Date Posted:

October 17, 2016

Salary:

$151,088 – $183,648 negotiable within step range DOE/DOQ

Description:

Contra Costa County is seeking a Director of Child Support Services – Exempt for our Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). The Director of Child Support Services –Exempt serves as the department head and reports to the County Administrator. Under broad policy direction, the Director plans, organizes, and directs all activities and operations of the Department of Child Support Services. The Director oversees a department with approximately 171 employees and an annual operating budget of $18.769 million. The Director establishes and maintains programs to collect and distribute support payments from non-custodial parents to custodial parents and their children, as well as providing, such services as locating non-custodial parents; establishing court orders for paternity, child and medical support; maintaining accounts of payments paid and payments due; and modifying child support orders when appropriate.

Here is a link to the brochure: 

http://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/42883

Qualifications:

License Required: Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.

Education: Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in public or business administration or a closely related field.

Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or its equivalent senior level managerial, administrative or supervisory experience relating to the planning, organizing, and directing of various functions of a child support collection enforcement agency.

Substitution: (1) Additional experience of the type described above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years; or (2) one year of graduate training in business or public administration or a closely related field in an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this outstanding opportunity, please apply online at www.cccounty.us/hr to complete an abbreviated Contra Costa County application (takes approximately 15 minutes) and attach your resume and a cover letter describing your qualifications.

Filing Deadline: NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated in relation to the criteria articulated in the attached brochure. Applicants with the most relevant qualifications will be granted a preliminary interview with a County representative. Candidates deemed to be the best qualified will be invited to respond to a supplemental questionnaire, to further evaluate relative experience and overall suitability for this position, and participate in panel interviews scheduled for December 15th. A selection is anticipated following the completion of an extensive background and reference checks and compensation negotiations. Only the candidates deemed most qualified will be asked to provide references once it is anticipated that they may be recommended as finalists. Please note that references will not be contacted until near the end of the process and in close coordination with the candidate.

Filing Deadline:

November 23, 2016