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This position oversees the Child & Family Services Division, ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable children through effective program management and policy compliance. The role involves strategic planning, budgetary oversight, and collaborating with community stakeholders to ensure high-quality service delivery.
Candidates must possess a Master's degree in social work with four years of experience, or a Bachelor's degree with five to six years of relevant experience, including at least two years in a supervisory capacity. Applicants should have thorough knowledge of social work principles, public administration, and the laws governing social services programs.
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Durham County Government is home to over 2,000 dedicated professionals working together to deliver essential services that strengthen and support our vibrant, diverse community. As the heart of a fast-growing region, we offer meaningful careers across a wide range of fields—giving you the opportunity to make a real impact where you live, work, grow, and play. Learn more at www.dconc.gov.
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DEPARTMENT: |
SOCIAL SERVICES (DSS) |
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DATE POSTED: |
FEBRUARY 19, 2026 |
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CLOSING DATE: |
UNTIL FILLED |
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HIRING RANGE: |
$102,413.00 - $138,196.00 |
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POSITION NUMBER: |
40001275 |
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JOB TYPE: |
FULL-TIME, EXEMPT |
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This position serves as one of two Assistant Directors responsible for overseeing and leading the Child & Family Services Division. The purpose of the division is protection, safety and well-being of vulnerable children. Families and children served in this Division receive mandated services through Child Protective Services Investigative Assessments, Child Protective Services In-Home/Prevention, Child Placement/ Permanence, LINKS and Foster Care 18-21 program. This position will have assigned programmatic and administrative focus areas but will also be knowledgeable in all areas of services provided in the division.
The following outcomes are viewed as critical for this position: Ensuring documentation across the division is accurate and timely, evaluating quality of services to ensure compliance with standards, development of a service delivery process that provides ease of client access and flow; attainment of child protection outcomes; compliance with Federal, State and County programmatic policies, procedures, rules and regulations; program credibility and accountability to all stakeholders, including citizens and elected officials; and effective/efficient use of resources.
This position, under the general direction of the Deputy Social Services Director, plans, organizes, and collaborates with the Assistant Director of Finance regarding budgetary operations of the division, including strategic planning and organizational development. In the absence of the Director and/or Deputy Director, this position can serve as the “acting” Director. Examples of actions this employee may take include decisions related to financial matters, personnel, guardianship responsibilities and service provision. These responsibilities also include representing the Department, on behalf of the Director and Deputy Director, in public presentations, meetings with public/elected officials, and in matters relating to consumer information and complaints. The Director and/or Deputy Director, on occasion, also assigns special projects to this position that may involve acting as his representative in collaborative projects with other community agency administrators, central county government administrators, and elected officials. This position also serves as the point of contact for the Emergency Special Needs Medical Shelter with the responsibility of ensuring it’s staffed as needed.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Master's degree from an accredited school of social work and four years of social work or counseling experience, two of which were supervisory; or bachelor's degree in social work and five years of social work or counseling experience, two of which were supervisory; or bachelor's degree in a human services field or related curriculum including at least 15 semester hours in courses related to social work or counseling and six years of social work or counseling experience, two of which were supervisory; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE:
Durham County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires Durham County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.
BACKGROUND CHECK STATEMENT:
This position may be subject to a background check, which could include, but is not limited to, criminal history (employment-related and/or SBI fingerprint-based), credit history, motor vehicle records, educational verification, and checks of the sexual offender registry, depending on the specific requirements of the role. A conviction record does not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment consideration, unless otherwise required by applicable state law.
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