Child Welfare Supervisor
About The Position
The Child Welfare Supervisor will supervise case managers to achieve outcomes related to children in traditional and relative foster care. This includes ensuring children live in safe environments, maintain stable placements for their well-being, and achieve permanent living arrangements. The supervisor will oversee placements and progress toward permanency, develop staff skills, provide clear expectations, regular supervision, and corrective discipline. The role also involves promoting strong leadership, teamwork, and cohesiveness within the assigned team. The supervisor will represent the program to participants, outside providers, and within the Agency, ensuring staff utilize a customer service approach.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work or a similar degree from an accredited university.
- 3-4 years of recent experience in Child Welfare.
- 1-2 years prior Foster Care experience required.
- Must be CWEL licensed.
- Must be able to effectively communicate and work with staff, foster parents, applicants, and the community at large.
- Must possess high level of computer literacy.
- Must be willing and able to support the mission of Lydia Home Association (LHA).
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year supervisory experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Supervises case managers toward achieving outcomes for children in foster care.
- Ensures children live in safe home environments.
- Ensures children maintain stable placements that assure their well-being.
- Ensures children achieve a permanent living arrangement.
- Oversees placements and progress toward permanency.
- Develops staff and teaches them the skills needed to accomplish program outcomes.
- Provides clear expectations, regular supervision, reinforcement of positive performance, and corrective discipline.
- Promotes and provides strong leadership to the assigned team.
- Creates a sense of teamwork and cohesiveness among team members.
- Represents the program to participants, outside providers, and within the Agency.
- Ensures a customer service approach is consistently utilized by staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
