Social Work Supervisor III - Adult Services

Iredell-County,-Nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Iredell County in North Carolina is seeking an Adult Services Supervisor to lead a team of social workers and investigators dedicated to protecting adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The role oversees intake, reports, outreach, and coordination with attorneys, courts, and service providers.

Requirements include a Master’s in Social Work with 1 year of experience, or a Bachelor’s in Social Work with 2 years, or a BA in any field with 4 years of direct social work experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work with 1 year of social work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work with 2 years of social work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field with 4 years of direct social work experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise intake, four adult protective investigators, and a program assistant.
• Oversee reports of abuse/neglect/exploitation and outreach referrals.
• Coordinate on-call coverage for nights and weekends.
• Supervise investigations of assisted living facilities and daycares.
• Oversee social workers managing payees and court guardians.
• Liaise with attorneys, courts, medical facilities, and banks.
• Oversee energy services support within the agency.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Social work knowledge

Strong communication

Education

Master's degree in social work

Bachelor's degree in social work

Bachelor's degree in any field

Job description

The Adult Services Supervisor is responsible for the protection of adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation due to self-neglect or from a caretaker or adults who are in need of a payee to manage their income or are deemed incompetent and need financial management. This position supervises an intake worker and four adult protective investigators who receive reports and assess abuse, neglect or exploitation of adults either in independent living situations or who live in one of the twelve assisted living facilities or four daycares. Those reports also include providing outreach to adults who may just be in need of referrals for help with daily living needs. This position consults the on-call staff nights and weekends, when needed, for adult protective services reports. This position also supervises workers who investigate complaints on the assisted living facilities and daycares that are not meeting State requirements. This position supervises social workers who oversee adults in need of a payee to manage their bills and finances in support of their daily living and includes adults who are deemed by SSI to be unable to handle their income. The workers oversee adults who are deemed incompetent by the court and must have a guardian. This position supervises one program assistant who provides support in all areas of adult welfare. This position oversees the management of unclaimed bodies, funding for 10 adults to enter an adult assisted living situation, and works directly and closely with attorneys, courts, clerk of courts, medical facilities, community services programs, banking institutions and other counties. The position oversees the social workers in the agency wide support of energy services to the community.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in social work AND one (1) year of social work experience; OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in social work AND two (2) years of social work experience; OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in any field AND four (4) years of direct social work experience.

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS OF ALL DEGREE WORK ARE REQUIRED. DRUG TESTING AND FINGER PRINTING REQUIRED PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT.

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Additionally, there are after-hours consultation to cover nights and weekends on-call.

This position is subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping condition in employment or the provision of services.

When uploading attachments to submit with your application, please DO NOT upload any documents that could allow for discrimination defined in the above paragraph. This may include Driver’s License/Photo ID/Passport, Birth Certificate, High School Diploma/GED, Marriage License, U.S. Citizenship, Medical Records, and/or Social Security Card.