Director Of Human Services

This is an executive level position responsible for directing, planning and administering the activities of the Department of Human Services. The incumbent will report to the City Manager or their designee and partners with organizations to address all areas relating to poverty within the City of Miami, including health, education, police community relations, employment, homelessness, veteran affairs and physical and environmental enhancements.
Duties include, but are not limited to: developing and planning department goals and programs to ensure the most cost effective means of service delivery that enhance the quality of life and self-sufficiency of the City of Miami's most underserved, providing recommendations for the allocation of funds to different community partners and/or programs, developing the departmental budget, presenting and reporting on department activities, building relationships with community leaders to better understand the needs of the constituents, attending meetings, participating in the promotion of programs via radio, television, in-person appearances, or other media outlets, in order to educate and inform the public, and performing other related duties as required.

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1. Proof of education in the form of a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Economics, Social Science , or a related field or higher from an accredited institution. Official/unofficial transcripts are also accepted. If submitting transcripts, transcripts must include the following: student's name, school name, number of credits, degree completion, and major. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.

Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.

For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education