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Director, Office for the Aging 1 Jurisdiction: Schuyler County Jurisdictional Class: Non-Competitive Adopted: August 30, 1979; Revised February 14, 2006; Reviewed: June 29, 2011; Revised: February 18, 2025; Updated: April 8, 2025 DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR THE AGING DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is an important professional and administrative position involving responsibility for directing services and activities offered by the Office for the Aging. This office attempts to improve the status and condition of the elderly through the planning and coordination of various services and programs and in certain cases the provision of necessary direct assistance. The work is performed under general administrative oversight by the County Administrator and/or designee with direction from the county legislative body in conformance with local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations with wide latitude allowed in the administration of the overall program. Supervision is exercised over the work of clerical and professional subordinate employees. Does related work as required. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Plans, organizes, promotes and directs varied services and activities designed to meet the needs of older persons; Evaluates and assesses the needs of older persons and the effectiveness of programs and resources available to serve that population; Supervises administrative functions of the office such as staffing, recruitment, purchasing, budgeting, finance, and fundraising; Develops and administers an area plan for programs on aging; Coordinates services of the Office for the Aging with other community agencies such as the Social Services Department; Contacts public officials and community leaders to obtain their cooperation and stimulates them to take action in setting up programs for the aging; Provides leadership and advocacy in behalf of all older persons in the municipality; Provides technical assistance to various community agencies and organizations regarding services and programs; Assumes primary leadership and responsibility for the implementation and development of the Nutrition Program for the Elderly; Conducts research on the needs of older persons and develops proposals and alternative approaches for meeting these needs; Provides counseling and referral services for the aging; Conducts and attends conferences, workshops and seminars concerned with problems and issues of aging; Reviews and comments upon applications filed by other community agencies for Federal and State grants or applications for aide for programs related to aging services; Prepares or supervises the preparation and distribution of reports, press releases and related materials; Supervises and trains personnel in the planning and delivery of services to clients. FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Thorough knowledge of the characteristics, needs, and interests of the aging especially as they relate to income, health, housing, recreation, nutrition and transportation; ---PAGE BREAK--- Director, Office for the Aging 2 Thorough knowledge of community agencies, facilities, and services which can be utilized to aid the elderly; Good knowledge of administrative principles and practices and of their effective application to a community group; Working knowledge of public information and public relations techniques; Working knowledge of State and Federal agencies providing services or grants for services for older persons; Ability to plan and supervise the work of others; Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, administer and evaluate the effectiveness of program plans and provision of services related to senior citizens; Ability to formulate a local government needs assessment for program areas; Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing; Ability to prepare budgets, operating reports and a variety of other reports relative to program activities; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either: A. Possession of a Master’s degree in social or behavioral sciences, gerontology, nursing, public health, public administration, recreation education, or related fields and two years of experience in social work, community human services organization, geriatrics, or the field of aging including at least one year in a supervisory capacity. B. Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in social or behavioral sciences, gerontology, nursing, public health, public administration, recreation education, or related fields and three years of experience in social work, community human services organization, geriatrics, or the field of aging including at least one year in a supervisory capacity. Note: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.