Date Posted:

July 16, 2024

Salary:

$104,000 – $126,422

Description:

This is a Department Head position with general responsibility for the administration of a major department of Social Services/Public Guardian/Public Conservator with functions to include public assistance, social services, and the guarding and protecting of assets and health of persons placed under County conservatorship and guardianship. This position is responsible for fiscal management, personnel management, program planning and evaluation and public and political relations related to assigned responsibilities. The Director represents the department activities, programs, and services with community organizations and other government agencies. The Director will perform special assignments as directed and provide administrative support to the Board of Supervisors and County Administrative Officer. The Director is an at-will position working under the direction of the Board of Supervisors through the Chief Administrative Officer.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications needed for this position include the following: – Master’s degree from a graduate school of social work AND – Five (5) years of professional level experience in public or private agency social service program in a supervisory, administrative, executive or consulting capacity. OR – Five (5) years of high-level executive or administrative experience in which the person had demonstrated an ability to evaluate, administer and control varied types of programs requiring large expenditure of funds. A Master’s degree in public administration, political science, anthropology, economics, psychology, or sociology may be substituted for the Master’s degree in Social Work or an additional year of qualifying experience may be substituted for the graduate education requirement.

How to Apply:

To be considered for this this outstanding opportunity, please submit a completed Plumas County application form, cover letter and comprehensive resume, along with five (5) professional references to MRG at apply@solutions-mrg.com. The application form can be downloaded at the Plumas County website (www.plumascounty.us). References will not be contacted until we ask for authorization. Full job description and recruitment brochure can be found at https://solutions-mrg.com/recruitment-social-services-director-public-guardian-public-conservator/

Filing Deadline:

8/9/2024