Deputy Director

Under executive direction, the Deputy Director plans, organizes, and directs the overall administrative activities of one ormore of the major divisions of a social services agency to include administrative services units, employment, eligibility, orsocial services programs either directly or through subordinate managers; may act in the Director’s absence; and performsrelated work as required.

A Deputy Director typically has responsibility for multiple functional areas in a social services agency, but may manage asingle division or function through subordinate managers and/or supervisors. In these agencies, the Deputy Director servesin a second-level managerial capacity.

The Deputy Director classification differs from the lower level Program Manager and Social Services Program Managerclassifications in that the latter typically have responsibility for a single functional area within the agency.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED
Incumbents in the Deputy Director classification receive direction from the Director of the department, and supervise thework of subordinate managers and/or supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications
Pattern 1:
One (1) year of full-time experience performing duties as a Social Services Program Manager, Program Manager,Staff Services Manager, or Senior Staff Services Manager within an Interagency Merit System county;
OR
Pattern 2:
Four (4) years of full-time supervisory experience in employment, eligibility, social service programs, oradministrative and staff services work in areas such as personnel, administrative analysis, accounting, auditing, budgeting,or data processing in a public social services agency.
OR
Pattern 3:
A graduate degree in public administration or business administration or a Master’s Degree in Social Work or aMaster’s Degree from a two year counseling program;
AND
two (2) years of full-time supervisory or managerial experiencein employment, eligibility, social service programs, or administrative and staff services work in areas such as personnel,administrative analysis, accounting, auditing, budgeting, or data processing in a public social services agency.

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