Child Protective Services Casework Supervisor

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Opening Date:
September 1, 2026 Closing Date:
September 15, 2026 Job Class Code: 5078 Grade: 27 (Supervisory Svcs) Salary: $77,542.40 – $ per year
* * This is inclusive of a $7.50/hr. stipend. This position is eligible for an additional $1.00/hr. stipend for employees possessing a related Master’s Degree.

Location:

We have an anticipated vacancy in our Houlton office.

• 1. Ensuring established quality service standards are maintained.
• 2. Conferring with and counseling workers regarding casework in order to assist with difficult cases and caseload problems.
• 3. Reviewing and comparing work performance and/or products of staff with established standards to assess employee productivity levels and training needs.
• 4. Connecting with other agencies and community resources to coordinate services, promote necessary community resources, and monitor cooperative agreements.
• 5. Evaluating and recommending program-wide changes and establishing unit procedures and goals in order to upgrade the quality and continuity of services.
• 6. Coordinating activities between unit and service providers to effectively deliver social services to agency clients.
• 7. Authorizing service provision and client/caseworker expenditures.
• 8. Negotiating various contracts and agreements with service providers and others to ensure appropriate services are provided.
• 9. Analyzing and reviewing cases to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, standards, and requirements, and initiate and participate in court hearings.
• 10. Directing, coordinating, and/or participating in after-hours coverage to ensure appropriate staffing.

To qualify, your background must include eight (8) years of education and/or professional experience in social work which includes at least two (2) years experience as a fully licensed social worker* (LSW). A Master’s degree is preferred.

• 1. Recent experience in professional child welfare casework.
• 2. A thorough knowledge of and recent experience working with MACWIS/Katahdin.
• 3. Four years of experience as a fully-licensed social worker.

Licensed Social Worker (LSW).

• 1. Recent experience in professional child welfare casework.
• 2. A thorough knowledge of and recent experience working with MACWIS/Katahdin.
• 3. Four years of experience as a fully-licensed social worker.

For additional information about this position please contact Vickie Brayall, Program Administrator at .

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