Social Services Program Manager (Children and Family Services)

ABOUT US

At the County of Marin, our employees overwhelmingly report feeling their work is meaningful, they like the work they do, and they are proud to tell people "I work for the County of Marin." Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture here . Read on to find out more about this opportunity:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES :

At Health & Human Services, we serve our community through the values of support, unity, trust and excellence with one common goal: to promote and protect the health, well-being, safety and self-sufficiency of all in Marin. Join our team of bright, committed, and energetic people who also want to make an impact through public service.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Program Manager in Marin County Children and Family Services is an integral member of the management team and shares responsibility for the day to day oversight of all child welfare operations. The Program Manager oversees a team of supervisors who are each responsible for a unit of Child Welfare Workers or support staff who provide a range of child welfare services including intake and assessment, child abuse investigations, services to families with children in their homes and families whose children are in foster care, as well as resource family approval and adoptions. The Program Manager also contributes to the development and implementation of new mandates as well as promising practices through the oversight of the policy, staff development, and administrative functions as well as overseeing community based programs and contracts that support the families and children served by Marin County Children & Family Services. The Program Manager reports directly to the Social Services Division Director.
The Social Services Program Manager takes an active role in performance management, coaching and staff/team development.
Hybrid Schedule:
The Health and Human Services Department has embraced a hybrid work schedule that considers that some duties of this position may be performed remotely. However, the successful candidate must be able to report to County facilities for meetings, work assignments, and/or disaster service work upon short notice, as needed and deemed appropriate. During the initial probationary period, the successful candidate may be required to work primarily onsite before establishing a hybrid work schedule.

ABOUT YOU

Our Highly Qualified Candidate
The ideal candidate has the ability to lead and provide positive coaching development to a team doing vital work to protect children and help families facing a variety of complex issues. The ideal candidate must be able to interpret laws and regulations and convey the importance of the work done by the agency to both internal and external stakeholders. Since this is a relatively small child welfare agency, this person must welcome the collaborative nature of the work done in the office and be able to handle many different types of tasks while giving leadership to those they manage. This person must have an excellent ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders including other county agencies, resource families, law enforcement, the courts, schools, and community service organizations serving at risk families.

Qualifications

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of management, including program development, implementation and evaluation; goal setting; personnel management; budgeting and fiscal administration; grants administration; and contract negotiation, administration and monitoring.
• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned program areas.
• Applicable laws, rules, codes and regulations.
• Current trends in policy, planning, and best practices in response to emerging issues in assigned program area.
• Social Casework methods in child welfare, juvenile legal system, or older adult programs.
• Public assistance and employment services programs.

Ability to

• Manage and evaluate programs and related activities that carry out overall program objectives and achieve appropriate outcomes.
• Plan, organize and manage the activities of employees.
• Interpret, explain, and apply complex laws, policies, rules and regulations; develop and implement appropriate program policy; and ensure compliance.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted during the performance of duties, including multi-disciplinary staff; community members and organizations; public and private agencies; and local, state and federal agencies.
• Prepare and present effective written and verbal reports, policies, procedures and other written materials.
• Learn program specific information systems.
• Work collaboratively to enhance service integration within the department and non-profit community partners.
• Effectively represent the department and the County in meetings and presentations.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience that would provide the knowledge and skills listed. Typically, a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Social Welfare, Counseling or a closely related field and three years of experience appropriate to the assignment, including one year of supervisory experience.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your GovernmentJobs.com account to view these emails.

Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill the current vacancy, and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.

LiveScan:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Candidates selected are subject to fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Department and must pass a Department of Justice LiveScan background check prior to appointment.

Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: If you have questions regarding equal employment opportunities, please contact Roger Crawford, Equal Employment Opportunity Director, at 415-473-2095. If you have questions concerning this position announcement, please contact Ivana Vande Zande at ivana.vandezande@marincounty.gov .

PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.

COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage .

Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.

For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

Closing Date/Time: 1/10/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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