Deputy Director Family Services

Job Information

Exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week; Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; full benefits This leadership position within the Division of Family Services (DFS) provides comprehensive fiscal and budget oversight for the Division, including leading budget development, managing financial planning, monitoring expenditures, ensuring compliance, and safeguarding the responsible use of public resources. Strong fiscal leadership is essential to sustaining and advancing programs that support children, youth, and families across Frederick County. This position supervises both professional and fiscal staff and operates under the general direction of the Division Director of Family Services. Alongside its fiscal responsibilities, the position also guides strategic planning and organizational initiatives that strengthen systems and improve measurable, community-wide outcomes. The role includes oversight of the Frederick County Local Management Board (LMB), which collaborates with community partners to build and coordinate an integrated, outcome-driven network of services. The LMB's work is guided by an equity-centered approach that reduces disparities and ensures that all families have access to the supports they need to thrive. For best consideration, submit your application by 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 15th. NOTE: The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy. For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate, with limited exception.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE: Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include: Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE: Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year.

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities

Fiscal Management and Resource Development

• Manage fiscal strategy and budget operations for the Division of Family Services and its departments, overseeing the annual budget development, including base and appeals submissions; ensure timely approval and accurate reporting while conducting in-depth analysis of budget-to-actuals to identify variances, resolve discrepancies, and maintain alignment with County Executive's priorities, the Livable Frederick Master Plan and Transition Team Report
• In conjunction with the Division Director, develop and monitor division (and department) annual budgets incorporating budget vs. actual and Start, Stop, Keep analysis, and use strategies that are data-informed and outcomes based
• Approve and monitor division and department expenditures; ensure compliance with policies and identify opportunities for budget alignment and optimization
• Evaluate financial and operational feasibility of grant applications and assess long-term County and departmental impacts; oversee awarded grants and provide ongoing support to departments
• In conjunction with the County's Procurement and Contracting Office, develop requests for proposals, create funding award opportunities and/or calls for concepts for awarding sub-grants
• Monitor state and federal regulations that affect the operation of the Division's grants; oversee the preparation of sub-grant budgets and grantor reports
• Evaluate departmental and divisional capacity and impact as part of the grant approval process; oversee awarded grants by analyzing program performance and financial outcomes; deliver strategic grant-related support and guidance to departments
• Develop new funding and resources for children, youth and family services through grant writing, networking, partnership development, and advocacy efforts

• Oversee and develop community assessments and/or plans to identify service needs for Frederick County children, youth and families; use plans to develop short and long term strategic planning
• Work with interagency community groups in local, regional and state initiatives that address identified goals and objectives related to services to vulnerable children, youth, and families
• Oversee special projects and studies, program analyses and research

• Monitor, guide, and evaluate the performance of staff; provide leadership, guidance and coordination to advance the mission of the Division
• Perform as lead staff to the LMB; coordinate meetings and new member selection and by-laws revisions with County Executive's Office; facilitate active involvement, and develop an annual work plan and budget for review by the LMB
• Serve with the Division Director for DFS's Emergency Management activities, which include taking active roles in planning for and executing shelter and mass care activities, and the establishment of a Family Assistance Center in the event of an emergency

• Prepare and deliver reports to the community; provide a balance of quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Serve as liaison between state funders including the Governor's Office for Children, and the Maryland State Department of Education, and the LMB and County Government
• Attend and represent the Division Director at meetings and functions; serve in absence of the Division Director
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications and Requirements

The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical requirements or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Public Administration, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years community services programming work experience, which includes 3 years work experience supervising staff and 3 years work experience in fiscal planning and budget preparation

A successful incumbent operating in this role displays the following:

• Advanced knowledge of local community resources related to prevention and early intervention services for children, youth, and families
• Advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, procurement laws and regulations
• Intermediate skills in the use of Microsoft 365, e-mail, spreadsheet and other systems and equipment, and to learn new software as it is required
• Advanced skills in analyzing budget to actual, identifying variances and resolving discrepancies
• Intermediate skill in managing projects and coordinating cross-department budget activities
• Ability to effectively administer various functions ensuring the Division of Family Services maintains full compliance with all applicable County, State, and Federal requirements
• Ability to effectively develop and execute budgets with multiple revenue sources
• Ability to effectively plan, direct and supervise the work of others
• Ability to accurately and effectively review, interpret, and apply information from statistical reports, data and other sources
• Ability to effectively lead strategic planning and evaluation processes
• Ability to effectively oversee a human services program
• Ability to effectively monitor and evaluate a variety of children, youth and family programs
• Ability to work collaboratively as a leader, bring multiple players into the conversation, and achieve consensus
• Ability to facilitate meetings with community partners and executive leadership

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