Catholic Guardian Services
EFFC- Social Work Supervisor
Catholic Guardian Services, Bronx, New York, United States, 10400
Post Internal Days
0
Category Family Foster Care
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Social Work Supervisor
PROGRAM: Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC)
DEPARTMENT: Family Permanency Services
REPORTS TO: EFFC Director of Social Services
EFFC Program Description
Catholic Guardian Services' Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) program provides family permanency services to children and families served within the program. Our program teams are interdisciplinary and are composed of Family Specialists/Case Planners, Social Work Supervisors, Directors of Socio Services, Parent Advocates, Reunification Workers and Licensed Socio-Therapists.
Our work includes the implementation of evidence-based models to address trauma, mental health and other challenges faced by children and families. We successfully provide wrap-around services and support during and after foster care placement by having direct access to Catholic Guardian Services' portfolio of social services and behavioral health programs. These programs include children's health home care management services, evidence-based preventive services programs, outpatient mental health services, career development and job readiness services for adolescent. Our Enhanced Family Foster Care Teams closely collaborate with these programs to ensure ongoing support to our children and families.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
Provides leadership and supervision to four Case Planners/Family Specialists and a Parent Advocate. Timely approves assigned employees' electronic time sheets, approves or disapproves PTOs and completes employee performance evaluations. Regularly conducts individual and group supervisory conferences to review caseload management, activity and progress. Participates in training and consultation sessions to develop skills in evidence-based and evidence-informed models and ensures that direct reports effectively utilize these models and do so with fidelity. Attends internal and external meetings as necessary. Participates in the recruitment and hiring of program staff and in disciplining and terminating employees within their unit in accordance with CGS policy. Monitors development and implementation of program improvement plans of assigned staff. Maintains a professional and collaborative approach while interacting with the Socio-Therapist Team. Provides leadership to the planning team to expedite safe family reunification, reduce step-ups and lateral moves, and expedite adoptions and KinGap finalizations. Ensures that Family Team Conferences (SPRs) are scheduled and held by identified due dates. Participates in family team meetings and ensure that Case Planners develop skills in understanding, assessing and engaging families, children and foster parents in the service plan process and create workable and realistic service plans. Ensures that the Case Planners/Family Specialists engage families and effectively delivery services for purposes of reunification, addressing issues which necessitated placement. Ensures assigned team's participation and completion of all required and mandated trainings. Responsible for emergency case activity in the absence of the Case Planner/Family Specialist for any reason and for submission of required reports. Participate in the rotation of the program's emergency phone coverage after normal business hours and holidays. Perform other duties as needed. COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT
Supervisors are instrumental in making sure that our casework practice and service delivery are aligned with the agency's and ACS' performance expectations. As such the agency's expectation is that all EFFC Supervisors create and implement client contact and documentation compliance plans for their assigned team that:
Ensures compliance with all required contacts with parents, foster parents, and children/youth particularly- Family time and separated sibling visits that take place ongoing, in compliance with ACS' family time policy and the level of supervision of these visits are continually assessed. Child-case planner face-to-face contact by 15th of each month and bringing missed contacts to the attention of the Deputy/Program Director. Comply with all National Youth Transitional Database (NYTD) entries in Connections. This includes updating education tabs, making sure that ILS service goals are listed in all FASPs (or Plan Amendment) for all eligible youths, and documenting tribal affiliation progress notes. Ensure the timely completion and submission of-
Family Assessment Service Plans (FASP) Permanency Hearing Report (PHR) PYA Discharge Checklists (trial discharged and final discharge) Transitional Plans Sex trafficking screening in the Child Trafficking Database (CTDB) MHCU hospital admission and discharge notifications to ACS Foster care special/exceptional rate initial and reauthorization requests Continuation of Care and Support Beyond age 21 (CCS21+) applications as needed Annual credit checks for all eligible youths Incident reports (internal and external reports)
Monitor, track, and ensure that their Case Planners/Family Specialists are prepared for and attend all Permanency Hearing thereby expediting permanency and preventing findings of No Reasonable Efforts (NRE). QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree in Social Work; LMSW preferred Minimum two (2) years experience with families and children Experience in Child Welfare Bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus Ability to work a flexible schedule, including periodic evenings and weekends, and ability to travel to community settings throughout NYC NYS Driver's license preferred COMPETENCIES
Competence in assessing family dynamics and in providing short term mental health treatment. Experience in making rapid clinical and family assessments in a community-based setting, as well as, knowledge of the foster care system. Must possess a deep interest and concern for the preservation of families and a thorough knowledge of all areas of ACS standards and regulations. Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in the field of serving families and children involved with the child welfare system. Proven professional skills, including meeting deadlines, ensuring compliance with agency policy and procedures, and overseeing complete and timely maintenance of agency records, in accordance with contractual requirements. Excellent writing and communication skills.
