DFCA Supervisor II

Buckner Children and Family Services Community:
Domestic Foster Care & Adoption

Location:

Midland, TX

Address: 425 W. Pecan;
Midland, TX, 79705

Job Schedule:

Full-Time/Hybrid

About the Role

The DFCA Supervisor II serves in a strategic function at Buckner Children and Family Services and is responsible for the day-to-day recruitment, coordination and provision of services to foster children, foster families, and foster adoptive families. Provide foster parent training and monitor homes for compliance to state minimum standards. Promote foster care and adoptive services in the community. Supervise home development and recruitment activities to ensure compliance with state regulatory and contract guidelines.

Supervise caseworkers and ensure compliance with all contracts and regulatory standards.

What you will do

As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through the accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

* Source, hire, supervise, monitor, evaluate and provide direction to direct reports. Provide professional growth and development; develop and communicate annual goals and objectives; monitor and provide constructive feedback; conduct annual performance evaluation.

* Timely and accurately address personnel issues including commendations and disciplinary actions using appropriate professional documentation.

* Support the location operations to ensure operations are effective and efficient including timely and effective resolution of all issues and problems; help to ensure effective organization through appropriate departmentalization and delegation of duties.

* Assist with the preparation of the budget for the assigned foster care programs and provide continuous monitoring of the budget and other program resources to ensure they are used efficiently and appropriately.

* Oversight of administration, operations, and management of services, including those inherent in the T3C service packages.

* Prepare developmental plans or corrective action involving caseworkers that are out of compliance with minimum standards, T3C expectations as well as Buckner policies and procedures.

* Responsible for the ongoing supervision of foster homes. Ensure compliance with state minimum standards through evaluation during quarterly home visits.
* Prepare developmental plans or corrective action involving foster families that are out of compliance with state standards. Document corrective action and progress toward goals in the family's file.

* Maintain all documentation of client's files in accordance with established minimum standards and Buckner policies and procedures. Audit client files on a regular basis to ensure that all requirements are met.

* Complete thorough documentation in a timely manner for home files in order to meet minimum standards. Maintain all documentation of foster home files in accordance with established guidelines. Audit home files on a regular basis to ensure that all requirements are met.

What you'll bring to the team:

To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team, we need you to come with the following:

* Requires basic understanding of a comprehensive field of knowledge normally associated with the attainment of a Master's Degree in a related field. A bachelor's degree is required in a human service field. Involves the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions dealing with abstract variables. Knowledge and experience must meet at least one of the following options for qualifying as child placement management staff based on the Texas Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies:

* Master's Degree specializing in the human services field, nine credit hours in graduate level courses that focus on family and individual function, with at least 2 years of documented child placement experience working in a Child Placing Agency; or

* Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, nine credit hours in graduate level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction, with 3 years of documented experience in a child placing agency; or

* Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in social work or other human services field, nine credit hours in undergraduate level courses that focus on family and individual function and interaction, with 4 years of documented experience in a child placing agency; or

* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with 5 years of documented experience in a child placement agency.

* Requires excellent skills in both verbal and written communication.

* Requires ability to work nights and weekends as required.

* Requires ability to work effectively with culturally diverse youth and families.

* Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English. Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

* Requires knowledge and understanding of the legalities involved with medical/clinical intervention.

* Requires excellent counseling and problem-solving skills.

* Requires…