Job Details

Experienced

Redford Location - Redford, MI

Full Time

4 Year Degree

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

MCHS offers a wealth of benefits for our employees including: generous paid holidays & time off, full benefits (100% of premiums covered by the employer; no cost to you), a wonderful 80 acre campus, tuition reimbursement, pension plan, and a dedication to growth & promotion from within.

The Foster Care Supervisor is responsible for ensuring foster care programs and services meet the agency expectations and goals. The Foster Care Supervisor works with the other Supervisors and staff in the department to address the needs of children and families and manages and directs program operations. The Foster Care Supervisor directs, supervises and evaluates program staff, directly supervising case management team. Works with agency staff as well as DHHS and other entities to address system issues and concerns.

Qualifications

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet the program goals and objectives set by the Director of Child Welfare Programs (DCW) and the Leadership team.
Establish and enforce norms and best practice models that operate within the rules, regulations and guidelines set forth by the State of Michigan’s DHHS, MCHS, and accrediting bodies. The Supervisor will establish and maintain department systems, records and reports as well as recommend, develop and implement new approaches, policies and procedures for continued improvement of department services.
Operate within the guidelines of the Employee Handbook, Programs Operations Manual, and DHHS Policies and Procedures.
Assist with intakes as needed; review placements and referral paperwork as needed.
Process cases overseeing children in foster care, arranging visitations, counseling both parents, supporting foster parents, attending court, contacting schools and attending school conference, and ensuring that the foster children make their medical appointments.
Ensure foster care staff operate within the requirements of their job duties, provide guidance, training, assistance and support to staff when needed including planning, staffing performance, management, professional development, adjusting workloads as necessary and addressing and resolving complaints to create a climate of teamwork and motivation.
Develop, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of a formalized orientation of new hires; develop a training program with a curriculum that includes core competencies, knowledge and skills that are necessary for the foster care staff to be successful in their roles.
Develop departmental structures and processes to hold staff accountable to standards established by state agency policy, practice and programming.

Education and Experience

Master’s degree in a human behavioral science such as Social Work or a related discipline where 25% of the course credits earned toward the degree are in human behavior science.
Must meet the State’s Moral Character standard.

Knowledge Requirements:

Computer and software applications (All MS Office, LMS and MiSACWIS).
Principles and practices of social work, including the NASW Code of Ethic or related fields of study/profession.
Policies and procedures related to child welfare.
Family and child dynamics.

Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D/V

Full-time jobs

Supported Employment Spec

Foster Care Supervisor