Position Requirements
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time
Salary
Benefits
Work Location
Division Family Foster Care 1780
About the Organization It is our vocation to serve those in need, to aid those who desire help, and to guide those who seek better lives. Through supportive interventions, we provide help, create hope and preserve dignity.
We provide help by offering an array of services for underserved families and individuals with special needs. All that we do is delivered with care, compassion, and respect, to address fundamental challenges, improve well-being and increase self-sufficiency.
We create hope by strengthening and empowering families and individuals in need. By providing shelter, care, treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, training, and connection to high quality allied services, we produce holistic solutions that enhance each person's physical, mental and social well-being, as well as their positive connections to family and community.
We preserve dignity with a faith-based commitment to recognizing the value of each person we serve, regardless of race, religion, creed, or life circumstances.
EOE Statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider applicants for this position without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status or uniformed servicemember status.
This does not include pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status, status as a parent, marital status, political affiliation - all of which are on the website.
CGS does not tolerate discrimination in any employment opportunities or practices, based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), national origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, age, protected genetic information, status as a parent, marital status, political affiliation, or retaliation based on prior protected EEO activity.
This position is currently accepting applications.
Category Family Foster Care
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Social Work Supervisor
PROGRAM: Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC)
DEPARTMENT: Family Permanency Services
REPORTS TO: EFFC Director of Social Services
EFFC Program Description
Catholic Guardian Services' Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) program provides family permanency services to children and families served within the program. Our program teams are interdisciplinary and are composed of Family Specialists/Case Planners, Social Work Supervisors, Directors of Socio Services, Parent Advocates, Reunification Workers and Licensed Socio-Therapists.
Our work includes the implementation of evidence-based models to address trauma, mental health and other challenges faced by children and families. We successfully provide wrap-around services and support during and after foster care placement by having direct access to Catholic Guardian Services' portfolio of social services and behavioral health programs. These programs include children's health home care management services, evidence-based preventive services programs, outpatient mental health services, career development and job readiness services for adolescent. Our Enhanced Family Foster Care Teams closely collaborate with these programs to ensure ongoing support to our children and families.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
Provides leadership and supervision to four Case Planners/Family Specialists and a Parent Advocate. Timely approves assigned employees' electronic time sheets, approves or disapproves PTOs and completes employee performance evaluations. Regularly conducts individual and group supervisory conferences to review caseload management, activity and progress. Participates in training and consultation sessions to develop skills in evidence-based and evidence-informed models and ensures that direct reports effectively utilize these models and do so with fidelity. Attends internal and external meetings as necessary. Participates in the recruitment and hiring of program staff and in disciplining and terminating employees within their unit in accordance with CGS policy. Monitors development and implementation of program improvement plans of assigned staff. Maintains a professional and collaborative approach while interacting with the Socio-Therapist Team. Provides leadership to the planning team to expedite safe family reunification, reduce step-ups and lateral moves, and expedite adoptions and KinGap finalizations. Ensures that Family Team Conferences (SPRs) are scheduled and held by identified due dates. Participates in family team meetings and ensure that Case Planners develop skills in understanding, assessing and engaging families, children and foster parents in the service plan process and create workable and realistic service plans. Ensures that the Case Planners/Family Specialists engage families and effectively delivery services for purposes of reunification, addressing issues which necessitated placement. Ensures assigned team's participation and completion of all required and mandated trainings. Responsible for emergency case activity in the absence of the Case Planner/Family Specialist for any reason and for submission of required reports. Participate in the rotation of the program's emergency phone coverage after normal business hours and holidays. Perform other duties as needed. COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT
