SANDUSKY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES

Children Services Supervisor 1/Trainer

Benefits to joining our team:

• Starting rate $25.63 to $33.89
• Benefit package: sick leave, life insurance, public retirement
• Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
• Flexible Schedule
• Leadership and Personal Growth Opportunities

Position Overview: This supervisor will directly supervise a mixture of children services staff which could include ongoing, investigations, support staff.   Further duties include, but are not limited to, the following: evaluating the activities of ongoing cases; tracking and monitoring all cases received withing the unit; reviewing the paperwork, activities, and findings of caseworkers; and approving decisions relating to cases.  Also, the supervisor maintains child placement records, casework logs and other statistical data as required.  The position also requires routine individual assessment and planning conferences with staff and unit meetings when appropriate to disseminate information or to resolve problems. Position will also include training new and current staff; approving decisions relating to cases; and overseeing quality assurance functions within the entire unit. 

The supervisor may also approve the pursuit of temporary custody, permanent custody, removal of a child from the home, placement of children into foster or residential care, or return of the child to the natural family.  The supervisor will attend court hearings, administrative reviews and home-visits as is necessary.  The supervisor must be on call approximately every four weeks to assess intakes and set priority ratings. 

The supervisor will also be responsible for the following: reviewing, monitoring and evaluating intake and investigation/assessment activities/process; tracking and monitoring all complaints received within the unit; reviewing screened complaints; making the decision to investigate/assess cases and assigning priority ratings; making assignments to intake worker/investigators; assuring timely initiation and completion of investigations/assessments; reviewing findings of intake work/investigators and approving the presentation of cases to be opened.  Also, the supervisor maintains statistical records regarding number and nature of referrals, dispositions/resolutions and cases opened by maintaining a log of all referrals received by the unit.    

Minimum Qualifications: Therefore, we require that an applicant meet at least the following minimum requirements for the Social Services Supervisor 1 classification: completion of undergraduate major field of study (bachelor's degree) in social work, or closely related field, as required by university or college and 36 months experience as a social services worker 3.  Previous investigation and/or supervisory experience are preferred.    A valid driver's license with acceptable driving record is required.

All applicants must submit completed county application to be considered for employment. Resumes may be attached but will not be considered without application. Applications can be found at: http://www.sandusky-county.com/index.php?page=links{rel="nofollow"}.

How to apply:

• Fax cover letter/resume and/or County Application to 419-552-3221   Attn: Taylor Steinmetz
• Mail cover letter/resume and/or County Application to

2511 Countryside Drive, Fremont, OH 43420      Attn: Taylor Steinmetz

• E-mail cover letter/resume and/or County Application to taylorann.steinmetz@jfs.ohio.gov

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