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The
POSITION
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
1 Assists the the the the the the Director Director with planning organizing and and and managing the the the the the the functions and and and services of of of the the the the the the Department of of of Social Services Acts in in in in in the the the the the the absence unavailability or or or or or or delegated authority of of of the the the the the the Director Director and and and provides administrative direction to to to other senior managers as required 2 Assists the the the the Director Director to to to to develop Agency-wide policy and and and and priorities and and and and has oversight responsibilities in in in areas specified by the the the the Director Director for for services services structures controls and and and and reporting systems for for the the the the continuity of of effective and and and and efficient delivery of of human services services to to to to the the the the public 3 Represents the the department and and and and and Director as as as as as assigned to to County management executives and and and and and officials as as as as as well as as as as as external agents and and and and and the the public attends Board Board of of Supervisors meetings meetings and and and and and and and and various various policy committees committees such as: Budget Capital Improvement Health Housing and and and and and and and and Human Service Committees as as as well as as as various various Board Board appointed commissions and and and and and and committees committees and and and and and and community meetings meetings to present and and and and and and receive information and answer questions 4 Selects assigns directs directs and and and and and and and evaluates the the performance performance of assigned management supervisory and and and and and and and other personnel establishes staff work work standards and and and and and and and expectations monitors work work quality and and and and and and and productivity directs directs and and and and and and and authorized employee performance performance improvement and/or disciplinary measures as as required 5 Represents the the department at at at at various external activities explains and and and interprets policies procedures and and and regulations on on on on complex public assistance programs to County officials legislative bodies boards commissions community groups and and and other organizations 6 Consults regularly with Director providing considerable input in in in the the development and and implementation of department department strategic goals and and objectives related to to the department’s mission 7 Assists Director County executive staff and and others to to coordinate and and manage complex highly visible projects 8 Researches analyzes and and and reports on on on proposed and and and current legislation effecting human service programs and and and provides recommendations 9 Directs the preparation and and and analysis analysis of of reports and and and studies to human services issues recommends policy improvements and and and provides appropriate cost analysis analysis of of various proposals 10 Interfaces and and and collaborates effectively at at multiples levels levels establishes and and and maintains liaison with professional groups and and and agencies on on on various governmental levels Under administrative direction assists the the the Director of of Social Services Services in in in in the the the overall management and administration of of the the the Social Services Services Department’s operations programs initiatives and and and and projects and and and and develops recommends and and and and implements policies and and and and procedures The
Assistant Director of Social Services is is responsible for planning organizing directing coordinating and and evaluating the the the the various branches of of the the the the Social Services Department acts in in the the the the the absence of of the the the the the Director and and performs other duties as required