Family Services Supervisor I

Are you a highly motivated and experienced child welfare professional who is passionate about helping children find their forever families? Are you a proven leader with a track record of meeting and exceeding performance expectations? Do you enjoy supporting a team of professionals in ensuring the permanency, safety and well-being of children and families? If you can answer yes to all of these questions, then the Adoptions Supervisor in Child Welfare may be the right position for you. Chesapeake is seeking a seasoned professional to join the team as a supervisor in a growing team of child welfare professionals.

The perfect candidate will demonstrate an ability to identify items of importance amongst competing priorities. They will demonstrate knowledge of Virginia Department of Social Services' policies regarding child welfare. They will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and will work seamlessly with direct care staff, other supervisors and colleagues within and outside of the department. If this sounds right for you, we welcome the opportunity to speak with you more about this position.

The tasks listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional tasks related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Supervises Family Service Workers and support staff, including selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.
• Conducts interviews or investigations and makes client / resident and family assessments; formulates and implements plan of action; documents progress.
• Interacts / coordinates with other agencies, organizations, or the courts to provide services for clients / residents.
• Oversees, reviews, and approves expenditures for assigned area; provides fiscal data for preparation of annual budgets; ensures timely payment of accounts payable.
• Gathers and maintains information to support periodic and special reports documenting activities and events for area of responsibility.
• Participates in development and implementation of policy and procedures for area of responsibility; interprets same for staff as needed.
• Maintains record system for area of responsibility; processes daily paperwork including reports, documents, memos, and personnel information.
• Serves as information resource for clients / residents, students, and professionals.
• Monitors program compliance with applicable guidelines, regulations, and laws; monitors referrals and notifications.
• Serves as emergency duty on-call Supervisor.
• Attends or conducts staff, committee, team, and other professional meetings to exchange information; attends professional seminars or conferences to improve professional skills.

TYPICAL TASKS :

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks

Required Qualifications

VOCATIONAL / EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT : In order to be evaluated for vacancies in the Family Services Occupational Group, applicants shall possess the qualifications outlined in (1) OR (2) below : 1) A minimum of a bachelor's degree in the human services field, including Social Work, Rehabilitation Counseling, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counseling and Guidance, Counselor Education, Human Services, Sociology, Family and Child Development, Aging Studies, Gerontology, Criminal Justice with a minor in one of the above studies, or other related degrees determined by the Department of Human Resources based on the similarity of the curriculum and course content. 2) A minimum of a bachelor's degree in any field accompanied by a minimum of two years of appropriate and related, full-time equivalent experience in a human services related area. To be considered for promotion, persons currently employed in the Family Services Occupational Group by a local department prior to September 1, 1990, who do not meet the qualifications outlined in either (1) or (2) above, must possess four years of appropriate and related experience in a human services area and must have successfully completed all available competency-based training related to the promotional area.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES : Requires a valid driver's license and a driving record in compliance with City Driving Standards .

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT : In addition to satisfying the vocational / education standards, this position requires a minimum of four years of appropriate and related, full-time equivalent experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS : Emergency Duty (On-Call) participation is required to comply with mandated responsibilities as listed under Section 63.2-1503,B; Section 63.2-900; and 63.2-1604-63.2-1610, Code of Virginia. Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term departmental needs and / or City-wide emergencies.

Preferred Qualifications