Senior Child Placing Agency Supervisor, KS

Working with us takes a certain kind of person; we want someone who identifies with our values and is willing to challenge themselves both personally and professionally. We seek employees who are passionate about serving and making a differencein the lives of others.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Our Benefits

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 Paid Time Off the first year
• Paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange 

Salary Rate: $75,000

Position Concept

The Child Placing Agency Senior Supervisor will oversee the Kansas Foster Care Program and assist Child Placing Agency Supervisors and the Foster Care Program Operations Director. Additional duties to include, but not limited to planning, organizing, administering, monitoring, and reporting for the program; supervision of foster care staff; and supervising the delivery of services in accordance with program standards, goals, and objectives and Eckerd mission, values, philosophies, policies, and expectations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervises all Foster Care staff including direct and indirect care staff.
• Provides daily supervision of all activities and functions including training, meeting with individual staff members and with staff as a group, evaluating staff, and consulting with staff as needed.
• Making hiring recommendations to the Director or Chief Program Services for Family Services staff after having completed the process of recruiting, screening, and doing records and reference checks for candidates.
• Reports any staff misconduct to immediate supervisor and determines appropriate disciplinary action.
• Providing case management services as necessary for children referred for foster home and adoption services through the child placing agency.
• Providing direct services as necessary for children referred for foster home and adoption services through the child placing agency.
• Providing direct services for foster care as necessary.
• Serving as the main contact person for outside agencies in regard to service delivery for foster care and adoption contracts.
• Being responsible for any required program monitoring and reporting.
• Writing proposed policies for the Foster Home Program in conjunction with the management team.
• Overseeing compliance with HIPAA regulations for the Foster Home Program.
• Performing other duties as requested by the Director and Chief Program Services.
• Meets with new employees to provide orientation.
• Assists in maintaining employee files and submits new employee information to KS DCF.
• Responding with thank you letters to people in the community who give donations to Eckerd, Inc.
• Preparing program statistics for agency.
• Taking a lead role at directing staff meetings.
• Ensure scheduling and conducting of PS-MAPP classes is done on a consistent basis, with completion all written documentation as required.
• Ensures completion of all initial licensing and re-licensing requirements for foster care per KS DCF requirements, and maintaining current files on all licensed foster homes.
• Ensures training opportunities for foster parents and assuring that all required training hours are met and documented.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with all referral sources for foster care placements.
• Ensures coordination with referral sources for placements and assuring that all necessary paperwork for placement, including placement agreements, are complete and submitted for payment.
• Ensure foster parents are given the necessary supports needed to be successful.
• Assisting in developing and conducting foster and adoptive parent support group meetings.
• Ensure home studies and adoptive home studies are completed accurately and timely.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and planning in accordance with administrative regulation and according to Agency and or policy and procedure.
• Follow policies and procedures of Agency.
• Attend and provide appropriate training for professional growth as developed by the Agency as required by the state of Kansas.
• Maintain client confidentiality according to established policies, federal and state statutes, as evidenced by obtaining needed releases of information and maintaining updated releases of information.
• Provide complete documentation for services rendered within established time frames, including daily log and progress notes.
• Ensure assigned paperwork in compliance with standards, including time sheets, mileage logs, leave requests, clients’ records, client appointments and management information system.
• Ensure quality services to clients and families as evidenced by assessment of services and the quality improvement system.

Qualifications

• Master's degree, from an accredited college or university, in social work or a related Human Services field and licensed by the State of Kansas. Exceptions for licensure may be provided with approval from KS DCF.
• Minimum of five years’ experience working with children and/or families within a need identified social welfare system required. Three-year supervisory experience required; experience in a lead position or in-charge duties may substitute for supervisory experience.
• Ability to work under stressful situations; Knowledgeable of community resources. Must be computer literate. Must have current certification in CPR, First-Aid, Team and Basic Health Needs. Must have reliable vehicle; Ability to work irregular hours, including overtime to perform job successfully.
• Must successfully pass a background screening process, including, but not limited to, state, local, and funder criminal background check requirements. Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd’s Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. 

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

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