Social Work Supervisor

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of Family Well-Being & Protection (FWB&P), Child Protective Services, Northern Iowa Service Area is seeking a Social Work Supervisor to join our team!

This position will be domiciled (work location) in Dallas County HHS (25747 N Ave., Ste A, Adel, IA 50003) and will provide services in that and surrounding counties and is responsible for several Social Work staff in the assigned area of the Service Area. Telework up to 2 days per week may be an option for this position if requested by the employee and approved by management but will be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

U Do you have experience/education in Social Work;
Social/Human/Community Services;
Case Management; or experience closely related to these fields? If so, this is a great opportunity! Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has a current opening for a team member in the Family and Child Well-Being Division. HHS is responsible for working with families who have experienced abuse and neglect. You play a key role in preparing and supporting children and families to be successful.

You will also assist families in realizing their full potential by working with them as experts, case planning with team members, and the courts, and connecting families to community resources.

HHS, Family Well-Being and Protection Division, is seeking Child Protection Supervisors (Social Work Supervisors) to plan, direct and supervise a unit of social workers who conduct child abuse assessments and/or provide child welfare services. This is a full-time opportunity, Monday – Friday with typical hours being from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM with extra hours as needed including after-hours and weekend on call rotation.

These positions require an in-office presence to your assigned location and travel to various other offices within the Service Area to meet with staff, attend court hearings and meet with clients and families as needed. Mileage is paid at $0.50/mile travelled according to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) State Accounting Enterprise Procedures. A valid driver’s license is required; however, you may request to reserve a state vehicle if available.

• Coordination and implementation of goals and objectives to achieve desired outcomes;
• Clinical supervision around case outcomes to assure the safety of children;
• Communicating and adhering to current policy and procedure affecting the work;
• Assignment of work to ensure efficiency in service delivery and equitable workload and approve travel claims, payroll, leave requests and other personnel functions;
• Assigning and monitoring all work schedules, managing overtime allocations, and providing input to administration;
• General supervision around job duties and performance through regularly scheduled individual supervisory conferences;
• Training all new employees and providing regular performance evaluations to all staff at least annually;
• Reviewing and approving all legal documents prior to their submission and assuring staff maintain compliance with Iowa Code;
• Conducting case record reviews to ensure compliance and quality Reviewing worker written work, computer documents, and various other documents to ensure accuracy and timeliness;
• Use of various forms of technological resources to monitor, track, approve and direct workflow Conducting regular unit meetings;
• Responding to customer and employee inquiries and concerns in a timely manner to assure that issues are resolved;
• Establishing and maintaining working relationships with collaterals and maintaining a working knowledge of community resources; and
• On a rotating basis, be available to all staff after hours and on-call as needed…