Foster Care/Adoption Supervisor

Position Summary:

The Foster Care/Adoption Supervisor provides leadership, oversight, and supervision to staff responsible for foster care and adoption services. The Supervisor ensures quality case management, timely permanency outcomes, compliance with agency, contractual, and regulatory requirements, and adherence to established policies and procedures.

The Supervisor supports staff in addressing complex case matters, monitors performance and documentation, and promotes effective collaboration with internal and external partners. The Supervisor maintains high standards of practice, accountability, communication, and service delivery to children and families.

Requirements:

This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in an approved social service field and at least 4 years of post-degree experience in a child-placing agency. If the supervisor has an MSW, then they may supervise with only 3 years of child-placing agency experience. The supervisor should be familiar with and have an in-depth knowledge of the foster care caseworker position. The supervisor must also be very familiar with all DCWL, ISEP, and DHHS state contract compliance requirements and/or be assessed as both willing and capable of learning what they need to know for the position. The supervisor must be flexible, proactive, organized, efficient, timely, ethical, and conscientious.

Essential Job Duties:

• Supervise and Lead Staff
• Provide direct supervision, leadership, guidance, and support to assigned Foster Care and Adoption staff. Participate in the recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and termination of staff.
• Conduct at least monthly individual supervision and regular team meetings, documenting supervision topics and follow-up items.
• Ensure new staff receive appropriate orientation, training, mentoring, and supervision.
• Monitor staff performance, provide coaching and corrective guidance, and develop Performance Improvement Plans when necessary.
• Promote a positive, professional, respectful, and collaborative work environment.
• Manage Caseloads, Intakes, and Placements
• Oversee the assignment and distribution of intakes and caseloads among assigned staff.
• Ensure referred children are appropriately assessed and matched with suitable foster care and/or adoptive placements.
• Monitor staff caseload responsibilities to ensure required services and activities are completed within established timeframes.
• Provide ongoing support and case management services to children, foster families, and adoptive families as needed
• Foster Care and Adoption Program Oversight
• Oversee foster care and adoption program operations to ensure quality services and compliance with agency standards.
• Work with the Leadership Team to support the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of the Foster Care and Adoption Programs.
• Attend adoption-specific meetings and provide leadership and follow-up regarding adoption cases.
• Monitor adoption cases to ensure all required activities, documentation, court requirements, and services are completed in a timely manner and that adoptions are finalized within required timeframes. Identify staffing and operational concerns and assist in developing solutions.
• Monitor program performance and identify trends, areas of concern, and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure annual audit Corrective Action Plan (CAP) items are addressed and completed within required timeframes.
• Ensure Regulatory and Contract Compliance, and that staff and program operations comply with DCWL, DHHS contract requirements, ISEP, ADM policies, agency policies, and applicable regulations.
• Teach, guide, and monitor staff to ensure consistent compliance with applicable licensing, contractual, court, and agency requirements.
• Monitor monthly staff trackers and virtual whiteboards to identify upcoming and overdue deadlines and ensure outstanding tasks are completed.
• Communicate complaints, significant concerns, or issues that may affect the well-being of clients, staff, programs, or the agency to the Program Manager and Executive Director.
• Ensure staff are informed of changes in policies, procedures, regulations, contractual requirements, and program expectations.
• Professionalism, DEI, and Organizational Responsibilities: Maintain a professional, respectful, and ethical demeanor in all interactions.
• Promote and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in interactions with staff, children, families, and community partners.
• Actively participate in ongoing learning related to diversity, equity, inclusion, implicit bias, and culturally responsive practices.
• Comply with all agency policies, procedures, contractual requirements, and applicable laws and regulations.

Please apply on our website, http://www.ffkids.org/career, and send your resume to jboeving@ffkids.org.