9775-Senior Community Development Specialist II

Application Opening: May 11 2026

Application Deadline: May 18 2026

Important: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

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Appointment Type: This is a Temporary Provisional (TPV) position excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process. It is considered at will and shall serve at the discretion of the Department Head. This position will be subject to the Permanent Civil Service examination process at a later date. Successful participation in the Permanent Civil Service examination and selection through an open competitive process is needed in order to be considered for the permanent appointment.

Job Description

Under direction of the Reentry Division Director the 9775 Community Development Specialist II (Reentry Services Supervisor) provides day to day supervision of reentry staff in the 9774 Senior Community Development Specialist I classification.  The Reentry Services Supervisor assists the Reentry Division Director in developing and administering APDs realignment and reentry services from identifying services need and best practices to developing service designs and budgets and assisting with  competitive bid processes through contract development. The Reentry Service Supervisor will manage a portfolio of contracts and grant agreements. The Reentry Services Supervisor will also play a role in services development and community engagement for pretrial services.

The Reentry Services Supervisor will be responsible for developing a new reentry services community engagement and mentorship strategy that strengthens APDs partnerships with public and private sector services providers and which collaborates with stakeholders of the previously incarcerated community to fine tune a mentorship and life coaching program that successfully engages eligible previously incarcerated mentors with young adult mentees ages 18 35. The Reentry Services Supervisor assists the reentry division director to develop or mobilize data tracking and evaluation efforts needed to demonstrate the efficacy and effectiveness of APDs realignment and reentry services and pretrial services and is also directly involved in applying for local state and federal grants.   The Reentry Services Supervisor conducts critical analysis of APDs reentry services protocols and practices and makes recommendations to the reentry director for improvements.

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109 the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this position and are not intended to be an inclusive list. 

Example of Essential Duties: 

• Works closely with APDs finance/IT/sworn/operations/training units to continuously and appropriately advance APDs reentry services work in tandem with the vision growth and development of all of APDs goals;
• Under the general direction of the Reentry Division Director support the operation of the Community Assessment and Services Center (CASC) maintain the CASC one-stop reentry contract and coordinate closely with the CASCs lead service provider to ensure alignment between CASC and all APD funded reentry services;
• Helps to develop new community engagement and peer mentor strategies that ensures community awareness of APDs comprehensive reentry services for all justice-involved SF residents seeks to explore ways of launching satellite reentry services in tandem with community providers in neighborhoods most impacted by crime and addiction;
• Provides supervision to the Reentry Divisions 9774 Community Development Specialists;
• Develop effective program design and operating procedures inclusive of data collection project analysis and reporting and cost reimbursement invoicing ensures expenditures remain within budget and provides coaching to colleagues to ensure successful implementation and monitoring;
• Helps to ensure the successful implementation of all of APDs realignment and reentry services and consistency of routine program monitoring; identifies implementation challenges and makes recommendations for improvements;
• Provides technical assistance on developing or evaluating projects to colleagues;
• Leads reentry services procurement efforts including writing competitive bids overseeing review process and developing contracts or overseeing the contract development work of others;
• Works with Reentry Division Director and Pretrial Services Director to review portfolio of reentry services identify services gaps and solutions and update reentry services budget so it reflects comprehensive expenses;
• Works in tandem with Reentry Division team on all reentry services evaluation projects;
• As assigned seeks and applies for funds from various governmental agencies to augment established reentry funding sources may work directly with a grant writer on a grant submission and may coordinate grant activities in partnership with internal or external partners;
• Finds opportunities to collaborate with public private and community criminal justice partners on researching and envisioning effective reentry strategies and mobilizing coordinated efforts to fund and implement innovative strategies;
• As assigned attends program related meetings when requested and represents the office in explaining and interpreting program policies and objectives and their applicability to the city and various communities;
• May represent the Division to the Mayors Office Board of Supervisors Controllers Office other City officials outside agencies or the general public;
• Provides staff support to department committees councils working groups etc.;
• Managing front desk staff and operations;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND four (4) years administrative/professional experience in community development housing and/or housing development workforce development finance education social work children/youth work or criminal justice; OR

2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the following fields: public or business administration urban planning government social work education finance or criminal justice AND three (3) years of administrative/professional experience in community development housing and/or housing development workforce development finance education social work children/youth work or criminal justice; OR

3. Possession of a Masters degree from an accredited college or university in public policy planning social work public administration finance education criminal justice or business administration AND two (2) years of administrative/professional experience in community development housing and/or housing development workforce development finance education social work children/youth work or criminal justice; OR

4. Possession of a Ph.D. or Juris Doctor degree from an accredited college or university AND two (2) years of administrative/professional experience in community development housing and/or housing development workforce development finance education social work children/youth work or criminal justice.

SUBSTITUTION:

Verifiable administrative/professional experience involving community development housing and/or housing development workforce development finance education social work children/youth work or criminal justice may substitute for the educational requirement in Minimum Qualification #1 on a year-for-year basis. 

Desirable Experience: 

• Experience in a work with the pretrial population and services;
• Proven experience cultivating partnerships and managing highly collaborative programs or projects;
• Experience working with personnel and/or performance management to establish and maintain professional standards centered around workforce policy;
• Prior history management of a building or facility with partner agencies (highly desirable);
• Contract administration and monitoring experience;
• Lived experience in criminal justice system and/or addiction and recovery.

Verification of Experience and/or Education:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required information on how to verify education requirements including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency can be found at  ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience education training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility or disqualification. 

SELECTION PROCEDURES

The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements and assessment of candidates job-related knowledge skills and abilities in an oral interview which may include a written or performance exercise.

Depending on the number of applicants the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the department will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements are not guaranteed advancement in the selection process. 

Additional Information :

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time