Agency Manager - Childcare and Development Unit

• Job Description

  Announcement Number: 1129339429
  
  1470 East College Parkway
  • Carson City, Nevada 89706
  775-684-0500
  • Fax 775-684-0614
  • dwss.nv.gov
  
  Joe Lombardo
  Governor
  Richard Whitley, MS
  Director
  
  DEPARTMENT OF
  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
  Helping people. It's who we are and what we do.
  
  Robert Thompson
  Administrator
  
  AGENCY MANAGER - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT for
  DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
  
  The DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (DWSS) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of
  Agency Manager, Child Care and Development Unit.
  
  The mission of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services is to engage clients, staff, and the community to provide
  public assistance benefits to all who qualify and reasonable support for children with absentee parents to help Nevadans
  achieve safe, stable, and healthy lives.
  
  This position plans, organizes, directs, controls and evaluates the operation of the Division's Child Care program.
  Provides tactical and strategic direction, including establishment of goals & objectives, coordinating activities and
  initiating and implementing business process improvements. Oversees development of policy, regulations, business
  practices and ensure adherence with state and federal laws governing the Child Care program funding. In addition, this
  position will be responsible to streamline efficiencies and initiate innovations within the Division's Child Care system
  utilizing enhanced federal funds.
  
  The position requires regular travel within and outside the state (approximately 25%) for meetings, site visits and
  trainings. Travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with state policies.
  
  This is an unclassified position within Nevada State Government and is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the
  Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services.
  
  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A bachelor's degree or master's degree with major course work in child development,
  human development and family studies, public administration, social work or another related field. The required
  experience should include at least three years of management experience in a comprehensive early childhood
  education, health or social service organization with responsibility for strategic planning, policy development and
  implementation, program evaluation, budget development and supervision of diverse professional staff. In addition, the
  candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare and present testimony
  to the legislature, experience with understanding/applying and implementing state/federal regulations, excellent
  organizational skills and the ability to build relationships and work with community organizations and federal agencies.
  
  SALARY AND Benefits: This position is compensated up to $151,508 employer/employee paid retirement. Excellent
  benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, Public Employees Retirement Plan, accrual of 3 weeks of
  annual leave and 3 weeks of sick leave each year, eleven paid holidays and no state, county, city or social security tax!
  Nevada boasts not only exciting 24-hour cities, but recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts such as camping,
  boating, fishing, biking and hiking with stunning mountain scenery and picturesque high desert splendor.
  
  LOCATION: This position may be assigned to Carson City or Las Vegas, Nevada, depending upon the needs of the Division
  and the candidate selected.
  1470 East College Parkway
  • Carson City, Nevada 89706
  775-684-0500
  • Fax 775-684-0614
  • dwss.nv.gov
  
  TO APPLY: Please submit a cover letter and detailed resume that includes a description of employment history, the
  name and addresses of employers, scope of responsibility, reasons for leaving, salary history, and professional
  references to:
  
  Ms. Marni Whalen, Deputy Administrator, Human Resources and Division Services
  Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
  2505 Chandler Ave, Ste 1
  Las Vegas, NV 89120
  E-mail: hrsubmissions@dwss.nv.gov
  
  Resumes will be accepted until recruitment needs are satisfied. Qualified individuals are encouraged to submit
  applications as early as possible as this announcement may close at any time without notice. A criminal history check is
  required as a condition of employment.
  
  
  Closing Date/Time: Until recruitment needs are satisfied

• ABOUT THE COMPANY

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  • State of Nevada

  • 775-684-0151

  The presence of Nevada's earliest inhabitants, beginning about 12,400 years ago, is marked by many petroglyphs and archaeological sites. Baskets, decoys, and ingenious traps are evidence of the resourcefulness of these early people in a harsh and arid environment.

  European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.

  Today, Nevada is the nation's seventh largest state in land area. Several hundred mountain ranges cross its landscape, many with elevations over 10,000 feet. In contrast, the State's lowest point (along the Colorado River) is only 470 feet above sea level. From majestic mountains to desert valleys, nature has endowed Nevada with diverse and unique ecosystems.

  The Nevada Legislature has honored the State's natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of State designations described below.

   

   

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