Social Services Supervisor

The Social Services Supervisor is responsible for the administration and supervision of Community Services programs, the interpretation, assessment and recommendation of policies and the supervision of assigned staff. Work may be assigned within different community service areas and have differing missions and goals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field (public administration, public health, community health, environmental health, nursing, behavioral science etc.) and five years of full-time professional work experience in a public human services/public health agency and/or a private human services/public health agency that contracts services with a public agency, or equivalent. A Master's Degree in Social Work or related field may substitute for up to one year of required Social Worker experience.

Additional requirements for specific unit assignments may be identified when a vacancy occurs.

CORE COMPETENCIES, JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB PERFORMANCE

Core Competencies outline essential business and professional traits necessary to perform this job.

• Support and prioritize a welcoming and respectful workplace that fosters diversity and encourages contributions from all individuals.
• Provide inclusive and equitable service to all members of the community with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate support for the County’s diversity, equity and inclusion program.
• Promotes a culture of continuous quality improvement in the workplace.
• Demonstrates knowledge of continuous quality improvement.
• Promotes the engagement of staff and use of data in continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles, techniques, practices and ethics of social work and social work supervision.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the federal program for social service as expressed in the Social Security Act.
• Demonstrates knowledge of functions of other social service and financial agencies.
• Knowledge of social and economic problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the state social welfare program and laws relevant to social service programs.
• Demonstrates ability to translate complex information into understandable messages.

Performs other duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Sedentary work involving office and limited fieldwork. Lifting requirement may include occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds. Exposures to infectious diseases, bodily fluids, and persons with…