HUMAN SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR III

This is a Management Service position and serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority.

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Department of Human Resources

Dorchester County Department of Social Services

627 Race Street

Cambridge, Maryland 21613

This agency is located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, over the Bay Bridge, and is approximately 85 miles east of the Baltimore-Washington D.C. metro area.

Serves as the Assistant Director of the Child Support Division for the Dorchester County Department of Social Services. This position directs and monitors all local child support activities; develops networking with the Family Investment Unit and Child & Adult Welfare Units to support and reinforce the independence and family self sufficiency goals.

• Administers local Child Support Services and initiatives consistent with State and Federal regulations.
• Administers local FIA/Work Opportunities program with emphasis on partnering with Workforce Investment Board and Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) to create meaningful work opportunities for non-custodial parents.
• Interprets Child Support programs and policies to the general public, agencies and elected officials.
• Participates in the strategic planning process.
• Develops local policy and procedures needed to obtain program goals and provide customer service.
• Reviews and interprets local, state, and federal reports and literature.
• Maintains records, data and other information necessary for quality control, audits, budget monitoring and employee evaluations.
• Advises the local Department of Social Services Director of changes in policy and recommends an appropriate plan of action.
• Supervises, directs and evaluates two Child Support Supervisors.
• Works directly with the Finance Officer of the local department in developing and monitoring an annual budget.
• Develops and implements a plan to appropriately utilize all state and federal incentive allocation.

Education: Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Experience: Eight years of experience in administrative, professional or technical work, three years of which must have involved supervision of other employees or exercising responsibility for program development.

Notes:

1. Applicants may substitute education at the graduate level at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester hours on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of two years of the required general experience.

2. Experience in a human service program may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required four years of college education.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a commissioned officer in Administrative Officer classifications or Administrative Officer specialty codes in the General, Administrative, Clerical, and Officer Services field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education, three (3) years of which must have been in an administrative supervisory or consultative capacity.

Limited to candidates willing to work in Cambridge, Maryland

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the minimum qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.  Successful candidates will be placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

 

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact the Dorchester County Department of Social Services at 410-901-4138.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated. This office, with your approval, will verify your prior applicable work experience.  In order to receive full consideration for time worked, please complete dates of employment in its entirety and identify number of hours worked for each entry.

College transcripts are not required for review of your application and do not need to be forwarded.  Please clearly indicate your college degree and majors on your application.  If selected for an interview, you may be required to bring an official transcript with you.  For all foreign education obtained outside of the United States, you will be required to provide proof of equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service if selected for an interview.

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred, however, the paper application may be submitted to Dorchester County Department of Social Services, HR Office, ATTN:  Linthia Mills, 627 Race Street, Cambridge, Maryland 21613.  The paper application must be received by 5:00 p.m. close of business on the closing date of the recruitment.  No postmarks will be accepted.  The previous Maryland State application (MS 100) will not be accepted.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay, 1-800-925-4434.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.