Foster Care Supervisor

MCHS Family of Services • Redford, MI

65d

About The Position

The Foster Care Supervisor is responsible for ensuring foster care programs and services meet the agency expectations and goals. The Foster Care Supervisor works with the other Supervisors and staff in the department to address the needs of children and families and manages and directs program operations. The Foster Care Supervisor directs, supervises and evaluates program staff, directly supervising case management team. Works with agency staff as well as DHHS and other entities to address system issues and concerns.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a human behavioral science such as Social Work or a related discipline where 25% of the course credits earned toward the degree are in human behavior science.
• Two (2) years’ experience as a case worker in a social services agency required.
• Child Welfare Training Institute required, with preference for CWTI Supervisory training completed.
• Must meet the State’s Moral Character standard.

Nice To Haves

• Broad child welfare experience, ideally beginning in foster care and/or licensing, followed up with knowledge and understanding of other child welfare programs and services offered throughout Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet the program goals and objectives set by the Director of Child Welfare Programs (DCW) and the Leadership team.
• Establish and enforce norms and best practice models that operate within the rules, regulations and guidelines set forth by the State of Michigan’s DHHS, MCHS, and accrediting bodies.
• Assist in overseeing licensing renewals and rulings to ensure ongoing compliance with all agency, licensing, accreditation contractual and legal obligations and requirements.
• Assist as needed with foster care licensing/certification rules, re-licensing, complaints and adverse rulings.
• Assist with intakes as needed; review placements and referral paperwork as needed.
• Process cases overseeing children in foster care, arranging visitations, counseling both parents, supporting foster parents, attending court, contacting schools and attending school conferences, and ensuring that the foster children make their medical appointments.
• Assist Licensing as needed with coordinating recruitment, orientation and training of foster parents.
• Collaborate with adoption and licensing as needed, along with other departments within the agency as well as with external governing agencies and the community.
• Ensure foster care staff operate within the requirements of their job duties; provide guidance, training, assistance and support to staff when needed.
• Develop, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of a formalized orientation of new hires; develop a training program with a curriculum that includes core competencies, knowledge and skills that are necessary for the foster care staff to be successful in their roles.
• Develop departmental structures and processes to hold staff accountable to standards established by state agency policy, practice and programming.
• Operate programs in a fiscally responsible manner by adhering to budgets, controlling expenses, maximizing revenue and complying with all agency fiscal policies and procedures.
• Plan, organize, implement, manage, monitor and modify short and long term program initiatives.
• Maintain essential records as needed.
• Ensure that all programming, policies and procedures comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
• As needed, represent the agency to outside groups and organizations, including businesses, community, and volunteers.
• Fully participate in regular agency-wide events and appropriate community-wide events and activities.
• Partner with the DCW on all operational and strategic issues as they arise; provide strategic recommendations to the DCW based on child welfare analysis and projections.
• Demonstrate commitment to the social sector with a passion for MCHS’s mission and vision.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the DCW and the Leadership Team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees