Advocate Supervisor - 61069923

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; Presencial; USD 40.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health/Dental/Vision insurance

Paid time off - 15 vacation days

15 sick days

13 paid holidays

Parental Leave

Retirement plans SCRS/ORP

Descripción de la vacante

SC Department of Children's Advocacy seeks an Advocate Supervisor to supervise volunteers supporting Guardian ad Litem work in Family Court. Under limited supervision you will recruit, train, assign volunteers to child abuse/neglect cases and assist with court preparation and reports.

The role involves maintaining case data, supporting continuing education, coordinating with county staff, and performing direct advocacy when needed.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent with relevant program experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion with confidential information.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to train and supervise volunteers.

Responsabilidades

• Assign volunteers to children in abuse/neglect cases with supervision.
• Maintain accurate case data and coordinate monthly monitoring reports.
• Assist with recruiting and training volunteers per guidelines.
• Perform administrative functions to achieve program goals.
• Provide direct child advocacy as GAL when needed.
• Complete special assignments from the County Director.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Supervision

Administrative skills

Judgment & discretion

Educación

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

Advocate Supervisor - 61069923 A

Advocate Supervisor will be Program Coordinator I: Under limited supervision provides support, guidance and programmatic supervision to volunteers assigned to advocate in Family Court through the South Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program. The Advocate Supervisor supports office functions necessary for effective volunteer advocacy and assists with recruiting and training new volunteers. The Advocate Supervisor inputs program information as needed into the database for tracking county statistical information. The Advocate Supervisor is responsible for assigning volunteers to child abuse/neglect cases and providing assistance to the volunteers with case management and court preparation. The Advocate Supervisor assists with planning and facilitating continuing education of volunteers. As the Advocate Supervisor, performs direct child advocacy as the court appointed Guardian ad Litem when there is an inadequate pool of volunteers to serve in this capacity.

Responsibilities of the Advocate Supervisor - Charleston:

• Assigning volunteers to children in cases of child abuse/neglect; provides supervision and support to volunteers to ensure compliance with law. policy and program's objectives regarding the best interest of the children. Provides assistance with the preparation for court and court reports and attends hearings with volunteers as required and appropriate.
• Maintains accurate child and case specific information in the database; coordinates the receipt of monthly monitoring reports (MMR) and inputs data into the database while maintaining a tracking system of monthly monitoring reports received.
• Assist with training new and existing volunteers according to program guidelines. Assist with recruiting a diverse and sufficient pool of volunteers so that all cases can be assigned to a volunteer and maintain policy guidelines regarding case assignments to staff and volunteers.
• Performs administrative functions for the county office that promote effective and efficient achievement of program goals and objectives.
• Perform direct child advocacy as the court appointed Guardian ad Litem when there is an inadequate pool of volunteers to serve in this capacity.
• Complete any special assignments or tasks assigned by County Director.

• A high school diploma and relevant program experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered with an approved equivalence by the Division of State Human Resources (DSHR).
• A bachelor's degree

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion concerning confidential information and case management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with volunteers, co-workers and partner agencies.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks, prioritize scheduling and organization required.
• Ability to train and supervise volunteers. Knowledge of computer applications and data entry.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Position may require overnight travel.
• Position may require employee to work evenings and weekends.
• Position requires routine driver duties.
• Position requires frequent lifting: 25 lbs.
• Position may be required to report to work during emergency situations.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Work is performed primarily in an office environment, but travel and field work will be required in areas where there are some risks and hazards that are known, predictable and controllable.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The SC Department of Children's Advocacy offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

1. Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children. Click here for additional information.
2. 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
3. 15 days sick leave per year
4. 13 paid holidays
5. Paid Parental Leave
6. S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available S.C. Deferred Compensation
7. Retirement benefit choices*
   1. State Retirement Plan SCRS
   2. State Optional Retirement Program State ORP

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.