NASSAU COUNTY | Title | : | DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES |
Code | : | 480210 XKK |
CLASS SPECIFICATION | Page | : | 1 of 2 |
* | 1. | Plans, directs, administers, and coordinates the social services program. |
* | 2. | Supervises assigned subordinate administrative and supervisory staff in the performance of their functions. |
* | 3. | Coordinates the social services program with other divisions, sections, and units of the Department of Social Services. |
4. | Develops and implements policies and procedures related to the operation of the social service program. | |
5. | Interprets the social services program to professional and community groups. | |
6. | Plans staffing needs; prepares annual budget request and annual report for the Social Services Division. |
1. | Extensive knowledge of modern principles and practices of social work. |
2. | Extensive knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws relating to social services. |
3. | Knowledge of modern budget, finance, and personnel practices. |
4. | Ability to direct and supervise the work of subordinates. |
5. | Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others. |
6. | Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. |
a. | Five years of satisfactory experience in a health, education, or social agency, three years of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity; or |
b. | Five years of satisfactory experience in an administrative or management position, with responsibility for planning, directing, and coordinating the work of a substantial staff working in several units or performing several separate functions. |
Title | : | DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES | |
Code | : | 480210 XKK | |
Page | : | 2 of 2 |
NOTE: | 1. | Each year of experience as a chief executive officer of a social services district, within six years immediately preceding the date on which he/she is appointed, shall be the equivalent of two years of the above prescribed experience. |
2. | Post-graduate training, at a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university, in social work, public administration, hospital administration, educational administration, or business administration, shall be the equivalent, on a year-for-year basis, up to two years of the above prescribed experience. However, no such post-graduate training shall be the equivalent of the administrative or supervisory experience prescribed in (a.) above. |