Lead Foster Care Supervisor

Epworth Children and Family Services • Epworth - Webster - St. Louis, MO

83d • $60,000

About The Position

As a Lead Foster Care Supervisor, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of associate supervisors and case managers providing oversight to the well-being of children and families within the Child Welfare System. The successful candidate will also connect to these same families and play a role in the team's goals and outcomes. This role is part of the Children Permanency Partnership's (CPP) Foster Care program, which includes a consortium of agencies. The Lead Supervisor will be on-call which helps with increasing stability, safety, and well-being using trauma-informed mental practice.

Requirements

• MA degree in Counseling, Social Work or relevant human services field
• Must have 4-6 years of providing case management services
• One year of providing supervision/coaching in a collaborative work environment

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision to a team that consists of 2 Associate Supervisors and between 8 to 9 colleagues with a focus on client safety and moving clients towards permanency
• Mentor teams in the policy/procedure/accreditation guidelines and best practice of CD and CPP while helping teams engage with youth and families as a direct line of communication as well as act as a liaison for staff with all other professionals in the field
• Help facilitate and participate in cross team collaboration within CPP
• Attend all required meetings, court hearings and mandatory trainings and work groups
• Track performance measures/outcomes as dictated by contract as well as agency
• Participate in on call rotation with other supervisors providing the opportunity to support peers during afterhours, weekends, holidays, in the form of in person and phone contacts
• Provide other supports as indicated by contract or agency requests as they pertain to best practice around Foster Care

Benefits

• Eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, & Disability on date of hire
• 401(k) eligibility begins on the first of the month following hire date; eligible for company match after 1 year and 1,000 hours of work
• 10 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• 40 hours of PTO on date of hire, additional hours after 90 days
• Extended illness leave

What This Job Offers

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