Senior Director of Social Services - Impact & Innovation

American College of Healthcare Executives; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 226,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation incentive

Job summary

County of Santa Barbara is seeking a visionary Director of Social Services to lead one of its largest departments and oversee a $241 million budget and 700+ employees. The role focuses on strengthening safety-net programs, partnerships, and services for children, families, older adults, and vulnerable residents.

The ideal candidate brings executive leadership in a similar human services environment, with strong fiscal and operational acumen and a collaborative, community-focused approach to

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience in a comparable human services environment.
• Strong fiscal and operational acumen.
• Collaborative, community-focused approach to improving outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for more than 700 employees and a $241 million department.
• Strengthen programs, partnerships, and services for children, families, older adults, and vulnerable residents.
• Drive whole-person care and improved outcomes in Santa Barbara County.

Skills

Executive leadership

Human services

Fiscal acumen

Operational acumen

Community focus

Job description

County of Santa Barbara is seeking a visionary Director of Social Services to lead one of its largest departments and oversee a $241 million budget and 700+ employees. The role focuses on strengthening safety-net programs, partnerships, and services for children, families, older adults, and vulnerable residents.

The ideal candidate brings executive leadership in a similar human services environment, with strong fiscal and operational acumen and a collaborative, community-focused approach to