Policy Analyst; Motivational

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Job Location:

Chicago, IL 60606, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $75,700.00 - $ Salary/year, Chapin Hall is seeking an experienced Policy Analyst to join our Policy Team. The Policy team consists of national experts in child welfare, juvenile justice, homelessness, and mental health services dedicated to collaborating with state and local jurisdictions to integrate the best available evidence into system transformation strategies. The team works across five interconnected domains of capacity building and systems change, including: data analytics and evidence use;

leadership, governance and strategy; practice and implementation supports; policy and fiscal alignment; and continuous quality improvement. Because the Policy team supports a broad and interrelated portfolio of contracts, the Policy Analyst can expect to contribute to multiple projects and for specific assignments to shift over time as the needs of the portfolio change.

This position will report directly to a Chapin Hall Senior Policy Analyst or Policy Fellow and allows for remote work and periodic in-person attendance at Chicago, IL meetings. Additionally, this position will participate in daily virtual meetings and travel to the east and/or west coast for in-person meetings depending on assigned projects.

The Policy Analyst will work with a collaborative and integrated research and policy team to bring a unique blend of scientific research, real world experience, and policy expertise to partnering jurisdictions. The team’s work is designed to strengthen public and private agency capacity by leveraging critical opportunities like the Family First Prevention Services Act to re-conceptualize existing practice, operationalize and evaluate outcomes, harness research to support clinical skills and competencies, as well as restructure processes to be attuned to the full integration of safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes.

The Policy Analyst’s work will focus particularly on implementation of Motivational Interviewing.

This Policy Analyst’s main contributions are anticipated to include supporting Chapin Hall’s body of work around child welfare system transformation with an emphasis on the development and implementation of Motivational Interviewing across our Family First portfolio. The Policy Analyst will assume responsibility for the completion of discrete tasks and deliverables from start to finish, in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, engaging the expertise of senior staff as needed.

Chapin Hall embraces a Work from Anywhere approach, offering flexible remote work from anywhere in the United States. Our fully remote model is grounded in trust, accountability, and a shared commitment to high-quality work and collaboration, regardless of location. To get a glimpse of what this looks like in practice, we invite you to watch a short video featuring Chapin Hall staff working from home and across the country:
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While our work is remote, we intentionally create opportunities for connection and belonging. We offer in-person opportunities for staff to build (1) relationships and connection, (2) team cohesion and creativity, and (3) a strong sense of belonging to the organization. Staff are expected to participate in occasional work-related travel, including attendance at in-person All Hall Convenings, which emphasize shared learning, collaboration, and community.

Reasonable accommodations are made for those who require modifications.

• Plays a lead role in all aspects of Chapin Hall’s support to jurisdictions implementing Motivational Interviewing.
• Contributes to development of training and workforce development resources…