MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(a) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four year college or university with Bachelors Degree AND five years of full-time paid experience in a health, education or social agency, at least three years of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity; OR

(b) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four year college or university with Bachelors Degree AND five years of full-time paid experience in an administrative or management position with responsibility for planning, directing and coordinating the work of a substantial number of staff working in several units or performing several separate functions; OR

(c) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree AND experience as a local social services commissioner.  Each year of experience as a social services commissioner, within six years immediately preceding the date of application, shall be the equivalent of two years of experience as defined in (b) above; OR

(d) Post graduation education at a regionally accredited or New York State university in the fields of social work, public administration, hospital administration, educational administration or business administration, shall be the deemed equivalent, on a year-for-year basis, to up to two years of the experience described in (a) above, however, no such post-graduate training shall be the equivalent of the three years of administrative or supervisory experience required in (a) above.

(e) Any combination of training and experience equal to or greater than that described in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.

Tompkins County is Committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values to apply.