Social Work Supervisor III - Permanency Planning

Overview

The primary purpose of the Johnston County Department of Social Services (JCDSS) is to provide mandatory and non‑mandated programs and services to citizens of Johnston County, including Child Protective Services, Foster Care and Adoptions, LINKS, ICPC, Services for Adults and Disabled individuals, Adult Protective Services, Guardianship, eligibility determination for Public Assistance (TANF, Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services, LIEAP, Crisis Intervention, Daycare, General Assistance), and a full range of social and support services to eligible recipients.

Johnston County Department of Social Services has an immediate opening for a Social Work Supervisor III.

The Social Work Supervisor III will supervise a sub‑unit or team composed of Social Workers who provide direct services to clients. The position requires considerable guidance to Social Work staff in case consultation, coordination of workflow operations, case review, direct consultation, and record monitoring. The Supervisor will oversee staff who provide foster care and/or adoption services for children ages 0‑18 years and foster care services for young adults ages 18‑21.

The Supervisor will ensure that foster care services are provided by social workers in working toward reunification while establishing alternative permanency plans. Responsibilities also include court reviews, agency foster care reviews, risk assessment, and family/individual case plans conducted while the worker is the case manager of those cases. The Social Work Supervisor III will conduct sub‑unit team staffing and participate in unit staffing at the discretion of the Program Manager.

This position will be available for supervision and guidance during non‑agency hours when warranted and needed. The Supervisor will supervise vertically within their team and consult horizontally within the Children Services unit to ensure all caretakers and juveniles receive appropriate services expediently and judiciously.

• Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices, and their application to complex casework, group work and community problems.
• Thorough knowledge of a wide range of behavioral and psychosocial problems and their treatment.
• Thorough knowledge of family and group dynamics and a wide range of intervention techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of governmental and private organizations and resources in the community.
• Considerable knowledge of the methods and principles of casework supervision and training.
• General knowledge of the laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program.
• Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying theories, principles, and techniques of assessing psychological, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client problems.
• Ability to supervise, train, or instruct lower‑level social workers, students, or interns in the program.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of caseload and their families as well as civic, legal, medical, social, and religious organizations.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.

Education and Experience: Master's degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or a bachelor's degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of directly related experience. OR a master's degree in a human services field and three years of directly related experience; or a bachelor's degree in a human services field and four years of directly related experience;

or a bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Applicants with supervisory experience in a social work program within a county department of social services.
• Extensive front‑line experience in a county department of social services in North Carolina preferably in Child Welfare.