Assistant Director, Child & Family Services

Durham County Government; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Durham County Government is seeking an Assistant Director to lead the Child & Family Services Division, focusing on protection, safety, and well-being of vulnerable children. The role oversees program managers, drives strategic planning, ensures compliance with policies, and represents the department in meetings with officials and community partners.

The position reports to the Deputy Social Services Director and may serve as acting Director in their absence.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited school of social work with four years of social work or counseling experience, two supervisory.
• Or bachelor's degree in social work with five years of social work or counseling experience, two supervisory.
• Or bachelor's degree in a human services field with at least 15 semester hours in social work or counseling and six years of social work or counseling experience, two supervisory.
• Or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of an overall strategic plan for the Child & Family Services Division.
• Ongoing collection of data and statistical analysis.
• Work collaboratively with the DSS Board, County Commissioners, funders and other community service providers to obtain needed client resources and services where they do not exist or are inadequate.
• Developing and implementing plans to ensure adequate staff resources are in place with respect to staffing levels and competencies.
• Community collaboration.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with all community agencies that provide or refer to services to protect vulnerable children and their families.
• Identify and implement creative strategies to ensure the highest level of interagency cooperation.
• Direct the work of the division primarily through oversight of the two program managers.
• Make recommendations to the DSS Director regarding needed organizational changes (policies, procedures, workflow, programmatic) that will improve the overall functioning of the Division.
• Ensures program credibility and accountability to all stakeholders including citizens and elected officials.
• Design and implement techniques to ensure progress toward objectives, both in the programmatic and operational areas.
• Using a system of formal and informal reporting, this position assesses progress, determines causes for significant deviations from planned objectives and implements strategies to correct identified problems.
• This position conducts performance appraisals, including development of individualized work plans.
• This position, in consultation and collaboration with the section managers, develops strategies to promote and maintain positive staff relations, including productive work teams.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Staff supervision

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Public administration

Education

Master's degree in social work

Bachelor's degree in social work

Job description

Durham County Government is seeking an Assistant Director to lead the Child & Family Services Division, focusing on protection, safety, and well-being of vulnerable children. The role oversees program managers, drives strategic planning, ensures compliance with policies, and represents the department in meetings with officials and community partners.

The position reports to the Deputy Social Services Director and may serve as acting Director in their absence.