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Child Welfare Supervisory Social Worker, grade 26
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Child Welfare Supervisory Social Worker
The expected salary range for the Child Welfare Supervisory Social Worker, Grade 26, upon hire is $87,235 - $134,366. Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses. The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services that meets the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department. As a Department, we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community. Child Welfare Services is committed to the safety, wellbeing and permanency of children in Montgomery County. The agency works in collaboration with families and community partners to build, strengthen and support stable family life. Child Welfare Services is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic, caring, knowledgeable and experienced individual to provide clinical supervision and oversight to 7-8 clinically licensed social workers and case workers who manage the public resource, kinship and ICPC homes as well as locate placements for all children (0 -21) who come into out of home care in Montgomery County. The Resource Homes Section is responsible for the licensure and maintenance of all foster, relative, guardian and adoptive providers for Montgomery County Child Welfare Services. This employee will be the policy authority for licensing and management of resource homes. This position requires the ability to oversee requirements, negotiate and monitor contracts, develop budget plans and monitor expenditures related to retention and respite services. Attain and maintain resource homes; assure compliance with annual licensure; complete pre-adoptive paperwork and court reports; complete all requests for assessment by ICPC (Interstate Compact); monitor licensing contractors; develop and implement Resource Retention Plan (including annual press events). FTDM oversight is also a responsibility which includes ensuring that all required documents are maintained so that facilitators are completing their assigned activities and that any required reporting is completed timely. This position will also oversee Kinship Navigator and Family Finding/Absent Parent Locator positions which are critical components of the Family Matters work. Kinship Navigator works with kin to access services and supports to maintain the minor kin in their homes while the Family Finding/Absent Parent Locator works to identify relatives and kin who might be able to be a placement and/or permanency resource for children already in care. This position will provide support and guidance to these workers in completing the responsibilities of their positions. Selected candidates for this position will be subject to a pre-employment medical exam, and drug screening and 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. Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class C (or equivalent) driver's license from the applicant's state of residence when required for job-related duties. 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. Equivalency: See requirements of the Maryland Board of Social Worker Examiners and the Code of Maryland (COMAR); see especially 10.42.01 (Regulations Governing Licensure); 10.42.06 (Continuing Education); and, 10.42.08 (Supervision). The Montgomery County Office of Human Resources must follow COMAR in providing qualifications credit and accepting substitutions or equivalents. See Chapter 8 (Supervision), Subtitle 42 of Title 10. See COMAR 10.42-08.04 for positions in this class that involve clinical supervision of LMSWs and LCSWs seeking advanced licensure. 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. Education, experience or training must indicate the ability to perform successfully as a first level supervisor such as the ability to plan/assign/review work, deploy personnel, monitor work operations, obtain effective results and perform a full array of supervisory HR management and EEO functions. License: At 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 Work Examiners prior to appointment for a supervisory position that involves clinical supervision.
The expected salary range for the Child Welfare Supervisory Social Worker, Grade 26, upon hire is $87,235 - $134,366. Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses. The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services that meets the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department. As a Department, we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community. Child Welfare Services is committed to the safety, wellbeing and permanency of children in Montgomery County. The agency works in collaboration with families and community partners to build, strengthen and support stable family life. Child Welfare Services is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic, caring, knowledgeable and experienced individual to provide clinical supervision and oversight to 7-8 clinically licensed social workers and case workers who manage the public resource, kinship and ICPC homes as well as locate placements for all children (0 -21) who come into out of home care in Montgomery County. The Resource Homes Section is responsible for the licensure and maintenance of all foster, relative, guardian and adoptive providers for Montgomery County Child Welfare Services. This employee will be the policy authority for licensing and management of resource homes. This position requires the ability to oversee requirements, negotiate and monitor contracts, develop budget plans and monitor expenditures related to retention and respite services. Attain and maintain resource homes; assure compliance with annual licensure; complete pre-adoptive paperwork and court reports; complete all requests for assessment by ICPC (Interstate Compact); monitor licensing contractors; develop and implement Resource Retention Plan (including annual press events). FTDM oversight is also a responsibility which includes ensuring that all required documents are maintained so that facilitators are completing their assigned activities and that any required reporting is completed timely. This position will also oversee Kinship Navigator and Family Finding/Absent Parent Locator positions which are critical components of the Family Matters work. Kinship Navigator works with kin to access services and supports to maintain the minor kin in their homes while the Family Finding/Absent Parent Locator works to identify relatives and kin who might be able to be a placement and/or permanency resource for children already in care. This position will provide support and guidance to these workers in completing the responsibilities of their positions. Selected candidates for this position will be subject to a pre-employment medical exam, and drug screening and 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. Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class C (or equivalent) driver's license from the applicant's state of residence when required for job-related duties. 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. Equivalency: See requirements of the Maryland Board of Social Worker Examiners and the Code of Maryland (COMAR); see especially 10.42.01 (Regulations Governing Licensure); 10.42.06 (Continuing Education); and, 10.42.08 (Supervision). The Montgomery County Office of Human Resources must follow COMAR in providing qualifications credit and accepting substitutions or equivalents. See Chapter 8 (Supervision), Subtitle 42 of Title 10. See COMAR 10.42-08.04 for positions in this class that involve clinical supervision of LMSWs and LCSWs seeking advanced licensure. 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. Education, experience or training must indicate the ability to perform successfully as a first level supervisor such as the ability to plan/assign/review work, deploy personnel, monitor work operations, obtain effective results and perform a full array of supervisory HR management and EEO functions. License: At 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 Work Examiners prior to appointment for a supervisory position that involves clinical supervision.