50 dedicated program evaluators and data analysts who work with program staff and providers to develop frameworks for understanding the outcomes and equity impacts of DCHS programs. This work includes determining appropriate performance measures, managing data collection, supporting continuous quality improvement, and conducting analyses to inform decision making and improve service delivery. PME disseminates research and evaluation findings and promotes organizational learning through published reports and online dashboards. These evaluator positions will work with program staff and service providers to use data to measure, continuously improve, and report about programming. This includes developing data collection plans, creating routine and custom reports, facilitating data-focused conversations, etc. These positions may also support the development of requests for proposals (RFPs) and conduct outcomes-focused program evaluations that assess a program’s contribution toward division- and department-wide goals. These evaluator positions will support different bodies of work with the **Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD)** and the **Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division (DDECSD)**. PME is recruiting one mid-level Evaluator position to support **Behavioral Health Programs** that support people living with or at risk of mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD). These programs are administered by the [**Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD)**](https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dchs/human-social-services/behavioral-health-recovery/bhrd), which is funded through the MIDD Behavioral Health Sales Tax, Medicaid, state contracts, grants, and other sources. This position will support the design and implementation of performance measurement, evaluation, and quality improvement strategies for different prevention and intervention programs, which include community-driven behavioral health programs, recovery supports for individuals with an SUD, housing supportive services, and more. PME is also recruiting a mid-level Evaluator to support the **Community Information and Early Childhood Supports** work within the [**Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division (DDECSD**](https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dchs/human-social-services/developmental-disabilities)), including early childhood (prenatal to five years) strategies funded by Best Starts for Kids (BSK). The Evaluator will support programs that promote community information and advocacy, systems navigation, training and technical assistance, and behavioral supports for children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities or delays and their families. In addition, they will also support strategies that advance the Early Childhood Supports Team's mission of nurturing the development and wellbeing of all children prenatal to five and their families through culturally relevant, equitable and meaningful supports and services, countywide. **This selection process will fill our current vacancies but may also establish a pool of qualified candidates should additional Evalua…