Jurisdictional Class: Non-Competitive
Adopted: 10/20/05
Amended: 12/1/11
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:
The
work involves responsibility for directing services and activities offered by
the Area Agency on Aging. This office
attempts to improve the status and condition of the senior citizens through the
planning and coordination of various services and programs and the provision of
necessary direct assistance. The work is
performed under the administrative direction of the
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only)
Plans, organizes, promotes, and directs varied services and activities designed to meet the needs of senior citizens;
Evaluates and assesses the needs of senior citizens and the
effectiveness of agencies and organizations serving or having the potential to
serve senior citizens;
Supervises administrative functions such as budgeting,
finance, personnel, purchasing, and contract administration;
Develops and administers the area plan for programs on
aging;
Coordinates services of the Area Agency on Aging with other
community agencies and departments;
Maintains cooperative working relationships with public
officials and community leaders to advocate on behalf of all senior citizens in
the community;
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 senior citizens;
Conducts research on the needs of senior citizens and develops proposals and alternative approaches for meeting those goals;
Provides counseling and referral services to senior
citizens;
Appoints and disciplines personnel;
Conducts training programs for staff and volunteer workers;
Conducts and attends conferences, workshops, and seminars on
problems of senior citizens;
Prepares applications for State and Federal grants;
Prepares or supervises the preparation and distribution of
reports, press releases, and related materials;
Recruits, selects and provides direction to staff to achieve the goals of the Area Agency on Aging.
DIRECTOR,
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
Thorough knowledge of
characteristics, needs and interests of senior citizens,
especially as they related to income, health,
housing, recreation, nutrition and
transportation;
Thorough knowledge of community agencies and facilities which can provide services for senior citizens,
Good knowledge of
administrative principles and practices and of their effective
application
to a community group;
Good knowledge of
public information and public relations techniques;
Good knowledge of the
grant application process and monitoring;
Working knowledge of
State and Federal agencies providing services or grants for
services
for senior citizens;
Ability to plan and
supervise the work of others;
Ability to formulate
a local government needs assessment for program areas;
Ability to prepare
budgets, operating reports and a variety of other reports relative to
program
activities;
Ability to
communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing;
Physical condition commensurate with the
duties of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:
by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Master’s degree or higher in social or behavioral sciences, public health, public administration, recreation education, gerontology, nutrition or related field and two (2) years of full time paid administrative experience in community organization or the field of aging; or
(b) Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in social or behavioral sciences, public health, public administration, recreation education, gerontology, nutrition or related field and three (3) years of full time paid experience in community organization or the field of aging, including at least one year in an administrative or supervisory capacity; or
(c) Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an Associate’s degrees or higher in social or behavioral sciences, public health, public administration, recreation education, gerontology, nutrition or related field and five (5) years of full-time paid experience in community organization or the field of aging, including at least one year in an administrative or supervisory capacity; or
NOTE: One year of experience as described in (a), (b) or (c) may
be substituted for one (1) year of formal education.