Social Worker Supervisor Inyo

Job Location:

Inyo County, CA. Program:
Child Protective Services. Attendance:
In-person only (No teleworking or remote work). Interviews:
Conducted in person.

Under general direction, the Social Worker Supervisor I plans, organizes, and supervises social service and employment staff engaged in providing information and referral services, adult protective services, in-home supportive services, home placement services, child protective services, emergency response services, and/or employment services.

• Plans, assigns, supervises, coaches, mentors, and reviews the work of employees engaged in the delivery of employment and social services.
• Consults with and guides social workers in providing counseling, support, and guidance to clients with complex or specialized needs; may be required to work or supervise on-call.
• Reviews and approves forms, applications, court reports, placements, reports of abuse, and other documents to verify information or determine proper course of action; reassesses and modifies case plans.
• Documents and addresses clients’ concerns and complaints.
• Selects, trains, evaluates, and disciplines subordinate staff.
• Discusses or interprets regulations, rules, policies, and programs to clients, applicants, staff, and the general public.
• Assists and participates in the development of in-service staff development programs.
• Facilitates communication between staff and management; communicates department expectations, activities, policy changes, and regulatory changes; evaluates and recommends service delivery improvements.
• Authorizes the provision of social and employment services through the department, provides services, and makes referrals to other agency staff and community agencies.
• Provides peer support for coworkers facing case‑related stress.
• Develops and prepares court reports, case plans, case narratives, and safety plans in automated computer systems.
• Maintains written chronological narrative reflecting personal or other contacts with the client and reasons for the social worker’s actions; prepares and maintains case records and databases; communicates decisions, timelines, recommendations, and case plans to clients, families, and service providers.
• Ensures all services are delivered in a respectful, culturally sensitive, and appropriate manner.
• Maintains confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations; performs all duties in conformance with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Principles and practices of supervision, training, mentoring, motivating, casework consultation, and peer counseling.
• Principles and practices of organization, workload management, and time management.
• Principles and practices of note taking, report writing, and English composition, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Functions of public social services agencies and the principles of public social service administration.
• Casework concepts, techniques of interviewing, and record keeping in social casework.
• Laws, rules, and regulations governing the operation of public social services agencies and the role and responsibilities of a social worker.
• Medical, legal, economic, and social management needs of individuals and families with special medical needs such as HIV disease, drug dependency, the medically fragile child, Alzheimer’s, and the terminally ill.
• Strategies and protocols surrounding crisis intervention techniques such as voice modulation and assessing the potential for suicide.
• Psychopathology, the different types of mental illness diagnoses, how mental illness affects human behavior, and mental health services and treatments utilized by clients.
• Signs, stages, and dynamics of abuse, and the effects of abuse on child/adult development and behavior.
• Signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug use/abuse in adults and children and the effects on families.
• Standards for maintaining clients safely in the home; options for placement; effects of removing clients from unsafe situations.
• Principles and methodologies of research, analysis, problem solving, and decision…