Supervisory Social Worker, Grade N26

Please note:
The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $89,721 to $139,951, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that meets the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential.

HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

The Adult Protective Services Program with the Adult Protective Services and Case Management Services Section of Aging & Disability Services is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic Supervisory Social Worker dedicated to providing protective services to older adults and adults with disabilities. The employee in this position must have strong leadership and social work clinical skills, be skilled in electronic case management tools, in addition to experience with programmatic and fiscal oversight.

Adult Protective Services (APS) is a mandated social services program to assist vulnerable adults who are unable to provide for their basic living needs or access necessary professional services or protect their own interests and are subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect. The Adult Protective Services supervisor is responsible for supervising up to 8 employees who provide investigative and protective services, crisis intervention, and case management, as well as assigned administrative staff.

This position oversees the management, supervision, and delivery of core Adult Protective Services in the Assessment, APS, and Case Management Services Section as mandated by the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Department of Human Services. This position will provide direct and regular clinical supervision to the social workers and nurses assigned to this APS investigations unit. Meetings with APS staff will occur individually and as a group for both administrative and clinical meetings.

The APS Supervisor assists and guides the APS social worker in developing safe and efficient service plans that assure the immediate well-being and safety of the individual s may involve consultation with the APS nurse on health and wellness of the client, leading toward an appropriate safety plan. This may also involve the authorization to provide emergency services such as home care, alternative living arrangements, hospitalization, voluntary as well as involuntary, and collaboration with law enforcement and public safety officials monthly (minimal) by regular participation in the Montgomery County Elder/Vulnerable Adult Abuse Task Force (EVAATF) and related work groups.

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