Workforce Administration

This office provides support and solutions to agency customers by supporting compliance with applicable state and federal statutes, regulations and contractual obligations such as compensation, drug testing, civil service and proficiency testing as well as supporting a variety of tasks related to workforce planning, recruitment, hiring, advertisement, screening and performance management at a statewide level.

Leadership Team

Jessica Schuster, Administrator - 614.728.9154 / Jessica.Schuster@das.ohio.gov

 Compensation and Workforce Planning

This group manages the classification plan for centralized and decentralized agencies statewide. The unit is also responsible for maintaining state workforce planning policies, setting standardized workforce planning indicators and the collection and analysis of agency data for enterprise forecasting and reporting. Additionally, the group reviews position descriptions for centralized agencies (not including the boards and commissions served by the DAS Central Service Agency); conducts position audits, reviews Position Specific Minimum Qualification (PSMQ) requests; conducts position description (PD) compliance reviews for PD decentralized agencies; collects information on employment and wage trends; responds to salary surveys requests and provides consultative and training services to agency customers, along with consultation for creating and validating proficiency and civil service examinations.

Ashley Hughes, HCM Manager - 614.466.0738 / Ashley.Hughes@das.ohio.gov

Drug Free Workplace

The Drug-Free Workplace Services Group is in charge of planning, coordinating, and evaluating Ohio's Drug-Free Workplace Program, including state and federal testing programs, developed for state employees, and coordinating compliance with provisions of the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, any other federal and state laws, regulations, polices and collective bargaining agreements requiring substance abuse testing.

Laverna Styles, HCM Manager - 614.466.0572 / Laverna.Styles@das.ohio.gov

Hiring Management 

This group oversees the Ohio Hiring Management System (OHMS) and administers civil service and proficiency examinations for the State of Ohio.  It provides resources, training, and consultation to department Human Resources (HR) professionals on the effective use of OHMS for recruitment, selection, and applicant tracking.  The group manages and communicates implementation of system enhancements, conducts user group meetings, manages department access to the system, and maintains the OHMS website (http://careers.ohio.gov).  In addition, the Hiring Management Group provides customer service support to job seekers regarding OHMS and the state's recruitment, hiring and testing processes.

Carolyn L. Groves, HCM Manager - 614.466.0628 / Carolyn.Groves@das.ohio.gov

ePerformance Management

This group administers the state's annual personnel evaluations, the appeals process for classified employees, consults with agencies on issues involving performance management and provides training opportunities for managers and supervisors as well as employees.  

For more specific information, please contact 800-409-1205, option 6 / ePerformance@das.ohio.gov

Selection Device Consultation Services

This team provides consultative services regarding the development and administration of selection instruments/tools.

614.466.7795 / dastestservices@das.ohio.gov