ASSISTANT MANAGER SOCIAL SERVICES

Posting number: 31497

Department: Social Services

Job classification: ASSISTANT MANAGER SOCIAL SERVICES

Posting type: Open

Categories: Social Services, Human Services, Community and Social Services

Summary

The Clark County Department of Social Services is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Assistant Manager Social Services position.  This position supports the Extended Foster Care (EFC) and Navigator programs. As a member of our team, you will provide leadership, oversight, and coordination of services designed to support youth and young adults transitioning to independence. The ideal candidate will supervise staff, ensure compliance with program requirements, and guide service delivery across housing, education, employment, and behavioral health systems. The Assistant Manager plays a key role in expanding and strengthening existing services, collaborating with community partners, and ensuring positive outcomes for the populations we serve. The candidate will report to the Manager and contribute to ongoing program development and improvement initiatives.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

Some positions may be used to fill term Limited-Permanent positions.  The selected candidates will be hired for a special project or duties of a limited duration and be required to sign a term of employment letter specifying condition and exact dates of employment.  The successful selected candidates will be eligible for benefits during the duration of employment.

Some positions may be Grant Funded.  Grant Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of grant funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available.

Some positions may be confidential positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

Some positions may be non-union positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

Examples of duties

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Work, Social Sciences, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field AND four years of full-time administrative or management support experience, two (2) years of which include supervisory and/or lead experience in the specific programmatic area, preferably in a public office setting. Equivalent combination of formal education and appropriate related experience may be considered. Master's Degree preferred. 

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

Qualifications

• Provides management over supervisory, professional, eligibility and office support staff required for various service delivery and administrative support functions for the Department of Social Service. 
• Oversees or provides for the selection, training, professional development, and discipline of staff either directly or through subordinate supervision. 
• Coordinates and assists in the development of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the agency's administrative, grant, intake, and medical related programs. 
• Plans, oversees, and reviews and evaluates the work of major programmatic areas; directs and coordinates the work of county staff to ensure program goals and objectives are achieved. 
• Evaluates various department programs with focus on s