The Human Services Director shall assess and analyze
the delivery of human services to the residents of the community,
with a special emphasis on programs that address the needs of at-risk
youth, reporting all findings to the Committee on Human Services and
the Mayor.
The Director shall, through a cooperative effort among
all public and private agencies providing human services, encourage
cooperation among community leaders, providers, private sector firms
and individuals, educational professionals and citizens, with a specific
goal of sustaining and increasing the community's commitment to issues
of importance to youth.
The Director shall serve as a liaison and staff aide
to the Substance Abuse Advisory Committee. With support from the Committee,
elected officials and the appropriate nonprofit groups, the Director
shall implement or cause to be implemented the recommendations of
said Substance Abuse Committee, especially as they relate to the improvement
of school programs designed to educate the young in the area of substance
abuse.
The Director shall assist the community in its ability
to utilize current federal, state and local resources to address specifically
the problems of dropout prevention, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse,
illiteracy and other issues affecting youth.
The Director shall develop an effective information
and referral service to those in need, identify any areas of service
lacking in the City, obtain and monitor public and private human services
grants and recommend programs and services to the Human Services Committee
and the Mayor. The Director shall also review all requests for municipal
funding of human service programs, recommend a priority agenda for
funding the same and propose ways and means to reduce duplication
of effort, if any, among such programs.
The Administrative Assistant to the Human Services
Director shall support the Director in all aspects of Department responsibilities;
independently assist individuals and families, assessing situations
to provide information and referral; supervise recruitment and training
of volunteers for programs that provide resources to those in need;
perform grant research and writing; perform clerical functions for
the Human Services and Veterans Services Departments, and attend appropriate
board meetings to represent the Director.
The Director shall have at least four years of full-time
or equivalent part-time experience in social work, social casework,
counseling or volunteer work in the administration, management or
direction of a recognized public or private nonprofit service agency
or organization engaged in the delivery of human services, plus a
bachelor's degree with a major in social work or a related field mandatory.
Possession of a master's degree in human services or social work is preferred and may be substituted for two years' full-time or equivalent part-time experience as described in Subsection A above.
The Administrative Assistant to the Human Services
Director shall have either a bachelor's degree in sociology, psychology
or a related field, or experience that is equivalent thereto, sufficient
to the Director, in assisting those in need, in clinical conferencing,
statistical research, program administration, clerical abilities,
recruitment and supervision of volunteers, office management techniques
and other related activities.
[Added 9-12-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5623A; amended 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. 95-6372]