CWS Team Leader - Permanency ​/ 61016284

CWS Team Leader
- Permanency

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.

Job Duties:

• The CWS Team Leader
  - Permanency provides supervision and leadership to CWS case managers to ensure the delivery of foster care and adoption services for the purpose of ensuring permanency is accomplished for children / youth in foster care.
• Coordinates Foster Care (Regular and Therapeutic level) and Adoption services ensuring that uniform interpretation, application and implementation of Child Welfare Legislation, agency policies and procedures are adhered to throughout providing services.
• Staffs and reviews cases with subordinates to assure quality case work, service delivery and progress towards permanency.
• Provides individual training and assistance to staff towards the development of thorough knowledge of case services and permanency goals.
• Provides guidance and assistance to staff in critical / emergency situations to ensure the well-being and safety of the child.
• Completes performance appraisals for staff and ensures timely and accurate preparation of data and reports as required.
• Attends interagency and external agency meetings and trainings and maintains good community relations to assist the agency in meeting its objective of safety, permanency and well-being.
• Works with the assigned local county offices of the twelve (12) served by the region to conduct Adoption Referral Staffing's, participate in legal staffing's or any other pertinent meetings.
• Performs Red Cross shelter duty or other emergency shelter duty/services as directed.

Minimum and

Additional Requirements:

A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Behavioral Science or Social Science. A Bachelor's Degree in any other related field and one (1) year of professional experience in human services or social service programs. A Master's Degree or higher may be substituted for required work experience.

Additional Comments:

This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety. A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole. "See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application. If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers.

Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments.

If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs