Protective Services Worker – Public Conservator – San Francisco Human Services Agency (2940) (154443)

Company Description

This announcement has been amended and extended to reflect changes with the application deadline.  Applicants who already applied under Recruitment PEX-2940-154443 during the filing period April 30, 2025 through May 28, 2025 need not reapply and will be included in the applicant pool.

5/13/2025: Extended application deadline to May 28, 2025

5/28/2025: Extended application deadline to June 11, 2025

***Please note: With your application, please upload copies of your Master’s degree or transcripts and valid permanent or temporary license issued by the State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an attachment.***

Exam Type: Permanent Exempt (PEX) – Category (CAT) 18

Fill Type: There are currently three (3) vacancies available.

This is a Permanent Exempt (PEX), Full-Time position. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and incumbents are considered “at will” and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. CAT 18 appointments fall under the Special Project Exemption (Charter Section 10.104-18). An appointment authorized for exemption under Charter Section 10.104-18 must be to a position created for or dedicated to a special project, or for professional services, not to exceed three years by Charter requirement.

• Application Opening – April 30, 2025
• Application Deadline – May 13, 2025; May 28, 2025; June 11, 2025
• Compensation: $109,252.00 - $139,386.00 Yearly: https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/?classCode=2940&setId=COMMN 
• List ID: PEX-2940-154443; RTF0154442-01040869

At the San Francisco Human Services Agency, we believe in a San Francisco where everyone has the opportunity and support to achieve their full potential.  We are comprised of the Department of Benefits and Family Support, and the Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) and are united by our commitment to deliver essential services that support and protect people, families, and communities.

From financial, nutritional and employment support to child and adult protective services, health care coverage, and in-home services for older adults and persons with disabilities, our team lends support for all in need.

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As we work towards our vision of an inclusive San Francisco, we embrace our responsibility to root out systemic racism by creating services and a workforce which reflect the lived experiences and strengths of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a work environment where our differences are celebrated and everyone has what they need to thrive--no matter their race, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or country of origin. Click here to learn more about what this commitment looks like in action.

Job Description

Under general supervision, positions in class 2940 Protective Services Worker within the Office of the Public Conservator in the Department of Aging and Adult Services provide a broad range of clinical/advocacy services to temporary/permanent conservatees and collateral contact with a multidisciplinary team. In general, an average caseload is approximately 65 clients and can be more or less depending on case intensity and program capacity.

The target population of this office is individuals who are gravely disabled, (unable to provide for food, clothing and shelter as a result of chronic mental illness and/or chronic alcoholism), as a result of major mental illness as defined by the Diagnostic Statistical Manuel (DSM). The population also includes individuals who may have involvement with the Criminal Justice System and are being held in jail and State Hospitals or other facilities designated for those who have committed or are alleged to have committed a crime.

The Office of Conservatorship Services has an average caseload of 700, with approximately half of these individuals placed outside of San Francisco County in either locked psychiatric facilities or residential care homes. Therefore, travel is required in order to meet the needs of the conservatee and our service mandate by State and County regulations. The average number of miles driven per month is 350.

The 2940 is responsible for managing an independent caseload and is assigned mental health (LPS) conservatorship investigations as well. This involves high interaction with not only the conservatee but various involved providers Community Behavioral Health Services, and availabl