Social Worker Supervisor

The Position

The current vacancy is with Family Children Services in Ukiah. Pursuant to current bargaining unit agreements:

• Social Worker Assistants, Social Workers and Social Worker Supervisors whose regular full-time assignment is Family and Children's Services in the Social Services Department shall receive a ten percent (10%) premium.
• Employees regularly assigned to the coastal region or in Covelo are eligible to receive a 5% assignment premium.

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, and/or employment services; performs other related work as assigned. Social Workers in Family & Children's Services handle everything from emergency response and investigations to writing court reports with recommendations and participating in court hearings.

They work independently to support families through assessment, service linkage, ongoing case management, and reunification efforts. Earn your AA, BSW, or MSW with Title IV-E funding—MCDSS employees may qualify for educational assistance. Learn more here.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• 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.
• Reviews and approves forms, applications, court reports, placements, reports of abuse and other documents to verify information or determine proper course of actions; reassesses and modifies case plan.
• Reviews and approves reports of abuse; suggests or approves placements; may provide information to law enforcement or district attorneys; may testify in court.
• 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.
• Oversees the development of community resources for various programs.
• Participates in the development of in-service staff development programs.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of policies and procedures.
• Represents the agency at conferences and address' community groups.
• Facilitates communication between staff and management; communicates department expectations and 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 social services for sensitive or confidential cases, in the absence of assigned social workers or to meet workload demands.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships and trust with staff, clients, family members, community organizations and the public; collaborates with service providers; facilitates a work environment favoring teamwork, collaboration and mutual respect.
• Provides peer support for coworkers facing case related stress.
• Develops and prepares court reports, case plans, case narratives and safety plans in computer systems.
• Enters and retrieves data and narratives from computer systems; researches information using the Internet and computer resources.
• Prepares and maintains case records and databases; communicates decisions to all pertinent parties.
• Receives, approves and prepares correspondence and reports.
• Ensures all services are delivered in a respectful, culturally sensitive and appropriate manner and in conformance with agency, state, and federal requirements.
• 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.
• Maintains client confidentiality; 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.
• May be responsible for social workers involved in the provision of the full range of social services including advanced services.
• Participates in after hours on-call emergency response.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Education and Experience:

EITHER Pattern 1:
One (1) year of full-time experience performing advanced level social work case management, as defined below, at the level, or the equivalent in education and experience, of the Social Worker IV classification in Mendocino County. Pattern 2:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited four year college or…