C&Y Casework Supervisor - 2nd shift

Description

• Provide supervision to one of the Units of Children and Youth Services. Each unit is comprised of a maximum of five staff.
• Assume responsibility for a segment of Children and Youth Services including service planning, information and referral, foster placement, general protective services, family preservation services, parent education/homemaker services, and any other appropriate service.
• Meet regularly with workers individually and as a unit to discuss referrals and cases. Specific discussions focus on significant decisions, unusual cases, difficult problems, viable alternatives, and any factor impeding job performance.
• Review files as necessary to ensure compliance and agency policies and regulations.
• Attend unit meetings, staff meetings, and coordination of meetings as needed.
• Motivate workers to make use of their own potential so as to enable them to be more effective with their clients
• Interpret the program, policies, and procedures of the agency to individuals, groups, and other agencies.
• Evaluate workers on a formal and informal basis as required and necessary.
• Work in close conjunction with other agencies, and encourage the caseworkers to utilize these community resources in meeting the needs of their clients.
• Attend training as needed to maintain updated working knowledge of supervision, social work theory, community resources and child welfare initiatives.
• Assess training needs, register/provide appropriate training and assess worker’s ability to transfer new knowledge to the job.
• Write correspondence and reports as needed.
• Approve/disapprove leave requests and plan for unit coverage as necessary.
• Provide supervisory consulting on-call services on a rotation basis.
• Perform related work as required and assigned by the Director of Social Services and/or C&Y Administrator 3

• Considerable knowledge of current social, economic and health problem and how they relate to child abuse/neglect.
• Considerable knowledge of individual and group behavior and ways of working effectively with adults and children who have social, economic, emotional or health problems.
• Knowledge of the basic principles and methods of program interpretation and community organization.
• Some knowledge of basic principles of supervision and in-service training.
• Ability to evaluate work of subordinates and to provide technical assistance and guidance.
• Ability to orient and instruct subordinates on procedures, techniques, and laws and regulations.
• Ability to work effectively with people and aid them to grow in the constructive use of their potential in adjusting to their specific problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other members of the staff, outside agencies and institutions and the working public.
• Ability to plan and organize work and prepare adequate records and reports.
• Ability to adequately express ideas orally and in writing and to interpret laws and regulations.

Requirements

• Two years of professional experience in public or private social work and a bachelor's degree with major course work in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and education which includes 12 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, criminal justice, or other related social sciences.

• This particular position requires you to possess a valid driver’s license which is not under suspension.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
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