GUILFORD COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Position Title: Social Services Division Director (Child Welfare)
Department: Social Services
Position: 03457
Annual Entry Salary: Negotiable
Closing Date: Open until filled
Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in social services or a related human services
degree and seven years of professional experience in the social services field with at least
three of these in a high level program manager or director capacity, OR an equivalent
combination of training and experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree from a recognized college in behavioral sciences
such as, but not limited to Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Social Work. At
least least five years of full-time, increasingly responsible administrative level experience
with direct responsibility for child welfare program operations, budget, and policy direction.
Knowledge of principles and practices of public child welfare, human services
administration, NC Statues regarding social services, and knowledge of community
resources.
Duties: Plan, organize, and administer public child welfare and other family oriented
programs and operations in the Guilford County Department of Social Services. Determine
and interpret departmental policies and direct the activities of assigned units and personnel.
Function at the second highest operational level of management in the Guilford County
Social Services Department. Provide coordination of programs, personnel, internal
management, and administration of the department to which assigned and is responsible for
the design of new programs in response to changes in the public domain. Act on behalf of the
Department Director on matters related to child and family services programs. Represent the
Director at meetings with administrative officials, DSS Board, Guilford County Board of
Commissioners, legislative bodies, boards, commissions, and various community groups and
other organizations. Establish divisional work priorities, review reports to monitor division
activities, and evaluate the performance of division managers including managing serious
personnel issues and administrative grievance reviews. Develop the operating division budget
and request appropriate staff, equipment, and space as well as allocate resources and monitor
spending to keep within appropriate limits.
INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE A GUILFORD COUNTY
APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AT:
www.co.guilford.nc.us
EOE