Social Services Director​/Public Guardian​/Public Conservator

Plumas County is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and drug‑free workplace. AA/EEO.

Under administrative direction, to plan, organize, manage, direct and supervise the activities, programs and services of the County Social Services Department and Public Guardian/Conservator functions, including public assistance, social services, and the guarding and protecting of assets and health of persons placed under County conservatorship and guardianship. The incumbent will be responsible for fiscal management, personnel management, program planning and evaluation, and public and political relations related to assigned responsibilities;

represent Department activities, programs, and services with community organizations and other government agencies; perform special assignments as directed; provide administrative support for the Board of Supervisors and the County Administrative Officer; and perform related work as required.

This is a Department Head position with general responsibility for the administration of a major area of County Government under the direction of the Board of Supervisors through the County Administrative Officer. The position has responsibility for the County Social Services Department, as well as Public Conservator/Guardian functions.

• Any bachelor’s degree with a master’s degree in social work, or a master’s degree in public administration, political science, anthropology, economics, psychology, or sociology, and five (5) years of professional level experience in public or private agency social service program in a supervisory, administrative, executive or consulting capacity.
• A master’s degree plus five (5) years of high‑level executive or administrative experience demonstrating the ability to evaluate, administer and control varied types of programs requiring large expenditures of funds.
• A bachelor’s degree in social work, public administration, political science, anthropology, economics, psychology, or sociology, and six (6) years of high‑level executive or administrative experience demonstrating the ability to evaluate, administer and control varied types of programs requiring large expenditures of funds.

• Possession of a valid California Driver's License issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, maintained throughout County employment.
• All County of Plumas employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state law. Employment with Plumas County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Work related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.