Social Services Supervisor - Pennington County

JOB Pennington County Human Services, Thief River Falls, MN is hiring a full-time Social Services Supervisor. Pennington County is seeking candidates for the position of Social Services Supervisor. This full-time position is responsible for supervising the operations, budget, and staff engaged in the social service programs of the department and assuring compliance with relevant Federal, State, and County laws, rules, statutes, and regulations.

Merit System Classification Duties:

Performs highly responsible professional work in the administration and supervision of social services programs including the interpretation and assessment of policies and the supervision of professional, paraprofessional, and office support personnel within the social services division; supervises a unit providing services in one or more of the following program areas: child-protective services, adult-protective services, mental-health case management, developmental-disabilities case management, foster care, day care, family-based services, and school-based social services; performs related work as assigned.

Pennington County offers an excellent benefit package, including health and life insurance and retirement pension. This position features a salary range of $86,611.20 - $114,171.20.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

Minnesota Merit Examples of Duties

• Selects qualified personnel for the unit.
• Identifies staff development and training needs and ensures that training is obtained.
• Evaluates staff performance and recommends appropriate action.
• Holds individual conferences with staff and interprets agency/state policies, rules and regulations.
• Reviews case records to ensure that agency and state policies, rules and regulations are adhered to and proper social work practices are being observed.
• Monitors and evaluates the provision of client services in the program area.
• Fosters effective community-agency relations and organizes community projects.
• Participates in community meetings and is responsible for the utilization of community resources.
• Writes and monitors purchase of service contracts with area vendors.
• Interviews clients when special problems arise, listens to concerns, grievances and recommends/takes appropriate action.
• Handles emergency situations when necessary.
• Performs program analysis and needs assessment.
• Monitors budget and keeps management appraised of budget deviations.
• Provides justification for budget deviations to management staff and/or county board.
• Assists in the planning and development of social services budget and provides the justification and rationale to county board regarding social service unit/division budget needs and requests.
• Assists in writing and developing the agency community social service plan.
• Maintains records, prepares reports, and composes correspondence relative to the work.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The examination will consist of a rating of training and experience based on the information you provide in your application and your responses to the supplemental questions included in the application process. You must read the questions carefully, answer truthfully, and include any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions in the "work experience" section of your application. Any experience claimed in your answers to the supplemental questions but not included in the Work Experience section of you application will not be credited. You will be asked to verify your degree with official transcripts upon hire.

Once your application has been submitted changes cannot be made. If you have a change in location availability or your contact information changes please email dhs.merit.system@state.mn.us with the new information and include your applicant

ID.TO APPLY

This is a one step application process.

Apply at the open continuous posting at this link here: 111-OC (Social Services Supervisor)For additional information contact: Julie Sjostrand, Human Services Director, Pennington County Human Services, PO Box 340, Thief River Falls, MN 56701,

Telephone:

(218) 681-2880 ext. 227 or by email at jasjostrand@penningtonmn.gov An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer