Supervisory Social Worker (Children, Youth And Family Services, Child Welfare Services), Grade N26

The Department of Health and Human Services , Child Welfare Services (CWS) is recruiting for a Supervisory Social Workers to provide clinical supervision and oversight for 7-8 licensed social workers who provide Investigations (assessments of children who have been abused and neglected), In-Home services, or Out-of-Home services (Kinship and Foster Care) to children and youth throughout the developmental spectrum from ages 0 to 21.

These positions are located in the Rockville locations of Child Welfare Services. All children served by any of these units have been involved with Child Welfare due to abuse and/or neglect allegations.

Supervisory Social Workers are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activity of social workers as it pertains to risk, safety, well-being and permanency and to collaborate with stakeholders across the region to identify and develop resources and appropriate services to achieve permanency for the children overseen by the unit. The selected candidate will also be a representative at the state and local level for issues of youth being served by either In-Home or foster care services and involved in the appropriate service planning to support permanency outcomes. The selected individual will advocate for services and train staff and the community regarding service needs and resources as well as when appropriate represent the Department at court proceedings.

The selected candidates will provide leadership to staff that will successfully engage parents, relatives, foster parents, attorneys and other professionals to ensure that children are safe and that service plans are fully implemented. The selected candidates will review and evaluate program trends, data and outcomes and service quality. Responsible for staff development, hiring, evaluation and training. Monitor compliance with Federal and State mandates as it relates to the assessment, In-Home and foster care populations.

Supervisors are expected to be involved in day-to-day operations and coach staff to effectively represent the mission of the Department. As a manager/supervisor of unionized employees, this position has a responsibility for fostering a positive labor relations environment based on mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.

These positions require the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office. Employee must be available to work weekends, evenings, holidays and/or rotating shifts.

Employees will need to operate a motor vehicle to transport children, supplies, and equipment, to other locations to perform these duties and would require the need to lift and carry, and manage stairs with children, equipment, and supplies. Duties may involve occasional exposure to some risk of aggressive or unpredictable behavior by clientele.

Selected candidates for this position will be subject to a pre-employment medical exam, drug and alcohol screening and a criminal history records check through the Maryland State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Candidates will also be checked through the Maryland Registry for Child Abuse and Neglect and federal and state sex offender registries. Any applicant who fails the medical exam, background check or whose name appears on either of the registries may be disqualified from employment for this position.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $76,394(minimum) - $99,618 (maximum).

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to [email protected] . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Possession of a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited college or university that meets the criteria of a graduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Experience: Four (4) years of full-time experience performing advanced journey-level social work case management duties ( see Note below ) in a public sector, health, mental health, social services, housing, or community- based services related program of which one (1) year was in a supervisory or lead capacity supervising, training, or orienting lower-level social workers, students, interns, or other staff.

Note: Qualifying social work case management includes direct case work management, such as: assessment and evaluation; conducting investigations of abuse and neglect; preparing court reports; responsibility for a long term caseload, monitoring compliance through home calls and other personal contact; collaboration with other agencies and linking clients to resources and programs; development of a case plan and modification of case plans as needed/required; and authority to impose sanctions or implement actions that impact services.

Equivalency : See requirements of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners and the Code of Maryland (COMAR).

License:

At time of application possession and maintenance at all times:

· A license as a Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C) by the Maryland State Board of Social Worker Examiners

· A valid Class C Driver's License from the applicant's state if residence when required for job related duties.

Preferred Criteria

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas:

• Providing Services to Children and Families
• Crisis Intervention
• Intake and Assessments
• Written Communication
• Computer Applications
• Time Management
• Collaboration and Partnership
• Decision Making and Problem Solving

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