MAHONING COUNTY Search is on to replace retiring director of JFS

The yearly salary for the job is between $75,000 and $85,000.
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mahoning County commissioners have started a regional search for a new director of the Department of Job and Family Services.
Commissioners accepted the retirement of Delores Crawford, 60, as JFS director Tuesday. Commissioners appointed her to the post in 1996, making her the first black woman to head a county department. Her contract ends April 29.
Commissioners thanked Crawford for her service and the expertise she brought to the JFS, once called the Welfare Department, which consists of the Human Services Department and the Child Support Enforcement Agency.
James Petraglia, county human resources director, posted the position March 18. Applicants interested in the job may submit an application to his office by April 15.
Petraglia said the vacancy notice has been placed in all major newspapers in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
Commissioner David Ludt said the interview process will begin after all applications have been submitted. Commissioners would hope to have a new person on board before Crawford leaves.
Petraglia said the yearly salary will be between $75,000 and $85,000, depending on experience. Crawford, who also worked 15 years in the Department of Human Services as a caseworker and manager, made $88,504 a year.
Qualifications for job
The commissioners have set several qualifications for the position, including a bachelor's degree (graduate degree preferred), in one of these fields: business administration, human services, human resources, psychology, sociology, social work, education or finance.
Also, they are looking for a person with seven to 10 years of administrative and/or managerial experience that includes responsibility for managing the fiscal needs of an organization or agency.
Finally, the new director should have three to five years as a senior manager in the human or social services field.
The director, who serves at the pleasure of commissioners, will oversee an agency with a staff of 323 and a budget of $370 million, primarily from federal and state funds.