Maine Department of Health and Human Services Direct Hire Vacancy Announcement Family Independence Unit Supervisor

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CODE:  5063	RANGE: 24 (Supervisory)	$39,624.00 - $54,371.20/yr.



        Value of State-paid Health & Dental Insurance:  $341.08 biweekly



          Value of State's share of Employee's Retirement: 11.54% of pay

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Opening Date: November 30, 2012	Contact:	Sarah McGuire
Closing Date: December 14, 2012	Telephone:	(207) 287-1873
Restrictions: Only employees with Promotional Status within the Department of Health and Human Services May Apply
Location: Lewiston

Agency Information

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is driven by its vision of Maine people living safe, healthy and productive lives. Its goal is to assist the people of Maine in meeting their own needs, as well as the developmental, health and safety needs of their children. The Office for Family Independence currently has a vacancy in Lewiston.

Job Duties

This is supervisory responsibility in overseeing day-to-day operations of a Regional Family Independence Unit and its assigned staff. Responsibilities include monitoring family independence services, interviewing and selecting staff, determining and implementing corrective action plans for individuals; assigning and adjusting workloads and staffing patterns.

Requirements

To qualify, you must have a Bachelors Degree in Public or Business Administration, Social Work, one of the social sciences, or a related field AND two (2) years experience in social services work providing direct assistance to groups or individuals or deciding client eligibility for financial assistance. Equivalent related experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. Supplemental questions are to be addressed and included within the application.

Failure to complete the four supplemental qualifications questions will be deemed as an incomplete application and will not be processed.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS QUESTIONS: In order to properly evaluate your experience, you must respond to the following performance areas on a separate sheet of paper:

PERFORMANCE AREA #1: Briefly summarize your knowledge of public assistance programs, commenting on the breadth of your experience with these programs.

PERFORMANCE AREA #2: Please highlight those aspects of your background which best demonstrate your knowledge of supervisory principles, practices and techniques.


PERFORMANCE AREA #3: Tell us about a time that you went through a major organizational change and your role during that change.

PERFORMANCE AREA #4: Please describe past experiences that demonstrate your ability to manage and motivate employees.

* Only post-secondary degrees from a College or University whose accreditation has been granted from a nationally recognized accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education will satisfy educational requirements. Information can be obtained at http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ . Foreign degrees must be evaluated by the World Education Services for authentication and US equivalency.