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5/2/2023 (8:00 PM EDT)

23-03348

Family Services Office Supervisor

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Community Based Services

Location

110 Riverfront Dr
Hopkinsville KY 42241 USA
The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) is a multi-faceted agency that provides services and programs to enhance the self-sufficiency of families; improve safety and permanency for children and vulnerable adults; and, engage families and community partners in a collaborative decision-making process.
DCBS seeks a Family Services Office Supervisor (FSOS) who is driven to succeed in supervising frontline staff conducting child protective services investigations. With professionalism and integrity, our agency offers services to families to ensure safe, stable homes for the children of the Commonwealth. The FSOS is a skilled team member and is expected to perform at the highest quality to ensure the provision of quality services to children and families involved with our agency. This is a demanding position that requires maturity, self- discipline and the ability to work overtime.
For more information on the Department for Community Based Services, please visit our website at:
https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/Pages/default.aspx
Career growth is encouraged through training and mentoring. Benefits include health and life insurance, flexible work schedules, paid sick and vacation leave, and retirement benefits.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Act as direct supervisor to unit staff.
• Staff cases regularly to identify protective factors and risks for the families and individuals we serve.
• Direct staff on tasks to complete to ensure the ongoing safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults.
• Review and evaluate casework.
• Conduct personnel management including interviewing candidates for hiring, handling employee complaints and grievances, and recommending appropriate disciplinary action when needed.
• Complete all phases of the employee evaluation process.
• Identify training needs for unit staff and develop plans for training as needed through in- service training, seminars, unit meetings, and other avenues.
• Monitor and approve staff use of leave and overtime.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• The ability to work well under pressure
• A willingness to encourage and mentor the staff under your supervision in order to help them succeed in their positions.

The position you are applying for has access to or use of federal tax information (FTI) or meets the statutory definition of front-line staff. Therefore, pursuant to IRS Publication 1075 and 900 KAR 1:009 or KRS 194A.062 and 900 KAR 1:050, applicants for this position in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CHFS also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://dhs.gov/e-verify.

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