DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT CANCELLED

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DEPARTMENT:	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES	RELEASE DATE:	Friday, November 4, 2011
POSITION TITLE:	CEA 2, CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION	FINAL FILING DATE:	Until Filled
CEA LEVEL:	CEA 2	EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE:
SALARY RANGE:	$ 7,815.00 - $ 8,616.00 / Month	BULLETIN ID:	11012011_1

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the administrative direction of the Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) Deputy Director, the Children's Residential Program Administrator has statewide responsibility for the Children's Residential Program regulated by Community Care Licensing Division.

Community Care Licensing is a regulatory Division responsible for monitoring compliance of health and safety requirements at licensed sites. There are approximately 70,000 sites statewide, and this position is responsible for the statewide administration, oversight, and licensing enforcement functions associated with caring for children residing in community care settings throughout the State of California.

This position plays a major role in setting statewide Children's Residential Program policy. The Program Administrator is responsible for the identification of key operational and policy issues in the Children's Residential Program. Major policy issues are also addressed by the Program Administrator in response to specific situations that arise, and questions and issues raised by field staff, licensees, provider organizations and placement staff.

The Program Administrator works closely with 39 counties that are contracted to provide foster care licensing in order to assure they operate these county licensing programs consistently with state regulations. This position oversees a foster care and adoption licensing program that consists of five large regional offices and six smaller satellite offices.

The Program Administrator confers with, makes recommendations to, and advises the Deputy Director on needed policy and procedural changes, and provides general administration of the CCLD Children's Residential Program. The job requires occasional overnight travel.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Either I
Must be a State civil service employee with permanent civil service status or who previously had permanent status in the State civil service.

Or II
Must be a current or former employee of the Legislature, with two or more consecutive years as defined in Government code § 18990.

Or III
Must be a current or former non-elected exempt employee of the Executive Branch with two or more consecutive years (excluding those positions for which salaries are set by statute) as defined in Government Code § 18992.

Or IV
Must be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991.

(1) Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

(2) Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

CEA Level 1. Supervisory/administrative experience in a line or staff activity, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Levels 2 and 3. Broad administrative or program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Levels 4 and 5. Extensive managerial and program administrative experience which has included substantial responsibility for a combination of management functions such as program planning; policy formulation; organization coordination and control; and fiscal and personnel management. Where high technical professional qualifications are of primary importance in performing the duties of a given CEA position, then the above required experience may have been in a staff capacity exercising professional skills to influence and contribute to program, policy, and methods of providing those professional services. Primary examples are medical doctors and attorneys.

a. Knowledge of the organization and functions of the California Department of Social Services programs, particularly those of the Community Care Licensing Division.

b. Working knowledge of the Children's Residential Licensing Program regulated by the Community Care Licensing Division and the policies and practices pertinent to the Licensing Program.

c. Administrative experience in dealing with officials at the federal, state, county, and local levels and multiple program stakeholders and advocates.

d. Experience in developing strategies to smoothly and effectively implement program changes as a result of law, regulation or management changes.

e. Experience in managing and exercising judgement in all aspects of the work performed by the regional offices throughout the state as well as headquarters.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of CEA 2, CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION, with the DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

The Results of this examination will be used only to fill this position and may be used to fill subsequent vacancies for this position for a period of up to twelve months.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Interested applicants must submit:

• A completed Standard State Application (Form 678).
• A "Statement of Qualifications". The Statement is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and desirable qualifications and qualify them for the position. The Statement of Qualifications serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing and should be typed and no more than two pages in length.
• Resumes do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications.
• A copy of DD214 or other official dicharged documents, if qualifying under pattern IV.

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, EXAMINATION UNIT / COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
744 P Street, MS 8-15-59, Sacramento, CA 95814
Vivian Schroyer | (916) 653-5362 | Vivian.Schroyer@dss.ca.gov

Questions regarding the position should be directed to Lynn Otani at (916) 654-2906.

SPECIAL TESTING
If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the "Examination Application." You will be contacted to make specific arrangements.

GENERAL INFORMATION
If you meet the requirements stated in this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described on this bulletin will be compared with the performance of others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Class specs:  CEA and Exempt Appointees