Social Services Supervisor

County of Solano; Fairfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Solano is seeking a Social Services Supervisor to plan, organize, and supervise a unit of social workers delivering adult and/or child protective services, licensing, adoptions, and investigations. The role provides administrative oversight to medical, mental health, and substance professionals within a matrix management framework.

The position is the first level supervisor for social workers and may require supervising both administrative and technical groups.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year accredited college or university and seven years of professional social work experience.
• Master's degree in Social Services (MSW) or a two-year graduate level counseling degree with five years post-degree experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and supervise the work of a unit of social workers.
• Provide administrative oversight and supervision to allied medical, mental health, and substance abuse staff.
• Supervise administrative and technical groups of social workers; may supervise medical/mental health staff under matrix management.
• Contribute to Child Welfare Services as needed per Civil Service rules.

Skills

Supervision

Leadership

Matrix management

Public social services

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master's degree in Social Services or counseling degree

Job description

Social Services Supervisors plan, organize, and supervise the work of a unit of social workers providing adult and/or child protective services, licensing, adoptions, dependency investigations, information and referral, and other social services; provides administrative oversight and supervision to allied medical, mental health, and substance professional staff assigned to the unit and performs related duties as required.

The Social Services Supervisor is the first level supervisor for social workers providing a variety of adult and/or children's services. The position willsupervise both administrative and technical groups of social workers and may provide administrative supervision over medical, mental health, and substance abuse professional staff under a system of matrix management.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill part‑time and full‑time regular, limited‑term or extra‑help positions as vacancies occur or the need arises. For positions in Child Welfare Services, candidates with Child Welfare experience will be certified prior to other qualified applicants, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 7.01(B)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Either:

Criteria I:Equivalent to graduation from a four‑year accredited college or universityAND

Seven years of experience performing professional level social work with a public social services agency or private social services provider.

OR

Criteria II:Possession of a Master's degree in Social Services (MSW)OR a two‑year graduate level counseling degreeAND

Five years post degree experience performing professional level social work with a public social services agency or private social services provider.

To review the full job description which includes examples of duties, please visit:

http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=16012