PROGRAM MANAGER II

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

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Cecil County Department of Social Services
170 East Main Street
Elkton MD  21921

To serve as the Assistant Director of the agency's Adult, Child and Family Services Division, administering the Division's operations and to provide leadership and direction to the Social Services Administrator III responsible for the service delivery in Child Protective Services, Foster Care and Adoptions, Service to Families with Children and Social Services to Adults.  Additionally, in the absence of the Agency Director this position may assume those duties.

Direct and coordinate all activities of the Child and Adult Services Program.  This includes:

• Establishing overall policies and procedures for the various programs;
• Establishing program goals, standards and controls to meet program objectives;
• Developing short and long range plans for program operations and resources;
• Determining organizational structure and staffing needs of the program(s);
• Planning, coordinating, supervising and evaluating the work of subordinate supervisors;
• Representing the agency in a liaison capacity with managers and officials of other agencies concerning program activities.
• The nature of this position may require working evening and weekend hours.

Education:  Possession of a Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

Experience:  Seven years of professional experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency or institution.  Four years of this experience must have been in Child Welfare and three years of experience must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity.

Successful candidates will also have experience in program development, evaluation and budget preparation and management.

Limited to candidates willing to work in Cecil County, Maryland, which is located approximately 55 miles north of Baltimore off of Interstate 95, the last exit before the MD/DE line.

1.  Candidates are required to be licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as an LCSW-C by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners. 

2.  Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Employees are required to meet mandatory standards for continuing education as determined by the Department of Human Resources.  Employees who fail to obtain the required continuing education credits shall be subject to disciplinary action including demotion, suspension and dismissal.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet 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 ranked and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year. 

If you are in State service and are a promotional candidate, your salary will be determined in accordance with the State of Maryland Salary Guidelines.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS 

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 will be required to bring an official transcript with you.  For all foreign education obtained outside of the U.S., 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 Cecil County Department of Social Services, attn: Diana Reed, 170 East Main Street, Elkton, MD  21921.  The paper application must be received by 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.

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