Social Work Supervisor III – In-Home and Foster Care

Job Opportunity

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families in your community? In this role, you'll have the opportunity to guide a dedicated team, foster professional growth, solve complex challenges, and help shape the future of many. Join an organization that values the work you do, supports your professional development, and prioritizes work-life balance and employee health and wellness.

If you're ready to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact in the community, we'd love to hear from you!

The primary purpose of this position is to provide managerial support, leadership, and supervision to a social work team within the child welfare unit. This position supervises a team of social workers providing In-Home and Foster Care services. The position assesses all social work functions to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal mandates. The position is responsible for HR functions within the unit including orientation and training of new social work staff, ongoing support and supervision, and annual performance evaluations.

This position is also responsible for quality assurance activities for program areas and a variety of monthly reports. This position serves on the agency management team.

Note:

Two references with at least one being a current or previous supervisor is required.

The following essential functions serve as a general guide for this position. Position functions are subject to change based on departmental needs and external factors including, but not limited to, regulatory requirements.

• Participate in the recruitment, interviewing, and hiring process with program managers;
• Provide orientation and training to new social workers and develop an annual training plan for assigned staff;
• Provide regular case staffing, supervision, coaching, and support to all team members per agency and NC DHHS policy;
• Oversee the submission of day sheets and timesheets for staff supervised;
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities within the Family Services Division and perform Quality Assurance for assigned program areas;
• Participate in preparing for program monitoring and financial audits as needed;
• Prepare agendas and facilitate unit meetings;
• Create a culture within program area(s) and across the agency that supports employees to provide quality services and customer service;
• Facilitate Child and Family team meetings, Permanency Planning reviews, and other required meetings as needed;
• Track needed data for team and program areas and submit reports within required timelines;
• Provide information needed for the budgeting process as needed;
• Work collaboratively with a wide array of partners including parents and families, the Guardian ad Litem program, foster and relative placement providers, treatment providers, and attorneys in case planning activities;
• Participate in court staffing with agency attorney, review court reports, participate in Child Planning Conferences and all associated court proceedings, and provide expert testimony in court as needed;
• Serve as a member of the agency Management Team and other internal committees, and represent the agency at a variety of other local and state meetings and committees;
• Ensure thorough and timely documentation of all case activities in the record per local and state policy and required time frames for program areas;
• Assist with planning and actively participate in agency functions, outreach and awareness events, training, and team-building activities;
• Participate in the on-call rotation with other social work supervisors;
• Act as a shelter manager in shelter operations or other weather-related incidents as needed;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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 from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of directly related experience; or a bachelor's degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution 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. Previous supervisory experience is preferred, but not required.

Ability to provide strong leadership to a team of social workers working in high-stress situations;
Ability to supervise, orient, and train social workers, interns, and other staff;
Considerable knowledge and experience with child welfare practice and policy including best practices, abuse, neglect, and dependency, In-Home, and Foster Care program policy;
Considerable understanding of trauma and its impact on children and families involved with the child welfare system as well as Secondary Traumatic Stress and…