Social Services
Job Family Concept
The Social Services job family provides a wide range of public services in order to promote the equality, opportunity, and social well-being of people. This job family works to provide both programs and services to help clients become self-sufficient through learning new skills and connecting them with additional outside resources. Clients may be individuals, families, communities, or organizations.
Role Descriptions
Role descriptions below outline the distinguishing functions of each role within this job family.
Social Services Professional:
Responsible for delivering professional functions in a specialized social services area. Advises and consults on a wide range of social service areas to individuals, groups, and organizations; develops, coordinates, and delivers specialized programs and services. Competencies for this role are usually gained through formal education, specialized training, and/or experience in a program or specialty area specific to the position responsibilities. Specialized and progressively responsible experience is required as the level increases.
Responsible for delivering professional functions in a specialized social services area. Advises and consults on a wide range of social service areas to individuals, groups, and organizations; develops, coordinates, and delivers specialized programs and services. Competencies for this role are usually gained through formal education, specialized training, and/or experience in a program or specialty area specific to the position responsibilities. Specialized and progressively responsible experience is required as the level increases.
Social Services Management:
Responsible for the leadership, direction, training, and operational management of areas specializing in social services. Provides strategic expertise and guidance on a broad cross-section of functions. This role accomplishes goals through oversight of areas of responsibility, planning, managing resources, prioritizing, and directing the responsibilities of employees.
Responsible for the leadership, direction, training, and operational management of areas specializing in social services. Provides strategic expertise and guidance on a broad cross-section of functions. This role accomplishes goals through oversight of areas of responsibility, planning, managing resources, prioritizing, and directing the responsibilities of employees.
Effective Date: TBD
