Aftercare Supervisor

Position Summary: After Care Supervisor will provide leadership, training, supervision, guidance and support to program staff and is responsible for communication of all policies and procedures.  The Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the mission and core values are incorporated to the day to day function of staff with direction with regard to excellence in practice utilizing a Family Centered and Strength-Based model of approach.  This position is a critical part of our Campus Services Foster Care Department and will work closely with the Campus Interdisciplinary Team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the administration and oversight of the Aftercare case management services provided to youth and their families with the overall goal of reducing recidivism
• Track and complete Long Stayer Reviews as required by Family First
• Ensure overall team performance and compliance in accordance with Agency, City, State, and Federal expectations
• Ensure the mission and core values are incorporated in the day to day function of staff with a focus on excellence in practice utilizing a Family Centered and Strength-Based model of approach. 
• Ensure the early engagement of families and the provision of concurrent planning and aftercare services; and monitor issues associated with service delivery
• Responsible for ensuring and tracking Team performance and statistically tracked deliverables with JCCA, LDSS, OCFS, and Federal policies, mandates, and procedures.
• Prioritize and track performance related to Permanency by driving the discharge of youth through Reunification, Adoption, Adult Housing, and other safe options.
• Timely review and approval of all required paperwork and ensuring their timely entry in Connx and EHR
• Responsible for ensuring timely entry of all supervisory documentation responsibilities
• Provide supervision to team members who will assist families with achieving their goals pertaining to discharge, permanency, skill building, coaching, transitional support from residential, self-advocacy, self-efficacy, empowerment and/or community connections
• Administratively fill in as necessary and provide backup coverage in absence of staff
• Participate the Inter-Division and Interdisciplinary process to identify foster parent resources, youth matching process, and successfully step youth down into a less restrictive level of care.
• Provide leadership, team building, supervision, training, evaluation, and retention of Supervisees.
• Participate in the hiring, progressive discipline process, approval process around work schedules, vacations, and all other time off, and overtime within the context of agency policy and procedures
• Represent JCCA at ACS and Stakeholder Meeting, with Community Partners, and Agency Donors.
• Oversee implementation and drive performance of Managed Care, Families First, and other initiatives.
• Participate in the development and growth of program philosophy and practice.
• Provide crisis management and intervention as needed
• Facilitate meetings within the program, with clients, and outside stakeholders
• Collaborate and liaise with child welfare agencies, Courts, hospitals, community agencies, and other governing and oversight systems
• Perform regular case record reviews in ensuring that regulatory requirements are met.
• Participate in the preparation, coordination and completion of audits and regulatory agency reviews.
• Support all functions that attain and maintain accreditation and compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Ensure provision, compliance, performance, and timely billing of Article 29i services.
• Lead implementation and training aspects of Evidence Based Models (EBMs) while ensuring model fidelity
• Provide direct supervision and ensure compliance in the management of grants as needed
• Participate in all mandatory trainings and optional trainings that enhance practice
• Other tasks as assigned 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred
• Must have at least three (3) years of experience in child welfare, preferably in a residential setting
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Must demonstrate solid organizational and follow-up skills
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills
• Proficient with MS Office with the ability to learn new technology platforms;
• An understanding of the impacts of institutional and structural racism on the child welfare system and in underserved communities
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with client and teams that are culturally and professionally diverse.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skills in treatment with families and youth
• Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred

Salary Range: $63,000 - $69,000