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NEOGOV · 2 weeks ago

Family Services Supervisor - Reunification & Permanency

VA 23219, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$72K/yr - $113K/yr

5+ years exp

The City of Richmond is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Family Services Supervisor within the Department of Social Services. This role involves supervising Family Services Workers, ensuring compliance with child welfare practices, and coordinating initiatives for reunification and permanency.

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Responsibilities

Provides supervision, evaluation and staff development of Family Services Workers and other unit personnel in the specialized area of Reunification & Permanency

Assigns, monitors, and evaluates case activities with primary focus on implementation of reunification/permanency goals and strategies and compliance with case documentation and statistical data as mandated by Federal, State, and local laws, policies and regulations to ensure program compliance

Provides overall supervision and training to Family Services Workers, support workers, students, interns and advocacy volunteers to ensure program delivery

Prepares reports and maintains statistical data

Develops performance standards

Assesses the need for crisis intervention and authorizes action to be taken

Tracks and authorizes payment allocations for clients

Reviews and approves expenditures

Responds to public inquiries and referrals on Social Service issues and identifies appropriate program services

Represents the Agency with other agencies, task forces, departments, court and City personnel

Monitors and interprets new Federal, State and local laws and implements changes as necessary

Evaluates cases for appropriate funding sources, effective case management; writes and presents grants and approvals for expenditure of monies

Participates in community engagement and advocacy programs and provides Social Services information to other professionals and City citizens

Ensures compliance with state DSS policy regulations

Makes community presentations and represents the Department on various inter/intra agency committees

Develops partnerships with community resources to utilize all available services to assists customers

Performs other assigned duties as necessary

Qualification

Social Work LicenseCrisis InterventionComplex Case ManagementFoster Care KnowledgeSupervisory ExperienceCommunity Resources KnowledgeOral/Written CommunicationBilingual in SpanishCritical ThinkingTime ManagementTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, or directly related field

The human services degree requirement must include 30 semester hours/45 quarter hours of human services or social/behavioral educational credits as defined by the City

Five years of related experience

Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record

Considerable knowledge in State and agency policies (e.g. IVE, Medicaid) and laws as it applies to social services programs such as foster care, adoption, CPS, etc

Effects of vicarious trauma, cycle of violence

Social/human behavioral theories (e.g. systems theory, cycle of poverty)

Community resources

Family Preservation and closely related programs such as CPS, Foster Care, and CSA

Demonstrated skills in Interpreting court documents/orders

Critical thinking

Interpreting and enforcing personnel rules

Writing and reviewing court reports

Oral/written communication and computer proficiency, including software and database programs

Demonstrated ability to lead and manage others

Thinking critically

Manage time effectively

Make sound judgments

Interact with judges/attorneys

Work with diverse populations

Preferred

Master's degree in social work

BSW or MSW degree

Commonwealth of Virginia Social Work license

Supervisory or work leadership experience

Strong communication and organization skills; able to work 'on-call' as needed; knowledgeable of current practices in area of foster care including Virginia's practice model

Prior experience with crisis intervention/counseling

Complex case management, foster care placement or prevention, family reunification, permanency related to kinship care and/or adoption, experience with the court system

Knowledgeable in other areas such as sexual abuse, family therapy, family assessment and planning, child protective services, community services and the juvenile court system

Bilingual in Spanish

Experience with direct counseling or providing supportive services to families and children

Previous experience with Title IV-E Funding