MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

(a) Possession of a bachelor’s degree OR

(b)  Possession of an Associates Degree and 2 years relevant human services experience* OR

(c) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma AND four years of relevant human services experience* OR

(d) Any combination of education and experience equal to or greater than that, described in (a), (b) and (c) above

*Relevant human services experience includes but is not limited to work in the following fields: audiology, community mental health, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, social work, speech/language pathology, therapeutic recreation, gerontology, human services, sociology, speech communication, counseling, education, and human development.

Tompkins County is Committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values to apply.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT:

The applicant must possess a valid New York State driver's license at the time of application and maintain such license for the duration of employment.

NOTE: 

All appointees to positions in this title at the Department of Social Services will be required to provide full and complete information concerning their current household composition and an extensive residential address history for the purpose of conducting a mandatory check against the Statewide Central Register database of indicated child abuse or maltreatment.