What assistance can the DHHS and county personnel offices provide to social services boards with respect to the recruitment and hiring of a social services director?

The state Department of Health and Human Services employs two regional personnel officers. Most North Carolina counties have a personnel or human resources office that administers the county’s personnel system.
The very first thing a social services board should do when it is faced with the responsibility of recruiting and hiring a new social services director is to contact the DHHS regional personnel officer or the county’s personnel or human resources office to request advice and assistance.
These offices can provide assistance to the board with respect to all phases of the recruitment and hiring process, including identifying minimum qualifications, establishing additional qualifications, planning the recruitment and hiring process, advertising the job opening, screening applications, interviewing applicants and checking references, avoiding discriminatory practices, selecting a final candidate, determining the proposed salary, and establishing probationary conditions of employment.