Social Work Supervisor III

The primary purpose of this position is to directly supervise social workers in the out of home portion of the Children’s Services Division.  This supervisor is responsible for directly supervising the casework of social workers who carry a Permanency Planning/Adoption caseload and social workers responsible for foster/adoptive home licensing and recruitment.

Work Schedule
Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Supervisor is available after hours as needed and on a rotating basis to provide supervision and consultation to on call social worker for the agency. Employee will manage emergency shelters during times of disaster. Employee serves as member of agency leadership team.

75% - Supervisor is primarily responsible for supervising permanency planning/adoption social workers.  Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that social workers work towards timely permanence for the children in agency custody.  Supervisor must guide staff in casework as it relates to child protection, appropriate placement and needed services.

Position must ensure that all NC General Statutes, administrative code, policies and federal laws are followed in both practice and administrative functions.   Supervisor must insure that casework practice is appropriate and goal oriented and that all case documentation is accurate and up to date in the NC FAST system. 

Position interacts with attorneys, judges, guardians at litem, and other court officials in ensuring the timely establishments of permanence for children. 

Position is also responsible for supervision of the foster home licensing and recruitment social worker.  Supervisor guides this social worker in recruiting families from the community to foster and adopt children.  This includes the training required for such families as well as the actual requirements for foster family licensure.  Supervisor also reviews and approves all adoptions including agency, relative and independent adoptions.

Position may be responsible for rotating after hours on call supervision of on call social worker for the agency and in absence of CPS Supervisor, may act as back up.   These duties include screening and assigning cases of abuse, neglect or dependency.   Staffing these cases with social workers to assess a child’s risk or harm in the home and take appropriate legal steps if necessary, to protect the child.

Administrative duties include completion and monitoring of monthly, quarterly and yearly reports related to permanency planning and adoptions for the agency.   Responsibilities include managing monthly foster care billing and reimbursement process.  Supervisor is directly responsible for work evaluations and discipline of social workers in the permanency planning unit.  The supervisor promotes and interprets professional standards and ethics of conduct to staff.  Position serves as representative in agency, community boards, and task forces.  Supervisor works with Program Administrator to create staff development and growth.

Supervisor is responsible for special projects and duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of methods and principles of casework supervision and training. Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to specific casework and community problems. Considerable knowledge of behavioral and socioeconomic problems and their treatment and governmental and private organizations and community resources. Considerable knowledge of the laws, regulations and policies which govern social work programs. Ability to supervise, train, or orient lower-level social workers, students, interns, or other staff. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively. 

 Master’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or a bachelor’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of directly related experience; or a master’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of directly related experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of directly related experience; or a bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must possess a valid North Carolina driver's license upon hire.