Prince William County is accepting applications for a highly motivated, executive leader to serve as our Director of Social Services. We seek a candidate with experience in transforming the lives of vulnerable populations by providing safety, securing support, and offering guidance towards self-sufficiency. About This Role:Prince William County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is a leader in Virginia for providing safety-net services for children and adults facing abuse, neglect, family ins... more details
Introduction
Prince William County is accepting applications for a highly motivated, executive leader to serve as our Director of Social Services. We seek a candidate with experience in transforming the lives of vulnerable populations by providing safety, securing support, and offering guidance towards self-sufficiency. About This Role: Prince William County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is a leader in Virginia for providing safety-net services for children and adults facing abuse, neglect, family instability, homelessness, financial insecurity, food insecurity, underemployment, and/or health crises with no insurance. Proactive services that prevent family instability, housing loss, and impending crisis are key factors in DSS’s philosophy of service provision. Last year, we served over 200,000 residents.
As the DSS Director, you will be part of the overall county Leadership Team led by the County Executive. Direct supervision is provided by the Deputy County Executive for Health, Wellbeing and Environmental Sustainability. Prince William County government operates in an open-door environment. While it is recognized that each department has its unique services to deliver, often multiple departments are serving the same person; therefore, government is not siloed, but rather collaboration in a spirit of excellence in customer service and transforming lives.
The DSS Leadership Team consists of the Deputy Director and eight (8) Division Leaders / Assistant Directors. They are motivated and caring individuals who serve as subject matter experts for their programs. DSS structure and programs are:
Advocacy, Prevention, and Protection
Adult Services
Guardianship
Long-term Care Medicaid
Alternative Caregiver for Adults Program
Adult Protective Services
Investigations
Child Advocacy Center
CPS Prevention
Intake Line
Child Protective Services
Investigations
Kin Care Now
Ongoing CPS
Children's Services Act Director leads the Community Policy Management Team, which is a collaboration of leaders from the PW Health District, PWC Schools, PW Juvenile Court Services Unit, and PWC Community Services with Parent and Provider representation.
Customer Supports and Services
Call Center
Federally Subsidized Childcare
Employment/Training for persons receiving TANF
SNAP Fraud
Direct Customer Service through the Front Desks in two locations
Director’s Office
Donations
Emergency Operations (Mass Care, Reunification)
HR Recruitment
Family Support Services
Family Partnership Meetings
Foster Care
Foster Parent Recruitment & Training
Fostering Futures
Independent Living
Permanency/Adoption
Finance/IT
40 state IT systems
$85M budget plus an additional $15M in childcare subsidy
Homeless Services
Coordinated Entry System for the Prince William Area
Hilda Barg Homeless Prevention Center – overnight shelter for families for up to 30 people
Adult Overnight Shelter for adults for up to 50 people
Drop-in Center for adults six days week during the morning
Hypothermia Shelters November 1 to March 31
Outreach
Prince William Area Continuum of Care Lead
Supportive Shelter (operated via contract)
Public Assistance Eligibility Determination
Medicaid
SNAP
TANF
Refugee Settlement
Travel to state and federal meetings with departments in the Commonwealth, the Virginia League of Social Services Executives, and HUD, is required as are other meetings and conferences that may benefit DSS. Minimum Requirements: A Master's degree in a human services field, behavioral science, counseling, business or public administration or related field supplemented with significant management experience in a social work, community or other human services organization.
Preferences: The preferred candidate will have a Master’s degree in family counseling, human services, social work, public administration, or related field; ten (10) years of service as a local government employee; experience serving as staff to a local Administrative, Advisory, or Community Collaborative such as a Continuum of Care, and leadership experience starting with in-field work and progressively moving toward more responsibility.
The ideal candidate will also have supervisory experience of fifty (50) or more employees; oversight experience over multiple human service programs and budget experience, developing and stewarding a budget of at least $25 million dollars, with federal, state and local revenue sources.
Special Requirements:
The selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment background check.
All DSS staff members are required to provide emergency human services work in the event of an emergency disaster.
Note: Employees of the Prince William County (PWC) Department of Social Services cannot serve as a resource/foster parent for PWC. If the selected candidate, or anyone in their household, is fostering a child/children through PWC Social Services, they will be granted time to end the arrangement upon acceptance of employment with the County. Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., with some evenings and weekends required to meet the needs of the job. Most services are provided 24/7/365 and access to the DSS Director is critical for safely providing services. The successful candidate will be available to quickly respond to being onsite when necessary.
Atypical Schedule Details: Meetings may be held at night or during the weekend and the Director is expected to attend. Meetings to Anticipate:
The DSS Advisory Board meets once a month in the evening;
The Homeless Advocates-West meets once a month in the evening;
The Cooperative Council of Ministries meets once a month on a Saturday morning
The Board of County Supervisors has evening meetings
The Planning Commission has evening meetings
To ensure optimum service delivery, computer equipment is provided, including printers and scanners for both in-office and in-home completion of duties. A county cell phone and access to county vehicles is also available with travel reimbursement when using one’s own vehicle for work.
Telework: The incumbent is expected to work onsite but may occasionally telework as business needs allow.
Hiring Salary Range Options: $167,506.75 - $217,331.75/yr.
Additional Benefits: The DSS Director is well compensated for high-level executive leadership and receives a full benefits package to include paid annual, sick, and personal leave; Virginia Retirement System; 401a and 457 savings plans and Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance access. Learn more about our robust benefits offerings Here.
To Apply: Select "Apply" to complete the online application and "Attach" a letter of interest and your resume to the attention of Elijah Johnson, Deputy County Executive. All submissions are confidential. Closing Date: July 11, 2024
Note: The above position description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department. The position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change. To view the complete Class Specification for this position, please click Here.
Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
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