Social Work Supervisor, Family Defense Practice, Bronx

Level: Management,

Job Location:

Bronx - Bronx, NY 10451, Position Type:
Full-Time, Education Level: Master of Social Work (MSW), Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year, Travel Percentage:
Negligible, Job Category:
Social Work,

The Center for Family Representation Inc. (CFR) is an award-winning, innovative law and policy organization that serves primarily Black and Brown families and youth in Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island with an interdisciplinary legal defense model that serves more than 2400 clients every year. CFR was originally founded in 2002 to dramatically change the trajectory of indigent parents being prosecuted by the City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS).

Our goal is to defend and protect our clients’ rights, reduce the harm of family separation and prevent or minimize the time any child spends in the foster system.

• Work as part of CFR’s interdisciplinary legal teams (comprised of attorneys, social work staff, paralegals and parent advocates) to provide our clients with high quality legal defense and meet objectives such as keeping children out of foster care, shortening lengths of stay for children in foster care, promoting quality visiting arrangements and ensuring that families receive services that are well-tailored to expediting safe and lasting reunification
• Carry a small caseload of your own providing direct social work support and advocacy to clients
• Provide direct supervision of social work staff and interns, and hold/write professional development reviews for any directly-supervised staff
• Supervise child protective intake along with the Social Work Director
• Participate in training for new and seasoned staff as well as trainings and technical assistance for external practitioners and professionals
• Coordinate monthly Case Practice and/or Social Work meetings
• Facilitate group supervision sessions for social work staff members and interns
• Review policy statements and work with ACS staff and staff from other agencies to address substantive issues impacting CFR’s clients
• Participate in CMS work groups and related work to enhance CFR’s data collection
• Capture client stories for development and advocacy around policy issues;
• Provide input and assistance with development efforts
• Review resumes and interview candidates for various positions at CFR;
• Participate in additional meetings and professional development opportunities geared towards senior staff and supervisors

• Have obtained their LMSW
• Have at least 3 - 5 years of experience at CFR and/or in related work within the Family Regulation System, court systems or other relevant advocacy roles.
• Prior supervisory experience
• SIFI certification
• Experience working with people struggling with addiction, mental illness, and/or court involvement

• Experience working in and with racially, ethnically and socioeconomically marginalized communities
• Strong client counseling and programmatic skills
• Ability to work well independently as well as part of a team

• 3 years of experience: $107,100
• 5 year of experience: $ 109,700
• 10 years of experience: $116,100
• 15 years of experience: $123,000