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Social Services Manager
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2025-12-02
Listing for:
The Salvation Army USA Central Territory
Full Time
position Listed on 2025-12-02
Job specializations:
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Social Work
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Healthcare
Healthcare Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
THE SALVATION ARMY
NORTH AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS DIVISION
Child Care
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE:
Social Services Manager
LOCATION:
Child Care
REPORTS TO:
Program Director
FLSA CATEGORY:
Exempt
STATUS TYPE: RFT
PAY GRADE: 208
PAY RANGE: $30.86 - $37.81
OUTCOMES
Oversees the Head Start Social Services, Disabilities and Mental Health components, provides clinical supervision to all child care social service staff; serves as a liaison to two or three Head Start sites or programs, and participates as a member of the management team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES
- Assures that children and family's needs are responded to by Social Service staff based upon social work principles and practices
- Establishes and implements the social service philosophy of the program that is inclusive of the Individual with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Social-Emotional Learning Act.
- Facilitates in-service training for social service, disabilities, and mental health staff
- Observes staff/family practices interactions and provides technical assistance to social service, teaching, and administrative staff
- Attends Department of Family and Social Services (DFSS) Social Service, Mental Health, and Disabilities Advisory Meetings
- Monitors social service, disabilities and mental health tracking and documentation
- Provides direct oversight to the Mental Health Consultant's contract in providing services to children, families, and site staff
- Acts as the liaison between program sites, DFSS and Chicago Public School (CPS) in identifying, assessing, and referring children with suspected disabilities
- Works with the Program Director to revise the Forms Notebooks annually
- Establishes collaborative relationships with community organizations
- Meets individually with each social service staff person.
- Plans for utilization of staff development/conference funds in Head Start Budget and Salvation Army Allocations, and monitors expenditures
- Facilitates family case studies
- Meets with the site director monthly, or as needed to provide supervision and support
- Responds to the requests for information, technical assistance, and support from the site director
- Supports director in responding to special needs and child abuse situations
- Provides technical assistance in implementing policies at the site
- Represents the site and its needs to the Administrative Office
- Evaluates the site directors annually
- Coordinates with all members of the management team to plan, support and monitor all programs of the Salvation Army Child Care Program
- Assists with the Budget review. Makes appropriate suggestions for expenditures and/or changes.
- Identifies potential funding sources for supplemental services and develops proposals as requested
- Assists with developing and maintaining good staff relationships
- Participate in interviews for management staff, as requested
- Represents the Salvation Army and Child Care Program to staff with regard to personnel policies.
- Develops an atmosphere of support for the agencies program within the community at large and among programs users.
- Maintains liaison with state, community and neighborhood institutions and organization.
- Assumes an advocacy position for children and families when presenting at professional conferences, as well as internal and external meetings.
- Maintains a professional approach to job duties.
- Adheres to personnel policies.
- Supports and enforces program regulations.
- Assumes and thoroughly completes all duties in a professional and timely manner.
- Accepts responsibility willingly.
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for the program.
- Responds objectively to change.
- Responds in a positive manner to constructive suggestions.
- Respects the confidentiality of parents, children, and other staff members.
- Demonstration a proficient knowledge of child development
- Demonstrates professional growth and development through:
- Identification of own training needs
- Participation in training seminars
- Enrollment in advance college courses
- Reading professional literature and research
- Application of training to professional performance
- All other duties as assigned.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
This position reports to the Program Director.
This position supervises two-three program sites as determined by Program Director.
This individual relates to and interacts with a wide range of contacts both within and outside The Salvation Army. In these contacts, they act as a representative of the Army and its mission.
PEFORMANCE MEASURMENTS
This individual will be evaluated on how effectively the outcomes of…
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