Lead Social Worker (IV)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Canton, MA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC), operated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), is seeking a dedicated and experienced Lead Social Worker (Social Worker IV) to join our team.
As the Lead Social Worker, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the Social Work department. Your responsibilities will include supervising a team, assigning casework, reviewing performance, and providing expert guidance on high-profile or high-risk cases. Additionally, you will be instrumental in developing and implementing department policies in alignment with applicable laws, regulations, and standards of practice.
Please note: The hours for this position are 40 hours per week, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The days off are Saturday and Sunday.
Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) located in Canton, MA is a Joint Commission Accredited, 45 bed pediatric hospital predominately serving children and young adults (ages 8–22) operated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The mission of PRHC is to provide medical, rehabilitative, educational, recreational, habilitative, transitional, and complementary alternative medical services to children and young adults with multiple disabilities, assisting them to achieve their optimal level of independence in all aspects of life. PRHC offers coordinated medical care and therapies in a hospital-based environment, as well as, K-12 schooling, located on the grounds. Educational Services are provided by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In addition, PRHC offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities such as swimming, horseback riding, adaptive sports, and many opportunities for socialization for disabled children and young adults.
The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to prevent illness, injury, and premature death, to assure access to high quality public health and health care services, and to promote wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth. We envision a Commonwealth in which all people enjoy optimal health. Massachusetts ranks among the healthiest of states according to comparative analyses, but we face numerous challenges, including chronic and infectious disease, substance abuse, violence, preventable hospitalizations, and health disparities.
DPH coordinates programs and policies to address specific diseases and conditions and offer services to address the needs of vulnerable populations. We also develop, implement, promote, and enforce regulations and policies to assure that the conditions under which people live are most conducive to health and enable people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. We license health professionals, healthcare facilities and a variety of businesses that impact public health. We operate the state laboratory and four public health hospitals. We monitor health status and manage vital records including births, marriages and deaths. We educate people about public health issues and work closely with local boards of health and community partners to identify and solve public health problems.

Requirements

• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and standards related to social work.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of supervision.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with senior leaders and high-ranking officials.
• Ability to supervise, including planning and assigning work according to the nature of the job to be accomplished, the capabilities of subordinates and available resources; controlling work through periodic reviews and/or evaluations; determining the need for disciplinary action and recommending disciplinary action.
• Ability to design and conduct training relevant to the needs of subordinates and new hires.
• Applicants must have (A) a Master's degree, in social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling education or criminal justice or a relevant human services degree, and (B) a current and valid Licensures as a Licensed Social Work Associate, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Certified Social Worker or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker issued by the Massachusetts Board of Registration, and (C) and four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time experience in social work (based on assignment, at least one year must have included advanced specialized clinical or administrative assignments) with at least (D) one (1) year of experience must have been in a supervisory or team leadership capacity or (E) or any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
• Applicants at the Department of Children and Families must obtain the required license in Social Work within the first nine (9) months of employment.
• The classification may require possession of a current and valid Motor Vehicle Driver's License at a class level specific to assignment.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to guide and collaborate effectively within an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Solid understanding of documentation standards and practices in the field of social work, ensuring accurate and thorough documentation.
• Prior experience in providing supervision to social work professionals.
• Proficient usage of Microsoft Office products including Word, Teams, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect supervision to staff in the social work department.
• Assigns cases and other work to employees of a lower grade.
• Provides direction to staff regarding high risk or high-profile cases.
• Analyzes complex cases and determines the scope and type of patient service and/or treatment plans to improve service quality and to encourage understanding of compliance with agency policies, procedures, and programs.
• Recommends and/or implements standards for determining the quality of social services by evaluating existing or proposed changes in agency policies or regulations.
• Determines and implements department operating procedures and expectations consistent with agency goals.
• Confers with management to implement, monitor, and evaluate agency programs and services, to determine the availability of resources, and to coordinate efforts to resolve problems.
• Plans, develops, and delivers orientation and training to staff members, service providers, and others to contribute to the proper interpretation and understanding of agency policies, procedures, and programs.

Benefits

• When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees