Class Code: 6372
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ELDERLY AND VETERANS SERVICES DIVISION
NATURE OF WORK
This
is responsible professional and administrative work assisting the Director in
planning, organizing, and directing of the activities of the County’s Elderly
and Veterans Services Division. The Division is comprised of three (3) sections:
Community Care for the Elderly, Behavioral Health, and Veterans Services.
Work
involves responsibility for assisting the Division Director in the
administration and implementation of programs associated with the activities
of the County’s Elderly and Veterans Services Division. Position incumbent
supervises administrative staff involved in divisional operations. The
incumbent assists the Director and advises on the formation of division
policies and procedures pertaining to programs and services. Develops and
maintains working relationships with county agencies, state agencies and other funders of aging and veteran support services.
Responsibilities
require a thorough knowledge of local, county, state and federal human service
structures, policies and procedures. Work includes meaningful communications
and working relationships with public and private organizations. Work is
performed with considerable independence with assignment received from the
Division Director in both specific and general terms with latitude for
determining methods and procedures. Performance is reviewed periodically
through conferences and written reports.
ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS
Assists in directing the administrative operations of
the Elderly and Veterans Services Division.
Directs
and supervises professional and administrative staff.
Coordinates divisional budgets, purchasing,
personnel, contracts, grants, and record keeping activities; recommends and
implements organizational and administrative change.
Supervises
and directs activities associated with quality improvement and data management
for on-going evaluation of performance and outcomes attainment for division
programs, contracts and grants.
Assists in developing and implementing divisional strategic
plans, policies and procedures. Prepares comprehensive reports and correspondence, using basic
computer-based office applications.
Assists in directing the planning and implementation
of division programs, goals and objectives.
Seeks
out and develops new alternatives for programming and financial resources by
developing grant applications on behalf of Division or in collaboration with
other local service entities.
Acts for the Director in his/her absence.
Coordinates,
facilitates and attends internal and external professional meetings.
Performs related work as required.
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of
administering the provision of services to elders and veterans.
Thorough knowledge of the principles of management
and their application to the administration of governmental affairs.
Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of
public administration and methods of providing human service programs.
Considerable
knowledge of the funding process in a public sector environment as related to
budgeting, cost accounting, financial planning and management.
Considerable
knowledge of the applicable laws, regulations and procedures related to social
or human service programs.
Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in
applying and interpreting County, department and division policies and
procedures.
Ability to initiate and implement administrative
programs and procedures and to evaluate their effectiveness.
Ability to analyze facts and exercise sound judgment
in decision making.
Ability to plan, direct, and supervise division
operations and activities.
Ability to carry out complex oral and written
instructions.
Ability to express ideas effectively, both orally and
in writing. Ability
to write reports on a computer using computer-based software applications.
Ability
to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full
accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Code of Ethics and
Conflict of Interest policies.
Ability
to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general
public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, ethnicity,
religion, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or
political affiliation.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Bachelor’s
degree from an accredited four year college or university with major course
work in public or business administration, social work, social sciences or other
field closely related to the assignment.; six (6) years of progressively
responsible administrative experience in the provision of services to elderly
and veterans, including two (2) years of experience in the supervisory aspects
of the work; or any equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Bargaining Unit: Unrepresented
FLSA Status: Exempt
Code of Ethics
Certification: Yes
Work Location: Human Services Department, Elderly
and Veterans’ Services Division
Class Spec Established: E 10/2004