Division Director of Social Services Programs (#SP6 )

$73.99-$99.20 hourly / $12,824.69-$17,194.34 monthly / $153,899.20-$206,336.00 yearly

• Establishes and maintains goals, objectives, and plans for carrying out division functions consistent with overall Department goals;
• Coordinates and directs through subordinate managers and supervisors the work of staff engaged in providing a wide variety of casework services or an integrated program of Eligibility Services or Employment Training Services;
• Works closely with management and supervisory staff of the division, Department , and other departments to coordinate and integrate services, resolve administrative problems and develop joint procedures;
• Analyzes divisional work activities and programs, conducts or directs studies of systems and procedures, evaluates divisional policies, services and systems and formulates needed improvements;
• Directs and participates in the formulation and preparation of the divisional budget;
• Monitors divisional budget;
• May direct a decentralized fiscal component;
• Represents the division in dealing with other departments, agencies, private businesses, and community groups and organizations;
• Directs and evaluates the work of the subordinate management and/or supervisory staff;
• Develops division programs, contracts, grant agreements and memoranda of understanding;
• Reviews and evaluates services and develops corrective actions as necessary;
• Appears before the Board of Supervisors to present plans, projects and policies;
• Serves on County and State task forces, committees and commissions and provides staff support for selected groups;
• Testifies at the State level concerning proposed legislation and programs;
• Develops division position statements for presentation to governing bodies, agencies and departments;
• Performs special assignments as directed;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Attends and/or conducts meetings and conferences.

Employment Standards

Knowledge:

Thorough knowledge of:

• Program planning, administration, coordination and evaluation.
• The principles and practices of public administration.
• The functions and services of the assigned division's programs.
• The principles and practices of supervision, training and personnel management.

 Working knowledge of:

• Local government organization and operations and of the interrelationships between County, Federal and State government and community organizations concerned with the delivery of the division's services.
• Community needs and public and private community resources providing services related to the division's programs.
• Budgeting and fiscal control, especially pertaining to the division's programs.
• Administrative problems and issues involved in the operation of a large division and agency.
• Laws and regulations pertaining to the division's programs.
• Current developments and trends in the assigned division's services.
• Grant proposal writing and legislative processes related to developing funding sources.

Some knowledge of:

• The application of data processing to program operations.
• Contracts negotiation and administration.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, and direct, through subordinate managers and supervisors, the activities of a large staff engaged in the administration of the division programs.
• Exercise initiative, ingenuity, and sound judgment to solve difficult administrative and personnel problems.
• Analyze, interpret, and explain complex regulations, laws, court decisions and directives affecting division programs.
• Evaluate programs.
• Express division positions effectively in oral and written form.
• Develop and coordinate functions among division, departments and agencies.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Interpret and explain division operations and programs to other departments, agencies and community groups.
• Speak effectively before groups.
• Prepare and monitor contracts and budgets.
• Provide professional consultation and program leadership.
• Train and orient staff.
• Develop, negotiate and monitor funding sources.

Training and Experience:

Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge and abilities, is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledge and abilities would be:

Three years of responsible administrative or management experience which would demonstrate application or possession of the required knowledge and abilities listed above.

A Master's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Social Services or Social Work, or closely related field, may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License or the employee must be able to provide suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.

EST:8/96; REV:2/08. 7/04, 1/99 Analyst: TC, PT