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Commissioner of Department of Social Services

St. Lawrence County is seeking an experienced professional to lead its 250 person Department of Social Services.  The ideal candidate will have exceptional leadership, communications, and administrative skills. 

Duties include administering public assistance and care as defined in the New York State Social Services law.

SUGGESTED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Training - Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree for a four-year course of study; and

• Experience

• Five years of satisfactory full-time paid experience in a health, education, or social agency, three years of which must have been in a satisfactory administrative or supervisory capacity; or
• Five years of responsible full-time paid experience in an administrative or management position, where there is responsibility for planning, directing and coordinating the work of a substantial staff working in several units or performing several separate functions.

• Experience as local social services commissioner.  Each year of experience as a chief executive officer of a social services district, within six years immediately preceding the date on which he is appointed, shall be the equivalent of two years of the above prescribed experience.

(d)         Post-graduate training.  Post-graduate training, at a recognized college or university, in social work, public administration, hospital administration, educational administration or business administration, shall be the equivalent, on a year for year basis up to two years, of the above-prescribed experience.  However, no such post-graduate training shall be the equivalent of the administrative or supervisory experience prescribed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of this section.

SALARY RANGE:  Salary Commensurate with Experience and an excellent benefit package.

Send resume and letter of application to Karen St. Hilaire, St. Lawrence County Administrator, 48 Court Street, Canton, New York 13617. Application deadline:  Friday, May 23, 2008.  AA/EOE.