Social Work Supervisor

Rising Ground, Inc.•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Social Work Supervisor will supervise and support the case management activities for their assigned RHY programs. The Social Work Supervisor will report to the Director of Social Services who oversees the assessment, planning, family engagement, and evaluation process for case planners, ensuring compliance with all guidelines, quality assurance standards, and performance indicators according to DYCD and OCFS standards and requirements. The Social Work Supervisor will be the lead coordinator for guiding referrals, intakes and discharges. The supervisor will also support the case management team with audits and other case management related activities.

Requirements

Master’s degree in human services or related field required / LMSW preferred.
Minimum of two (2) years of experience, with at least one (1) year of experience, in a supervisory capacity in the field of child welfare, or a minimum of three (3) years of experience, with at least one (1) year of experience working with at-risk youth, under qualified supervision.
Excellent writing and organizational skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
Commitment to progressive social justice and anti-racist practices
Belief in an individual’s capacity to change.
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.
Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required).
Must be able to pass TCI training.

Nice To Haves

Experience with juvenile justice system involved youth preferred
Bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus

Responsibilities

Provide effective ongoing supervision feedback to Case Planners who report to Social Work Supervisor.
Maintain documentation of supervision through the completion of supervisory logs, and progress notes.
Regularly review all progress notes, court documentation, and other relevant documentation to ensure full compliance and best practices in services provided to RHY youth.
Develop and maintain a case planning team in each RHY facility who works in collaboration with all milieu staff.
Set high expectations and enforce strict deadlines for staff to ensure excellence in all areas.
Monitor all components of Treatment Team meetings including challenges, goals, assessments, treatment plan tool compliance.
Attend transition meetings, Service Plan Review meetings, staff meetings, admin meetings, treatment team meetings, red flag meetings and discharge meetings.
Support the principles of each facility’s Evidence Based Model with the end goal teaching the young people to make positive, lasting changes in their behavior by preparing them to be self-sufficient through education and work experience.
Collaborate with agency departments to meet program goals and objectives including the HR, Training and QI Departments in the areas of performance management, interviewing, mandated training, professional development, PAMS Score card, Evolve needs, and QI goals.
Ensure that records are accurate and complete in compliance with city, state, & agency regulations
Coordinate Intakes for youth entering the RHY programs
Cover for Director of Social Services when needed.
In the absence of case planner, cover case planner workload as needed.
Other related task that may be assigned as needed