About Us:
Good Shepherd Services is a leading multi-service agency with more than 85 programs that serve over 30,000 youth and families each year and builds on their strengths to help them gain skills for success. At Good Shepherd we respect the dignity and worth of every person and reject intolerance, inequity andinjustice in whatever form it may take. Voted one of the top 100 places to work in NYC by Crains New York, Good Shepherd Services offers a fantastic work environment, a collaborative team dedicated to fulfilling our mission, and an amazing array of benefits. Join our team and help make a difference!
Overview:
The Social Work Supervisor for Family Foster Care is responsible for the supervision of the assigned case planners including hiring, training and overseeing all aspects of their work. The program will establish close community ties, and be philosophically based in a strength approach and support a family to family model of family foster care. The objective of the position is to ensure the safety, well-being and permanency for each child/family in the shortest period of time, using data to inform practice.
Reports to: Director, Family Foster Care
Location: 7 West Burnside, Bronx, New York 10453
Hours: 35 Hours/Week; Exempt
Major Duties:
- Orient new case planners to: assess safety, assess family strengths and needs; assess well being; kinship issues; and cultural competence to support foster/kinship caretakers to provide a safe and nurturing environment.
- Supervise family foster care case planners weekly in the full range of services leading to the best plan for each family in the shortest time frame.
- Oversee an appropriate visiting plan for FFC families, moving from office visits to unsupervised and in- home visits as the case plan progresses toward a safe discharge.
- Network with community contacts for the purpose of making needed service referrals to the best quality of providers.
- Support and model for case planning staff by meeting with selected program participants and foster parents in complex case situations or when back up is needed.
- Monitor case planners calendars, and assist with organized planning to ensure monthly compliance with all contact requirements and paper work timeliness.
- Participate in appropriate staff meetings and interface as needed with the Central administration staff/office, agency attorney, etc.
- Review case planners paperwork for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure coordination of all specialists contacts into the case plan and foster good team work among case planners and specialists or other staff with whom they share a case.
- Participate in Family Team Conferences and ensure parent and child's attendance
- Attend monthly supervisors meetings and contribute input into program issues and quality improvement
- Advocate for participants and staff with New York Childrens Services and the Courts as needed.
- Encourage and advance the use of the Sanctuary Model tools: safety plans, community meetings, psycho-educational groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences (or similar), and self-care in the department/program to create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
- Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments to create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture
- Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF (Safety, Emotional Management, Loss and Future) framework into daily practice to ensure quality care and an effective work environment.
- Utilize Sanctuary Model principals in the supervisory practice.
- Utilize Solution Based Casework in the supervisory practice.
- Lead the implementation of Solution Based Casework model of casework practice within the department/program.
- Implement and integrate the principles and procedures of Solution Based Casework: assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans and documentation and celebration.
- Facilitate case consultation and offer support and guidance to ensure staff are adhering to the tenets of SBC.
- Integrate the practices of SBC into every supervisory session
- Participate in continued SBC training, coaching and the SBC certification process.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Master's in Social Work Required.LMSW preferred.
- Must have good organization and communication skills, flexible and able to make independent decisions.
- Prior family foster care & supervisory experience required.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
- Must have a commitment to working from a strength based and/or youth development perspective.
- Must have computer skills to support versatility in CNNX.
- Field work may be required
Additional Information:
Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
Good Shepherd Services is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.
We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible and accommodating to employees with disabilities. As part of our commitment to providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to participate in the hiring process, please inform us of your needs in advance. We value diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and encourage applicants of all abilities to apply.