Empowering Child Welfare Team Supervisor

Austincc; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 76.000 - 83.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

El Paso County Department of Human Services (DHS) in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced supervisory leader for the CYFS division to oversee child protection practice and unit performance. You will coordinate services, guide casework teams, and ensure safety, permanency, and well-being in complex cases.

The role emphasizes behind-the-scenes leadership, guidance, and resource provision, with a hybrid schedule after probation.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from a higher education institution with course work related to the job responsibilities of child welfare social caseworker.
• Three years of professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human service-related agency.
• Master’s degree or higher in a social work or human behavioral sciences field; and, two years of professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human services related agency may substitute for the required experience.

Aufgaben

• Supervises assigned caseworkers, case services aides, and administrative support staff, including conducting unit meetings, ensuring work is performed in a timely and accurate manner, and assigning duties as appropriate.
• Communicates the mission of the unit; establishes and monitors the workflow of the unit and assigns applicable cases, assessments, services, and/or placement cases.
• Conducts and participates in staffing and consultations with caseworkers; meets with appropriate staff to discuss cases, treatment plans, problems, and issues and to address performance.
• Leads weekly unit meetings to discuss information; participates in DHS administrative meetings involving planning, decision-making, and management.
• Coordinates and facilitates staff training as needed.
• Participates in case-related staffing, court hearings, reviews, meetings, and family meetings; decides and recommends appropriate case plans and proceedings, as assigned.
• Ensures compliance with Federal, State, and County laws, outcome measures, rules, and regulations; reviews cases to ensure case plans are developed and implemented, as assigned.
• Reviews, edits, and/or approves unit correspondence and reports.
• Serves as a liaison to community professionals, clients, other agencies, the courts, and the public; responds to complaints and concerns.
• Collects, reports, and monitors team statistics, data, outcomes, and performance; approves and routes some financial requests.
• Performs other duties as required.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Supervision

Communication

Case management

Training & mentoring

Strategic planning

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree or higher (child welfare related)

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Jobbeschreibung

El Paso County Department of Human Services (DHS) in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced supervisory leader for the CYFS division to oversee child protection practice and unit performance. You will coordinate services, guide casework teams, and ensure safety, permanency, and well-being in complex cases.

The role emphasizes behind-the-scenes leadership, guidance, and resource provision, with a hybrid schedule after probation.