DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
The San Mateo County Human Services Agency has an exciting leadership opportunity for a Director of Children and Family Services.
The Human Services Agency is accredited by the nationally recognized Council on Accreditation (COA) and provides a wide array of social services to San Mateo County residents, especially those in need or in crisis. Our mission is to assist individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency, promote community and family strength, and work in partnership with other community stakeholders to ensure child safety and well-being.
In this role, you will plan, organize, direct, review and coordinate all of the functions of this important Division in the Human Services Agency. The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration of all Child Welfare programs within San Mateo County, and provide complex administrative support to community stakeholders, commissions, Advisory Boards, the County Board of Supervisors and the Director of the Human Services Agency.
This executive position requires extensive knowledge of principles and practices of child welfare and social services. The ideal candidate will be an innovative leader that is highly effective in developing strategies to improve operations and providing resolutions to problems.
If you are interested in learning more about this exciting, challenging and important opportunity, please visit http://www.smcgov.org/hr/rec/DirCFS. If you know of others who might be interested, please share this information with them. Feel free to contact Chet Overstreet, Human Resources Analyst, at (650) 363-4385 if you have any questions. Please note the filing deadline for this position is Thursday, February 16, 2012 @ 5:00 p.m. PST.
