Director of Social Services

EBrochure: Director of Social Services

Under administrative direction, plans, organizes, manages, and provides administrative direction and oversight for all functions and activities of the Department of Social Services including CalWORKs, Child Welfare Services, Adult Services, Veterans Services as well as other public assistance programs and general relief services; formulates departmental policies, goals, and directives; coordinates assigned activities with other County departments, officials, outside agencies, and the public; fosters cooperative working relationships among County departments and with intergovernmental, regulatory agencies, and various public and private groups; serves as the Public Guardian/Public Conservator/Public Administrator; provides highly responsible and complex professional assistance to the County Administrative Officer in areas of expertise; and performs related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social work, sociology, behavioral sciences, or a closely related field and seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in a social service agency, to include at least three (3) years in a management capacity.

Licenses and Certifications

• Possession of, or ability to obtain by the time of appointment, an appropriate California driver’s license.