A professional who directs agency or major function of public or voluntary organization providing services in social welfare field to individuals, groups, or community. Responsibilities include:

• Works with board of directors and committees to establish policies and programs and administers such programs.
• Determines policies and defines scope of services to be rendered within legislative regulations for public welfare agency functioning without board of directors.
• Assumes responsibility for development and administration of standards and procedures related to personnel, including staff development, budget, and physical facilities.
• Interprets agency purpose and program to community.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with other agencies and organizations in community toward meeting community needs and services.
• Prepares, distributes, and maintains variety of reports.
• Inspects agency operations and facilities to ensure agency meets standards and procedures criteria.
• May direct or coordinate fund raising, public relations, and fact finding or research activities.
• Employed in settings such as child welfare, community welfare councils, family casework, youth serving agencies, health organizations, informal education, and recreation, including scouting and Y's, public welfare, and fund raising.
• May work in specific area of social welfare and be designated Director, Child Support Enforcement Program; Director, Community Center; Director, Social Service; Director, Rehabilitation Program; Director, Mental Health Agency.