Social Worker Supervisor

Description
POSITION SUMMARY:

The Social Work Supervisor oversees a team of Social Workers and Case Managers who support the growth and development of youth in the RFC Program, and empower youth in their overall social, educational, recreational, cultural, and psychological functioning. This position is part of a multi-disciplinary team and requires a high degree of adaptability, flexibility, and collaborative work in planning for the needs of each individual youth.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management

Oversee the welfare of children and youth in the program by working collaboratively with the child, resource parent(s), service providers, and RFC team members.
Work with the management team to provide consultation and direction on program development.
Collaborate with the Placement Team in the coordination of the reception and placement of a client.
Review referrals and make recommendations for client care based on staff capacity.
Make best interest determinations for clients in the program that are related to physical health, placement, mental health, education and housing.
Provide support services to approved resource parents and respite care providers.
Work with an interdisciplinary team (social workers, mental health clinicians, educators, doctors, legal representatives, etc.) to promote the best interest of clients.
Serve as a member of the Placement Coordination Team.
Assist or participate in resource family recruitment, monthly ILP class, resource parent certification training, child and family team meetings, and other program-related meetings and events, as needed.
Respond to child abuse and neglect allegations in accordance with CA state laws.
Participate in on-call rotation.
Represent the program in external relations, as needed.
Supervision

Provide orientation and training of new social workers, case managers, and other new hires.
Review and oversee social worker and case manager staff case work, including but not limited to, providing weekly 1:1 supervision.
Provide clinical supervision for BBS eligible staff, if licensed and able to provide clinical supervision.
Arrange, develop, facilitate or lead staff trainings required for work performance and/or professional development such as, but not limited to, STM (Staff Training Meetings).
Supervise the development of Services Plans that identify clients’ overall needs and goals.
Supervise, review, edit, and conduct home studies to determine the suitability of potential resource parents and foster care placements.
Supervise and consult with staff as they conduct monthly home visits to determine the appropriateness of current placement or the need to change placement.
Supervise staff in the coordination of services with other professionals and agencies involved with the clients, e.g. teachers, pastors, physicians, employers, social workers, partner agencies, Administrative Review panel, etc.
Provide crisis intervention for clients and resource parents.
Review and submit significant incident reports to appropriate agencies.
Ensure assigned staff performs their duties in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, including but not limited to, maintaining meticulous files on clients to ensure completion of all core services and contract requirements.
Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

A Master’s Degree from an accredited or state approved graduate school in social work or social welfare, marriage, family and child counseling, child psychology, child development, counseling psychology or social psychology.
Three years of full-time social work or casework employment in the field of family or child welfare services; or two years of full-time social work or casework employment in a licensed foster family or adoption agency.
A minimum of one year working with immigrants and/or refugee in a multi-cultural environment.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of CA State child welfare services regulations.
Meets minimum requirements listed in Foster Family Agency. Interim Licensing Standards (version 6) Sec. 88265.2.
Excellent oral and written English skills.
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and multitask.
Excellent computers skills: MS Office (all apps).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Approval by the BBS to provide clinical supervision strongly preferred.
LCSW or LMFT strongly preferred.
Experience working with unaccompanied children in federal custody.
Extensive cross-cultural experience and ability to work well with diverse population.
Multilingual in a language commonly spoken by refugees and immigrants (Spanish, Arabic, French, Tigrinya, Amharic, Kiswahili, Hindi, Farsi, Dari, Rohingya).
Overseas experience in psychosocial, development or protection programs.