Social Work Supervisor Position Available In Pender, North Carolina

Social Work Supervisor Pender County Government – 2.0 Burgaw, NC Job Details Full-time $61,144.37 – $76,048.31 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Mid-level 1 year Full Job Description JOB The primary purpose of this position is to provide direct supervision to workers in Adoptions, Child Placement Services, Foster Care, Foster Home Licensing, and LINKS. The majority of the Supervisor’s time is spent ensuring continuity of services to children and families, monitoring worker contact with children and families; and ensuring the immediate response to children and families in crisis. The Supervisor ensures that the unit structure operates in such a way that workers are able to complete administrative tasks associated with their job requirements. The Supervisor in this position must review and participate in developing and implementing policies and procedures related to the placement of children in foster care, case transfer, dictation, etc. The Supervisor must participate in setting both programmatic and operational goals for the unit and the Children Services Section. Goal planning is critical in areas such as staff development, in-service trainings, and service provision. Additionally, the Supervisor is responsible for assisting workers in setting priorities, which is an integral part of the supervisor’s responsibility as it pertains to protection, placement, and permanency for children served in Child Welfare. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to complete the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations may be requested by contacting Pender County Human Resources.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

Supervise staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations and ensuring staff training. Coordinates departmental administrative operations which include formulating goals and objectives; assessing trends and needs of the workflow; ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations; and monitoring work assignments. Acts as a resource to social workers by fielding inquiries and consultations and demonstrating expert guidance.

Coordinates departmental training to include assessing needs; preparing and conducting training programs; and conducting periodic assessments of program effectiveness. Conducts public relations activities by responding to citizen inquiries and representing the department on various boards and committees.

Acts as an advocate for clients and departmental personnel by intervening in relations to agencies, landlords, health care providers, and community organizations.

Advises and counsel social workers regarding programs and casework problems.

Review and compare productivity or work performance of subordinate employees with established standards.

Participate in the development and implementation of administrative policyTrain new employees on departmental procedures, agency policies, and government and/or agency regulations. Propose recommendations for changes in programs and establish unit policies, goals, and procedures.

Assist staff members through group and individual conferences in examining case decisions and to improve their case management skills.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing and occasionally requires walking, sitting, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).