The County of San Mateo is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of
Children's Services Program Manager II (Open and Promotional).
Please view the online brochure for a detailed description of this position and instructions on how to apply: https://bit.ly/3zjtSSx
The Position
The Human Services Agency (HSA) is seeking a qualified Children’s Services Program Manager II for Children and Family Services (CFS). This position will serve as the Southern Regional Children’s Services Program Manager II and will be stationed in the Redwood City and East Palo Alto office locations. The assignment will provide management and oversight of core child welfare programs to include: Emergency Response, Family Maintenance/Family Reunification, Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (APPLA), Extended Foster Care, and other child welfare programs.
The Children's Services Program Manager II will plan, direct, coordinate, implement, and evaluate comprehensive public child welfare programs including child abuse prevention and intervention, child abuse and neglect investigations, foster youth permanency, residential care administration, and other functions related to child safety and well-being; recommend, develop, implement and evaluate goals, objectives, policies and procedures; provide highly complex staff support to senior level management; and perform related duties as assigned.
Children’s Services Program Manager II has full line and functional management responsibility for comprehensive public child welfare programs. Incumbents at this level have continuous and ongoing responsibility for the development and implementation of program or divisional goals, objectives, policies, and priorities and program monitoring and evaluation.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is:
Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Sociology or a related discipline.
Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible experience managing a child welfare service program including significant responsibility for program utilization and/or evaluation or coordination of community resources and policy.
IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click on the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to https://jobs.smcgov.org/ to apply. Online applications must be received by the Human Resources Department before midnight on the final filing date.
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
Final Filing Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PST
Application Screening: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Panel Interviews: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Pay: $12,289.33 - $15,360.80 per month
Work Location: In person