Assistant Director, Child Support Services

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of governmental management and organizational theory including planning organizational design and public funding techniques
• Budget preparation and control
• Principles and practices of child support operations including Federal State and local legislative and regulatory processes and public welfare programs that impact child support services
• Accounting and statistical methods
• Methods and techniques for conducting and implementing analytical studies of multi-function work processes and procedures
• Office procedures methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing spreadsheets databases and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
• English usage spelling grammar and punctuation
  

• Select supervise train and evaluate staff
• Plan coordinate assign and review the work of subordinate staff
• Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues
• Develop monitor and interpret budgets and other financial documents
• Analyze and implement effective administrative and office management procedures
• Develop and maintain cooperative effective working relationships with others
• Communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
• Interpret and apply applicable federal state and local laws codes and regulations
• Interpret and summarize a variety of data and information
• Obtain personal financial and other sensitive information through interviews
• Evaluate situations and people accurately and adopt effective course of action
• Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of information
• Keep accurate notes and records of activities
• Read and understand legal codes and cases
• Testify in court in a direct clear and concise manner
  

Minimum Qualifications

Either:1a. A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
AND
1b. Two years of full-time paid experience performing program management and staff supervision in child support services or in a health and human services program.

Or: 2. Six years of full-time paid experience in child support services or in state or county health and human services or human assistance programs two years of this experience must have been performing program management and staff supervision.

Note: If the word experience is referenced in the minimum qualifications it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements please click here or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.

• Work outside of traditional business hours.
• Travel within the State of California for business and training needs.

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application online by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Clickhere to apply.

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street Room 4667

Sacramento CA 95814

Phone ; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email

Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

• Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
• Application information must be current concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• A resume may be included with your application however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.

Note:Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

• Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
• The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience education and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
• Please provide place of employment pertinent dates and concise descriptive and detailed information for each question.
• If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
• Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
• If you have no experience write no experience for the appropriate question.
• For many individuals it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
• If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed therefore a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate thorough detailed and complete.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Clickherefor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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