Social Work Supervisor III-Children's Services-Placement-Foster Care

Harnett County•Lillington, NC

11d•$72,656•Hybrid

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to supervise social workers as they provide foster care, adoption, prevention and emergency on-call services. The focus is on ensuring that every child has a permanent, nurturing experience during his years of dependency in their own home or, if necessary, through the appropriate pulling for out of home placement.

Requirements

Knowledge of local, state and federal laws and regulations affecting the provision of Foster Care and Adoption services
Knowledge of social work principle, technique and practice
Knowledge of organization and intervention techniques
Knowledge of counseling principles and techniques
Knowledge of social and environmental factors affecting clients to be served
Knowledge of the theories and concepts of supervision
Knowledge of theories and concepts of personnel management
Knowledge of teaching and instructional theories and techniques
Skill in listening to others with understanding and purpose
Skill in eliciting information and in assembling relevant facts
Skill in creating and maintaining professional helping relationships
Skill in observing and interpreting verbal and nonverbal behavior and in using a knowledge of personality therapy and diagnostic methods.
Skill in creating innovative solutions to clients’ needs
Skill in mediating and negotiating between conflicted parties.
Ability to see level of knowledge and skill of social workers
Ability to design training to strengthen workers’ skills
Ability to model the offering of supportive services
Ability to teach, demonstrate and model specific intervention strategies
Ability to process social worker their rational for case decisions as it related to children and families
Ability to monitor the technical aspects of accountability
Ability to effective communicate needs to administration, other community agencies
Master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work; OR Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative (Child Welfare positions only); OR Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and one year directly related experience; OR Master's degree in a human services field and one year of directly related experience; OR Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years directly related experience; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience.

Responsibilities

Responsibility for the operational and programmatic function of the unit.
Ensure all legal mandates in the provision of foster care services, adoption services and prevention services are adhered to.
Ensure that state policy and procedure are being followed and that workers are knowledgeable of policies and procedures.
Help workers set priorities in organizing their work so that legal mandates are met, child and families receive necessary services, sound decisions are made and services plans are developed and implemented.
Responsible for final decision-making in permanent planning for families and children.
Provide case consultation and direction for crisis, which occur after hours.
Hold and participate in unit meetings to disseminate information to staff and allow staff input.
Serve as a member of the agency Permanency Planning Team and lead this team as needed.
Serve as a member of the adoption committee.
Collect information and prepare reports regarding adoption incentive monies and assist with budgeting for each fiscal year.
Review case records to be certain they meet minimal acceptable levels of services delivery.
Hold staffing as needed, at least monthly, to discuss specific cases and issues with each worker.
Review and approve all request for leave of the workers in the unit.
Monitor overtime and leave accrual.
Review mileage, day sheets and monthly contact sheets on a regular basis.
Assess and identify the educational and training needs of staff.
Orient, teach and train new staff regarding the knowledge and skills they need.
Provide or arrange for provision of training as it relates to policy, overview and laws governing the unit.
Reinforce good social work practice and help workers improve social work skills.
Get to know each worker in the unit well enough to detect when there are problems and to recognize the type of help and support that are needed.
Keep adequate notes of problem areas and make sure the worker understands what is expected.
Responsibility for taking disciplinary action for unsatisfactory work performance.
Assist with dismissal of an employee when indicated in consultation with the Program Manager and Director.
Make every effort to help worker become a satisfactory employee before dismissal is considered.
Employee may be asked to perform additional duties as needed for the operation of the agency.