Social Work Supervisor

The primary purpose of this position is to supervise the provision of specialized services for maltreated children (abused, neglected, and or dependent) to ensure the minimum sufficient
level of safety, wellbeing, and permanency is achieved.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to complete the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.  Reasonable accommodations may be requested by contacting Pender County Human Resources.

• Knowledge of the principles of supervision, including delegation of work, training of subordinates, performance evaluation, and discipline.
• Knowledge of casework methods, techniques, and their application to work challenges.
• Knowledge of the purposes, goals, and objectives of social work programs.
• Knowledge of interviewing skills and techniques.
• Knowledge of the principle of human behavior.
• Ability to plan, organize, direct and evaluate the work of subordinates.
• Ability to make logical and accurate decisions based on interpretations of program rules and regulations and administrative support data.
• Ability to interact with elected officials, community representatives, volunteer groups, regional planning committees, and other groups in order to develop and maintain effective working relationships related to the delivery of services.
• Ability to interact with subordinates, supervisors, clients, and the general public, in order to establish effective working relationships.
• Ability to project staffing and program needs for the administrative area based on resources available, existing personnel, and budget constraints.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing in order to persuade, interpret and inform subordinates, clients, general public, public and private officials.
• Ability to use a personal computer and related software.
• Displays high standards of ethical conduct. Exhibits honesty and integrity. Refrains from unethical behavior.
• Works and communicates with internal and external clients and customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous, and cooperative manner. Committed to quality service.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently. Works with minimal supervision. Demonstrates responsible behavior and attention to detail.
• Responds appropriately to supervision. Makes an effort to follow policy and cooperate with supervisors.
• Aligns behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of the organization.
• Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity. Fosters commitment and team spirit.
• Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information. Listens to others and responds appropriately.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Principles of social work
• Social work practice and interventions
• Diversity
• Populations-at-risk
• Interviewing Skills
• Engagement
• Assessment
• Planning/Organizing Work
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Termination
• Listening/attending skills: clarifying, paraphrasing, summarizing, reframing, non-verbal attending
• Communication skills
• Empathy
• Critical thinking
• Crisis intervention concepts
• Counseling/clinical interventions
• Report writing and documentation
• Leadership
• Administrative skills
• Policy practice
• Professional and effective use of self
• Interpersonal skills
• Community assessment, planning, and development
• Basic computer/related software application
• Use of base office equipment
• Effective use of supervision and consultation

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
Master's degree from an accredited school of social work; or a bachelor's degree from an accredited school of social work and one year of social work or counseling experience; or a master's degree in a counseling field and two years of social work or counseling experience; or four-year degree in a human services field or related curriculum and two years of social work or counseling experience; or graduation from a four- year college or university and three years of experience in a related human services field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Licenses and Certifications (Required by statute/regulation):

• Valid NC driver's License.
• 72 hours of child welfare pre-service training.
• 24 hours of continuing education annually.

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing and occasionally requires walking, sitting, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Salary : $61,144 - $76,048