Supervisors are instrumental in making sure that our casework practice and service delivery are aligned with the agency's and ACS' performance expectations. As such the agency's expectation is that all EFFC Supervisors create and implement client contact and documentation compliance plans for their assigned team that:
Ensures compliance with all required contacts with parents, foster parents, and children/youth particularly- Family time and separated sibling visits that take place ongoing, in compliance with ACS' family time policy and the level of supervision of these visits are continually assessed. Child-case planner face-to-face contact by 15th of each month and bringing missed contacts to the attention of the Deputy/Program Director. Comply with all National Youth Transitional Database (NYTD) entries in Connections. This includes updating education tabs, making sure that ILS service goals are listed in all FASPs (or Plan Amendment) for all eligible youths, and documenting tribal affiliation progress notes. Ensure the timely completion and submission of-
Family Assessment Service Plans (FASP) Permanency Hearing Report (PHR) PYA Discharge Checklists (trial discharged and final discharge) Transitional Plans Sex trafficking screening in the Child Trafficking Database (CTDB) MHCU hospital admission and discharge notifications to ACS Foster care special/exceptional rate initial and reauthorization requests Continuation of Care and Support Beyond age 21 (CCS21+) applications as needed Annual credit checks for all eligible youths Incident reports (internal and external reports)
Monitor, track, and ensure that their Case Planners/Family Specialists are prepared for and attend all Permanency Hearing thereby expediting permanency and preventing findings of No Reasonable Efforts (NRE). QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree in Social Work; LMSW preferred Minimum two (2) years experience with families and children Experience in Child Welfare Bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus Ability to work a flexible schedule, including periodic evenings and weekends, and ability to travel to community settings throughout NYC NYS Driver's license preferred COMPETENCIES
Competence in assessing family dynamics and in providing short term mental health treatment. Experience in making rapid clinical and family assessments in a community-based setting, as well as, knowledge of the foster care system. Must possess a deep interest and concern for the preservation of families and a thorough knowledge of all areas of ACS standards and regulations. Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in the field of serving families and children involved with the child welfare system. Proven professional skills, including meeting deadlines, ensuring compliance with agency policy and procedures, and overseeing complete and timely maintenance of agency records, in accordance with contractual requirements. Excellent writing and communication skills.
Position Requirements
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time
Salary
Benefits
Work Location
Division Family Foster Care 1780
About the Organization It is our vocation to serve those in need, to aid those who desire help, and to guide those who seek better lives. Through supportive interventions, we provide help, create hope and preserve dignity.
We provide help by offering an array of services for underserved families and individuals with special needs. All that we do is delivered with care, compassion, and respect, to address fundamental challenges, improve well-being and increase self-sufficiency.
We create hope by strengthening and empowering families and individuals in need. By providing shelter, care, treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, training, and connection to high quality allied services, we produce holistic solutions that enhance each person's physical, mental and social well-being, as well as their positive connections to family and community.
We preserve dignity with a faith-based commitment to recognizing the value of each person we serve, regardless of race, religion, creed, or life circumstances.
EOE Statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider applicants for this position without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status or uniformed servicemember status.
This does not include pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status, status as a parent, marital status, political affiliation - all of which are on the website.
CGS does not tolerate discrimination in any employment opportunities or practices, based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), national origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, age, protected genetic information, status as a parent, marital status, political affiliation, or retaliation based on prior protected EEO activity.
This position is currently accepting applications.