Supervisory Social Worker; Out-of-Home Care

Supervisory Social Worker (Out-of-Home Care)

The Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) is a cabinet-level agency within the District of Columbia government, committed to the safety, permanence, and well-being of children and families residing in the District of Columbia. Charged with protecting child victims and those at risk of abuse and neglect, CFSA fosters collaborations within its administrations to deliver exceptional family-focused services to the community and its residents.

This position is located in the Office of the Deputy Director for Out-of-Home Care Support. The Supervisory Social Worker is responsible for overseeing and leading a team of social workers and support staff members providing direct professional social work services to children and families in the areas of abuse and neglect. The work impacts the agency’s mission of providing services and contributes to the overall efficiency of the operations and service delivery program.

• Plans, organizes, supervises, and administers the work of the immediate reports.
• Assigns cases to social workers and monitors service delivery to ensure compliance with statutory guidelines, regulations, and CFSA policies and procedures, to effect remediation of child abuse and neglect problems. Coordinates and monitors the allocation of services, incentives, and resources.
• Develops and implements an overall case management work plan consistent with Program objectives to plan and evaluate daily operations.
• Develops regular and special statistical, qualitative, and quantitative reports, which assess casework and other child and family-related data.
• Maintains the court-mandated Social Worker caseload ratio utilization and quality of services.
• Performs a full range of supervisory functions including assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of subordinate staff; administers leave and attendance; evaluates staff performance; recommends hiring, promotions, status changes, awards, disciplinary actions, and terminations; plans, schedules and coordinates work operations to achieve optimal combination of employees and assignments; addresses issues or problems related to work operations; negotiates and troubleshoots employee concerns, grievances, and other matters involved in the daily administration of labor-management concerns;
  
  provides coaching; guides immediate reports in the implementation of performance standards; addresses disciplinary problems; provides governance over staff development and training plans.
• Monitors and supports the Social Worker’s court activities; attends court hearings, administrative reviews, and other meetings to provide information and guidance.
• Attend professional meetings and seminars to keep abreast of the most recent social work advances. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Master’s of Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

One (1) year of child welfare supervisory experience preferred.

The incumbent shall possess:

• Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply the principles and practices of social work to supervise social workers and/or provide direct social services to individuals and families.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related psychiatric, psychological, and medical practices used in the evaluation and treatment of children and families.
• Comprehensive knowledge of human behavior dynamics; demonstrable sensitivity to cultural diversity, age, and religious differences affecting child rearing, family and kinship patterns, attitudes about illness, medical care, and communication patterns to supervise social workers developing case plans, providing counseling, and conducting home visits and investigations.
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