JFS Program Advisor- Safety Conference Supervisor (2279-12)
JFS Program Advisor- Safety Case Conference Supervisor (2279-12)
Deadline to Apply:
August 4, 2020
Work Location:
Hamilton County Job and Family Services
222 East Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Work Hours:
80 Hours Bi-Weekly
Starting Salary:
$27.91 an Hour
NOTE: Applicants for positions with Hamilton County Job and Family Services are subject to background screening in accordance with the document: Inventory of Criminal Offenses Ruling Out Consideration for Hire. Convictions from this list may disqualify a candidate for employment with HCJFS.
Requirements (Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification):
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, Therapeutic Recreation, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Human Services (including a clinical practicum of at least one (1) year), or related field from an accredited college or university; AND Three (3) years of related direct service and/or administrative experience including one (1) year of children's services management experience OR
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university; AND Three (3) years of related direct service and/or administrative experience including one (1) year of children's services management experience or one (1) year experience as a Quality Review Coordinator
POSITIONS SUPERVISED:
Staffing Facilitators CHS 2; Quality Review Coordinator; Children’s Services Worker
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: (*Indicates developed after employment)
Knowledge of: Children’s Services practice standards; HCJFS Safety Model; HCJFS/ODJFS PC systems and applications; ORC and OAC as relevant to Children’s Services Practice*; Supervision; child welfare; employee training and development; case management; psychology and/or human behavior; sociology or social work;; agency policies and procedures.
Skill in: Leadership, critical thinking, safety decision making, conflict resolution, case management
Ability to: Articulate and explain the HCJFS Safety Model; Manage and identify barriers and create solutions; understand and prioritize daily activities around child safety; comprehend and execute verbal and written direction; work independently on most tasks; accept constructive feedback and use as an opportunity for personal development; collaborate effectively with a wide range of staff, managers, and administrators; reflect social work principles in work with families and peers; show initiative to improving Children’s Services practices.
Accurately identify the patterns of prior reports of maltreatment and other pertinent history impacting the household of assessment; present and impending danger safety threats; caregiver protective capabilities; and present danger and impending danger safety plans and the associated actions needed to control danger threats in the home; identify sufficiency of information collected to support and justify the safety decision; identify differences between behavior change and compliance.
Manage and provide supervision to staff; teaching and developing staff; establish a learning environment and respectful atmosphere as supervisor of work unit.
AGENCY-PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge and skill in Children’s Services practice standards and safety decision making
Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field
Job Duties (Summary)
- Provides effective management and leadership of up to six (6) Safety Conference Facilitators, Safety Culture Coordinators, and/or Children’s Services Caseworkers; Reviews existing operations and state requirements for Children’s Services, providing analysis; Recommends improvements and implements changes to develop conferences into Safety Conferences; Provides consultation, coaching and direction to direct staff, ensuring competency in safety decision making; Collaborates with staff, Children’s Services Supervisors and Administrators with development and implementation of Safety focused reviews, meetings and conferences to improve practice, safety decision making, efficiency, effectiveness and quality
- Supervises management of assessments on active cases; Identifies potential problem areas for Children’s Services practice through analyzing data. trends of assessment and observation; Assists with development and implementation of Supervisor focused new-hire seminars, targeted skill seminars and development; Develops and provides training, consultation and coaching for Children’s Services Supervisors; Ensures compliance to HCJFS Safety Model; for staff and contract agency staff, as necessary, on the role of child protection, its practices, rules/regulations. Develops and provides in-service training for professional staff of Children’s Services. Remains current with best practices and integrates same into the Safety Culture Programs functions.
- Analyzes and evaluates own implementation of Safety focused reviews, meetings and conferences and targeted supervisor development; Evaluates performance of own staff and impact/improvement of supervisors receiving training, coaching and case application; Keeps superior informed of problems, new directions. Facilitates change, new initiatives within unit and Children’s Services to enhance timely and through safety decision making.
- Attends necessary approved training as required. Performs other related duties assigned to assist in the agency function.