Community & Veterans Services Director

This is a non-union position. Complete 2025 pay scale is$54.59/hr - $71.41/hr. For a complete position description, click here.This job description indicates the normal type and level of work expected of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as apparent or assigned.

1. Uses independent judgment to provide supervision and leadership to department personnel under the span of control.   Makes recommendations on matters of hiring and discipline. Conducts ongoing feedback, coaching, mentoring, and timely formal reviews of performance for staff. Provides training and work direction, ensuring staff know and follow department and county rules, as well as sound work and safety practices, in order to accomplish the job objectives and avoid injury or loss.
2. Responsible for communications that maintain relationships key to the function of the county.  Plans and carries out communications at a level that can impact the morale and performance of staff.
3. Allocates human and fiscal resources, as authorized by the County Board, to ensure department goals are achieved in a cost-effective manner. Analyzes expenditures, expected needs, future cost projections and sources of funding to develop detailed budgets and present funding requests to the County Administrator. Reviews year-to-date spending reports and monitors performance against plan during the entire budget cycle, ensuring that the most cost-effective alternatives are identified when planning expenditures.
4. Plans, develops, and implements short-term and long-term objectives, operating policies, and procedures to accomplish departmental goals and objectives.   Interprets policies and ordinances and ensures uniform application to the public, including the impacts of new legislation.  Establishes internal controls to ensure programs and services meet county, state, and federal requirements. Works with the County Administrator on the development of departmental policies, short-term and long-term goals, and the annual work plan.
5. Supervises the preparation and submission of the required statistical, financial, and activity reports and plans as required by the county, and state and federal authorities.   Maintains up-to-date records.
6. Oversees contract performance by non-county agencies and private providers.
7. Maintains internal and external relationships key to the function of the county.  Investigates and responds to client and public complaints and concerns. Represents the department at various meetings, such as the Community Health Board, Veterans Quarterly Committee, related program director’s meetings, and local, regional and state association meetings as required.
8. Provides the County Administrator and County Board with comprehensive information regarding programmatic outcomes, alternatives, recommendations, and initiatives.   Presents regular reports to the County Board and County Administrator on department activities, program trends, and fiscal issues.  
9. Prepares and submits applications for funding programs consistent with delegated authority.
10. Confers with County Attorney and law firms on retainer to implement and/or maintain contracts with community service providers, professional groups, and vendors.
11. Serves as the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Responsible Authority designee for the Department; responsible for the records and management of records, including all applicable data retention and data privacy regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, social work, sociology, nursing, public health, accounting, business administration, or a closely related field; and minimum of nine years of experience, including six years of progressively responsible and closely related management or executive leadership experience in a similar-sized and service-related organization.  
• Class D Driver’s License.
• Must successfully complete a criminal history background check.  
• Ability to meet the CHS Administrator standards within 4 years of being hired preferred.
• Master’s Degree in above referenced field preferred; experience in providing public services; supervisory experience in the field of public health and/or human services; working knowledge of veterans’ services, public health, and social services programs.

Candidates will be selected based on a review of training and experience. Experienced candidates will be selected to participate in oral interviews. Finalist will be required to complete a Leadership Assessment.

Salary : $55 - $71