Assistant Deputy Director Social Services - Community

Open Until Filled

Priority Screen Date:
August 24, 2025

Exam #: 25/60I03/07EV

($126,836 - $173,232 Annually)

An Equal Opportunity Employer & Drug-Free Workplace

First review of resumes:
Monday, August 25, 2025

The County of Monterey invites your interest for the position of Assistant Deputy Director Social Services – Community Benefits. This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic dedicated social services professional ready to take the next step in their career and lend their experience and management abilities to help improve the quality of life for the residents of Monterey County.

County of Monterey Department of Social Services seeks a highly qualified professional for the Assistant Deputy Director – Community Benefits position responsible for assisting with monitoring and evaluating operations in public assistance eligibility and services.

Located on California’s picturesque Pacific Coast the County of Monterey enjoys mild weather year-round and is home to miles of beautiful beaches, spectacular mountain ranges, groves of redwoods, low-rolling foothills, and a bountiful valley. With a population exceeding 450,000 the County is proud of its vibrant citizenry, great traditions, educational opportunities, and multicultural lifestyles. Monterey County is known to the world for its majestic coastlines including Big Sur, California State Route 1, and 17-mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula as well as the agriculturally rich Salinas Valley, also known as the “salad bowl of the world”.

It’s also home to Pinnacles National Park near the City of Soledad and the site of a Monarch butterfly preserve in the City of Pacific Grove. It’s easy to see why an estimated 4.3 million visitors a year make Monterey County their destination of choice.

California’s 16th largest County also provides many educational opportunities for its residents including California State University at Monterey Bay, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, the Defense Language Institute (DLI), Presidio of Monterey, and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). All these factors combine to make Monterey County a healthy, economically diverse region eager to foster and sustain an enriching lifestyle for its residents.

The County is a general law county comprised of ten elected officials including a five-member Board of Supervisors, Assessor‑County Clerk‑Recorder, Auditor‑Controller, District Attorney, Sheriff‑Coroner, and Treasurer‑Tax‑Collector. All 10 officers are elected to four‑year terms. A County Administrative Officer is appointed by the Board and functions as the chief executive officer.

The Board adopts policies, establishes programs, appoints non‑elected department heads, and adopts annual budgets for County departments. The Board also serves as the governing body for various special districts and agencies. The County is supported by a FY 2025‑26 total budget of 2.3 billion and approximately 5,780 employees.

The County of Monterey Department of Social Services administers over seventy programs that daily serve an estimated 100,000 resident of the Monterey County. Department programs include Community Benefits (Public Assistance Eligibility), Family and Children’s Services (Child Welfare Services), Aging and Adult Services (Adult Protective Services, IHSS and Area Agency on Aging), CalWORKS Employment Services, Military & Veterans Affairs and the Community Action Partnership.

The Department of Social Services Mission and Values are to promote the social and economic self‑reliance of each individual and family we serve through:

• Employment Services
• Temporary financial assistance
• Social support services
• Protective services to children, department adults and seniors
• Partnerships with the community to develop and support social change, highlighting personal responsibility and self‑sufficiency

We value:

• Leadership that demonstrates vision, knowledge, dedication, competence, compassion and results
• Self‑sufficiency as a measurement of our community’s economic and social health
• Quality services that are delivered with integrity,…