Deputy Director of Child Welfare

About the role

To plan, organize, direct, and manage the child welfare branch of the County Human Services Agency, to act for the Director of Human Services, when delegated; and perform related work as required.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, manages, coordinates, and directs the operations, programs, and services of the child welfare branch of the County Human Services Agency.
• Oversees and directs proper program planning, service delivery, evaluation of programs and services.
• Initiates, develops, and implements more efficient ways to provide services and use of available funding.
• Responsible for the direction and coordination of the fiscal management, personnel management, and program planning and evaluation functions of the branch.
• Develops, administers, and insures proper expenditure controls for the branch budget.
• Makes sure compliance with State and Federal rules and regulations.
• Responsible for the general training and development of child welfare staff.
• May act for the Director of the Human Services Agency in the Director's absence or when delegated.

Requirements

The preferred candidate will have a strong administrative background and at least four (4) years of child welfare experience, two (2) years of this experience must have been in a full time supervisory capacity for staff engaged in providing child-oriented casework or counseling services.

Qualifications

• A graduate degree in any of the following areas: Social Work, Public Administration, Business Administration, Human Development, Psychology, Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Anthropology, or a degree from a two (2) year counseling program emphasizing Marriage, Family and Child Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy, or closely related discipline.

Skills

Knowledge Of The principles of administration, organization, and management necessary to develop, analyze, evaluate and implement administrative policies. State and local welfare programs and juvenile court policies and procedures. Grant and funding sources for child welfare programs. Pertinent laws and regulations for the effective functioning of child welfare programs. Operating policies and general functions of the State Department of Social Services. Budget development and expenditure control. Principles of effective personnel practices and procedures, employee management, supervision training, and development.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Eligible for a recruitment and retention pay differential of 5%.

Schedule

Not specified.