Under executive direction, the Branch Director plans, organizes, and directs the overall administrative activities of one or more of the major divisions of a health and human services agency to include administrative services units, employment, eligibility, or social services and health services programs either directly or through subordinate managers; may act in the Director's absence; and performs related work as required.
A Branch Director typically has responsibility for multiple functional areas in a social services agency, but may manage a single division or function through subordinate managers and/or supervisors. In these agencies, the Deputy Director serves in a second-level managerial capacity,
The Branch Director classification differs from the lower level Program Manager and Social Services Program Manager classifications in that the latter typically have responsibility for a single functional area within the agency.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVEDIncumbents in the Branch Director classification receive direction from the Director of the department, and supervise the work of subordinate managers and/or supervisors.Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Develops and implements goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards for a division
- Plans, organizes, coordinates and directs a division in the areas of administration, social services, eligibility or employment; establishing performance levels, communicating goals and performance expectations, and ensuring conformance to established policies and procedures, and standards for quality and timeliness
- Plans and manages, through subordinate managers and/or supervisors, the work of division staff; assigns, reviews and evaluates staff and provides for their training and professional development; monitors and directs employee relations activities; and provides guidance to subordinate staff regarding personnel matters
- Assesses service delivery to communicate findings to upper management, implements changes to improve efficiency and service quality, maximizes effectiveness of program operations, and ensures alignment with the department's mission.
Click here to view the complete Cal HR Classification Specification.DISASTER SERVICE WORKER INFORMATIONBefore entering upon the duties of employment, all public employees take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation set forth in the California Constitution that declares them to be disaster service workers in time of need. For more information, please visit the following websites:
California Emergency Services Act:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=GOV&division=1.&title=2.&part=&chapter=7.&article=
The California Constitution Oath or Affirmation:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=3100.&lawCode=GOVGovernor’s Office of Emergency Services:
https://www.caloes.ca.gov/