Supervisor, Dep Case Mgr
About The Position
ChildNet, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit community-based care (CBC) agency servicing Broward and Palm Beach County. We are contracted with the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, to provide case management support to abused, abandoned, and neglected children. ChildNet is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and employs over 600 staff at its location in Ft Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida. This position supervises the day-to day operations of the case management functions of ChildNet providing guidance and support to Dependency Case Managers.
Requirements
- Two (2) of experience in Human Services or Child Welfare programs
- Previous experience as a Case Manager
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field required
- Child Welfare Professional Certification required
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Hires, trains, and motivates Dependency Case Managers under their supervision in accomplishing work objectives as assigned.
- Provides guidance, review, and assistance in the completion of court reports done by Dependency Case Managers.
- Supports Dependency Case Manager’s in the identification and removal of administrative obstacles to child placement permanency towards moving all such cases forward.
- Ensures that work objectives assigned to team members are in alignment with the organization’s values and mission.
- Ensures that all record-keeping and documentation efforts, as well as child advocate court report preparation and relevant statistics is maintained in accordance with laws and organization practices.
- Attend and participate in meetings as assigned. This may include permanency conferences, advocate continuing education programs, and court hearings.
- Provides timely notification of staff assignments, meetings, and court hearings to Dependency Case Managers.
- Acts as the primary liaison and contact with the Department of Children and families and other agencies as related to the internal Dependency Case Management team, which they supervise daily.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
