Foster Care Lead Supervisor

Summary

Salary $63,000

As a Lead Foster Care Supervisor, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of associate supervisors and case mangers providing oversight to the well-being of children and families within the Child Welfare System. The successful candidate will also connect to these same families and play a role in the team's goals and outcomes. This role is part of the Children Permanency Partnership's (CPP) Foster Care program, which includes a consortium of agencies. The Lead Supervisor will be on-call which helps with increasing stability, safety, and well-being using trauma-informed mental practice.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide direct supervision to a team that consist of 2 Associate Supervisors and between 8 to 9 colleagues with a focus on client safety and moving clients towards permanency
• Mentor teams in the policy/procedure/accreditation guidelines and best practice of CD and CPP while helping teams engage with youth and families as a direct line of communication as well as act as a liaison for staff with all other professionals in the field,
• Help facilitate and participate in cross team collaboration within CPP
• Attend all required meetings, court hearings and mandatory trainings and work groups
• Track performance measures/outcomes as dictated by contract as well as agency
• Participate in on call rotation with other supervisors providing the opportunity to support peers during afterhours, weekends, holidays, in the form of in person and phone contacts
• Provide other supports as indicated by contract or agency requests as they pertain to best practice around Foster Care.

Qualifications:

• MA degree in Counseling, Social Work or relevant human services field.
• Must have 4-6 years of providing case management services.
• One year of providing supervision/coaching in a collaborative work environment.

Supervision: Associate Supervisors

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents, ability to write correspondence, ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Independent decision skills gained through knowledge from education and training. Ability to solve problems and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Strong ability to lead, organize and plan
• Computer skills of e-mail, typing, Microsoft word and State data entry systems.
• This position requires reliable transportation with current and valid insurance as there is a requirement of transporting youth to activities, appointments, etc.
• This position does contain requirements around availability and contact timeframes during fieldwork as well as in office work on computer and paperwork.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, walk, sit, use hands to handle of feel, reach with arms and hands, and use close and distant vision.
• The physical requirements of this job include sitting, standing, walking and climbing stairs on a regular basis, lifting up to 25lbs, pulling and/or pushing on occasion.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Epworth is an EEO/AA employer. Consistent with this policy, Epworth embraces diversity and welcomes colleagues and applicants of all backgrounds. Our goal is to empower every day and build a community that is inclusive, drawing upon the strengths of the diversity of our colleagues to exceed the expectations of our clients.

About Epworth

Founded in 1864, Epworth is a multiservice agency that seeks to empower youth who have experienced trauma to realize their unique potential by meeting essential needs, cultivating resiliency, and building community. Thousands of youth and families turn to Epworth each year for a full range of services including: therapeutic foster care and case management; residential and intensive treatment; individual/family therapy and comprehensive psychological testing; emergency shelter and longer-term housing services; life skills and vocational training; as well as crisis care and outreach through the Drop-In Center, food pantry, and 24-hour crisis help-line. Epworth is headquartered at 110 N. Elm Ave. in Webster Groves, Missouri and has locations in Normandy and South St. Louis City.

Our Mission
Empowering youth to realize their unique potential by meeting essential needs, cultivating resiliency, and building community.

Our Vision
A world in which every youth experiences life in all its fullness.

Our Values

Respect: We recognize the inherent worth and promote the well-being of every client and colleague.

Excellence: We offer evidence-based, high-quality programming and provide exceptional care and service.

Community: We cultivate a sense of belonging and solidarity among colleagues and advocate for racial equality and social justice throughout our communities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily, as well as possess the skills and meet the demands outlined in this job description. Upon an individual’s request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties and responsibilities or related to the skills and demands outlined herein. Epworth will determine if a reasonable accommodation can be made.