Job Description:

ABOUT THE POSITION

The County of Riverside's Department of Public Social Services, Adult Services Division, is seeking a qualified Senior Community Program Specialist to join the Curtailing Abuse Related to the Elderly (CARE) Team in Moreno Valley.

The Senior Community Program Specialist may supervise a decentralized team of Community Program Specialist IIs who are assigned to various regions throughout the county. The team is responsible for providing advocacy and education to the public, first responders including law enforcement, community partners, and Adult Services clients by performing case management, presentations, and community fairs. The incumbent will also work with elected officials. An area of focus for this team is educating clients and stakeholders on consumer fraud. The incumbent will be the lead on the Planning Committee for the annual Elder Abuse Symposium and Law Enforcement Summit. This work will include event planning and submitting requests for proposals or quotes (RFP/RFQ). This position will require the incumbent to travel throughout the county. Proficiency in Spanish is preferred, but not required.

The most competitive candidates will have experience engaging with various community partners, elected officials, and staff at various levels of organizations; experience with planning and coordinating events which will include requesting proposals and/or quotes; creating invoices; and previous leadership or supervision experience. Candidates with experience working with Adobe, Publisher, and Eventbrite are highly desired.

At this time, the position has the opportunity for a hybrid telework schedule based on business need, however job expectations, at times will require in person interaction.Telework may change at any time and you will be expected to report to the office.

Meet the Team!

The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services is comprised of employees who work collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations to serve the needs of the community. Can you see yourself here?

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Prepare complex budgets and perform cost/benefit analysis of specific programs; review financial data on an on-going basis to ensure conformance with established guidelines.

• Manage program activities with related budgets to ensure program/ contract compliance of goals and objectives; implement corrective measures as required.

• Supervise, direct, train, and evaluate staff.

• Develop and review more complex departmental policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal legislation, regulations and directives.

• Compose complex correspondence, reports and directives for use by the Director and designated staff members in public hearings and meetings with state officials.

• Develop, coordinate, implement, and maintain a long range public education and awareness plan encompassing issues and the missions of the department; encourage members of the communities to develop skills needed to improve their quality of life and/or become self-sufficient and involved.

• Conduct community needs assessments; motivate and organize members of low income communities and diverse cultural communities to get involved in poverty and related neighborhood issues; serve as facilitator for the development of quarterly educational forums; represent the department at public hearings and community functions; perform public speaking activities; coordinate and/or participate in special community events and public recognition programs as it relates to each program and open house activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPTION I
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in communications, English, social behavioral sciences, or a closely related field to the assignment. Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45-quarter units of the required experience.

Experience: Three years of performing community organization/ development work, which included disseminating information to internal and/or external audiences through a variety of communications media.

OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in communications, English, social behavioral sciences, or a closely related field to the assignment. Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45-quarter units of the required experience.

Experience: Three years of progressively responsible experience in program analysis, budget parameters, economic analysis and/or urban planning.

OPTION III
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in communications, English, social behavioral sciences, or a closely related field to the assignment. Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45-quarter units of the required experience.

Experience: Four years of responsible experience in the development and/or implementation of local, state or federal governmental human service programs, which must have included some responsibility for community relation's work and program development.

ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Budget planning and preparation; principles of administrative management necessary to analyze and evaluate operating services and programs; principles and practices of fiscal management and budget control; grants; elements of supervision.

Ability to: Provide supervision and guidance to staff; prepare complex reports and correspondence; represent management at meetings, community affairs and government agencies; communicate clearly, concisely and meaningfully in both written and verbal form; build effective relationships with, and meet the needs of the public for quality customer service; deal effectively with a variety of socio-economic disadvantaged groups; evaluate programs for effectiveness; recognize problems and develop effective solutions.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Other Requirements

License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.

Veterans' Preference

The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here ( Download PDF reader ).

What's Next?

Open to All Applicants

This recruitment is open to all applicants. Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the department.

Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Department of Public Social Services may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Reasonable Accommodations

The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .

Application Period

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. All applicants must submit a complete application by the close date of the recruitment. No late applications will be permitted.

Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.

Proof of Education

Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.

Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ( NACES ) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ( AICE ).

For questions regarding this recruitment

Contact Danilo Lozano at DaLozano@rivco.org with any questions regarding this recruitment.

GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Click the 'Apply' link located on this page to submit your application. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, pre-employment accommodation or other employment questions, please refer to our web site, www.rc-hr.com . A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.

MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.

Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

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  Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.


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  Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.


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  Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
  

A new member is defined as any of the following:

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.

A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.

Note:

This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.

If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.

VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)

Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.

SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).

BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.

DISABILITY - LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD): Benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 30-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of pay.

POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.

OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.

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