Social Work Supervisor III- 122400597, 122400578

This position is located in the Children Services section.

The primary purpose of this position is to supervise workers as they provide Protective Services and Foster Care Services within Children’s Services. When children cannot remain safely with family of origin, the plan of care may change to provide permanency in other out-of-home placements, to include adoptive placement. This position may also be responsible for supervising the group home to include staff and this position may be responsible for the ESSA/GAP programs, the DJJ liaison and the child and family facilitator positions.

The majority of this worker's time is spent insuring continuity of services to children and families, for monitoring worker contact with children and families, and for insuring immediate response to children and families in crisis. This worker will ensure that the unit structure operates in such a way that workers are able to complete administrative tasks associated with their job requirement to include "protected time" when necessary. The supervisor in this position must review and participate in developing and implementing policies and procedures related to intake, placement of children in foster care, case transfer, dictation format, etc. Because state and federal mandates must be met, policies and procedures developed must incorporate such mandates. This worker must participate in setting both programmatic and operational goals for their unit and the Children's Services Section. Goal planning is critical in such areas as staff development, in-service training, and service provision. Assisting workers in setting priorities is an integral part of the supervisor's responsibility as it pertains to protection, placement, and permanency for children served in the Children’s Services Division.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work and two years of social work or counseling experience; OR a bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of social work and three years of social work or counseling experience; OR a master’s degree in a counseling field and three years of social work or counseling experience; OR a four-year degree in a human services field or related curriculum including at least 15 semester hours in courses related to social work or counseling and four years of social work or counseling experience; OR graduation from a four-year college or university and five years of experience in rehabilitation counseling, pastoral counseling, or a related human services field providing experience in the techniques of casework, group work, or community organization; OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of methods and principles of casework supervision and training; considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, practices, and their application to specific casework and community problems; considerable knowledge of behavioral and socioeconomic problems and their treatment, and governmental, private organizations and community resources; considerable knowledge of the laws, regulations, and policies which govern social work programs; ability to supervise, train, or orient lower-level social workers; ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.