Social Services Supervisor

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. This position is supervising the Housing Outreach Services Team (HOST). This team manages a housing phone line, street outreach, referrals to the Emergency Housing Services Building, housing case management, landlord outreach and is present in court for residential evictions.

DESIRABLE

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience as a supervisor, lead worker, team lead, or leading a program/committee
• Experience supporting grant and budget managements, such as submitting grant applications, preparing reports or tracking spending
• Paid work experience developing and managing homeless and housing support services
• Familiarity with State of MN and federal funding and mandates for housing and homeless services
• Experience coordinating and monitoring contracts and grant agreements with service providers
• Experience with creating and/or implementing strategies around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and person-centered approach into all facets of work

SELECTION TECHNIQUE:
Your training and experience will be rated based on the required application material submitted and the top scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

HOURS / DAYS: 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. Work schedules (hours and days) and location are subject to change based on department needs.

ANTICIPATED HIRING RATE: $96,033.60 - $ Annually E-Verify Participation:
Washington County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Washington County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

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.