Child Welfare Supervisor (Child Protection Investigation and Family Services)
Child Welfare Supervisor (Child Protection Investigation and Family Services)
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About this Job
This vacancy is located in the Child Protection Investigation and Family Services unit in the Franklin Parish Child Welfare department in Winnsboro LA.
Child Welfare Supervisor has a Special Entrance Rate (SER): $26.91/hr.
This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.
You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.
Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application.
The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job.
Your experienceWILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the Duties section for each jobthe specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.
List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
DCFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities
For further information about this vacancy contact April Aulds via:
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Six years of experience in child welfare; OR
Six years of fulltime work experience in any field plus three years of experience in child welfare; OR
A bachelors degree plus three years of experience in child welfare; OR
An advanced degree in a social science or behavioral health field nursing or a juris doctorate plus two years of experience in child welfare.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of fulltime work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent.
A current drivers license and access to a personal vehicle.
NOTE:
The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c).Job Specification
- FUNCTION OF WORK:Provides services in child welfare program areas administered by the Department of Children and Family Services by supervising a unit of professional child welfare staff.LEVEL OF WORK:Supervisor.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Broad from a Child Welfare Manager 1 or other equivalent level personnel.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Direct over lower level professional Child Welfare positions. May exercise supervision over clerical personnel as needed.LOCATION OF WORK:Department of Children and Family Services.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Child Welfare Support Specialist and Child Welfare Specialist 3 by the presence of supervisory responsibility.Differs from Child Welfare Manager 1 by the absence of managerial duties exercised over subordinate Child Welfare Consultants and/or Child Welfare Supervisors.
Job Duties and Other Information
- EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.Guides employees in the assessment of services or placement needs of clients the development of psychosocial assessment of case goals/objectives and/or case plans for clients and their families and the implementation of the case plan.Reviews child protection complaints and assigns investigations.May serve as a consultant to other supervisors or employees.May design and deliver training curricula or onthejob training.Approves the plan to request removal of children from the care and custody of their parents or caretakers to place them in agency custody relative custody or other alternative placement plans for the child.Reviews recommendations of employees relative to the determination of the validity of abuse and/or neglect reports.May lead family team conferences and multidisciplinary team staffings for case plans/objectives which are formalized in a written contract form; case plans are reviewed with clients their family and community resource partners.May act as a parish manager in assuming responsibility for administrative functions.Gathers and analyzes data in order to design and implement recruitment campaigns to recruit potential adoptive and foster family resources to meet the placement needs of children in agency custody.Reviews and approves foster and adoptive home certifications and adoptive placements.May supervise quality assurance staff engaged in conducting case reviews and providing Quality Assurance consultations.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
