HUMAN SERVICES SUPERVISOR - Department Promotional Only

Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics

Have you always had a passion for helping others? Do you enjoy being actively involved in helping families achieve positive outcomes that make their lives better?

Then Colusa County Department of Health and Human Services is the place for you! We are the largest Department in the County, with over 80 staff. Our agency works with Colusa County residents in administering social services programs, including Cal Works, Cal-Fresh, Medi-Cal, In-home Supportive Services (IHSS), Adult and Children’s Services, Public Health, and Housing. We have a strong leadership team that provides ongoing support for daily operations and assists our employees in reaching their full potential. If you're interested, check out the job description pages HERE.

This promotional opportunity is available to current regular employees within the Department of Health and Human Services. Only individuals currently employed in this department are eligible to apply.

What's this Job All About?

As a Human Services Supervisor, you will supervise staff who determine initial and continuing eligibility for public assistance benefit programs such as Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and CalWORKs, as well as employment services staff and office support staff. You will provide direction and guidance to eligibility, employment, & clerical staff and assist when needed on complicated cases or situations. You will handle a high volume of deadline-driven work while complying with changing State and Federal regulations and procedures. As a Human Services Supervisor, you will also assist in updating and/or creating new processes and training materials for eligibility, employment & office support staff.

Culture is at Our Core
Working for Colusa County offers a unique work lifestyle that blends professional fulfillment with the tranquility of working in a rural and beautiful environment. Our county agencies take pride in our ability to work as a team. We have a collaborative and positive work environment where everyone has something to contribute, and everyone matters! Our staff enjoy coming to work, where every day is different, and they have the opportunity to impact members of our community by providing excellent customer service and access to available services.

At the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), we work a 37.5 full-time work week, with the option of a flex-schedule and potential upcoming opportunities to work remote 1-2 days per week (depending on position). This allows our staff to find a work-life balance that best fits their needs. Our staff enjoy coming to work, where every day is different, and they have the opportunity to impact members of our community by providing excellent customer service and access to available services.

How do we make a difference?
Department of Health & Human Services employees are dedicated to serving Colusa County residents by offering services that improve their health, promote their well-being, and help them become productive and independent contributors to our community.

Do our values speak to you?

• Deliver WOW Through Service to Others & Our Community
• Embrace and Drive Change
• Be Adventurous, Creative, Open-Minded
• Pursue Growth and Learning
• Build Open and Honest Relationships with Communication
• Foster a Positive Team and Family Spirit
• Be Passionate and Determined
• Be Humble and Kind

What are the benefits?

• A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve.
• A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into.
• A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
• Competitive salary commensurate with education & experience
• A LIFETIME PAYCHECK(3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members) - As long as you work for 5 years and vest in the CalPERS system, you will receive a retirement paycheck for the rest of your life.
• Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
• Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff.
• 457 Deferred Compensation.
• PAID vacation, PAID holidays (15), and PAID leave if you get sick.
• Vacation Parity - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County. A public agency includes cities, counties, districts, the military, and similar entities. To learn more about vacation parity, please see our benefit summary.

Qualifications

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Option 1: One year as a senior/lead integrated case worker.

Option 2: Two years as an Integrated Case Worker, Eligibility Worker III, or Employment & Training Worker III.

Option 3: One year as an Eligibility Supervisor.

Option 4*: Three years of professional vocational guidance/employment services experience, including one year of lead or supervisory work.

Training:

18 semester units (or equivalent) in behavioral science-related coursework.

OR

A bachelor’s in social work or a related field may substitute for one year of experience (not the lead/supervisory year).

*Qualifying experience under Pattern 4 above must have included duties and responsibilities involving the evaluation of income and other qualification criteria to be satisfied for participation in the program.

Persons may be appointed without satisfying the desirable educational requirements at the discretion of the appointing authority, subject to a condition that the employee satisfy the educational requirement during the probationary period. Failure to satisfy this educational requirement during the probationary period will constitute grounds for rejection during probation.

Supplemental Information

The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.

Government agencies accessing US government information, which includes federal tax information, must ensure that background investigation requirements for all agency employees and contractors that have access to federal tax information are consistent with the IRS background investigation requirements for access to federal tax information. A background check may be required if the position requires access to these types of records. Background requirements consist of three components, which include fingerprinting, citizenship verification, and local law enforcement checks. State agencies must conduct an investigation during the time of hire and ensure a reinvestigation is conducted 10 years from the date of the previous background investigation for each employee who has access to federal tax information.

Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of benefits, please click here: 2025 Benefit Summary

Closing Date/Time: 12/14/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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