Social Services Supervisor II

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Health and Human Services Agency. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Health and Human Services Agency located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

• Plan, assign and supervise the work of social services staff performing the most advanced or complex casework
• Assist in the development of community resources for all programs.
• Assist and participate in the development of training and staff development programs.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of policies and procedures.
• Represent the social services department at conferences and address groups.
  
  

For a full list of duties for this position, please click here.

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, nursing, psychology, counseling, gerontology, sociology, or rehabilitation, or closely related field.
  
  

Experience:

• Two years of increasingly responsible experience working in a social services agency and/or providing services to the older adult and/or dependent adult population in a social services agency.
  
  

For positions placed in the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) candidates must have:

Education:

• Master's degree in social work, nursing, psychology, counseling, gerontology, sociology, or rehabilitation, or closely related field.
  
  

Experience:

• Two years of increasingly responsible experience working in a social services agency and/or providing services to the older adult and/or dependent adult population in a social services agency.
  
  

Equivalencies For Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, nursing, psychology, counseling, gerontology, sociology, or rehabilitation, or closely related field. (If efforts to recruit qualified applicants for staff vacancy have been unsuccessful, the County may request an exemption to hire a candidate who does not meet the minimum qualifications. This request must be submitted to and approved by the California Department of Aging (CDA) prior to extending an offer to hire.)
  
  

Knowledge Of:

• Principles, methods and resources in the field of public health, mental hygiene, education, correction and rehabilitation as they relate to public social service.
• Techniques of supervision, training and of casework consultation to staff members.
• Laws, rules and regulations governing the operation of the public social services agencies.
• Social service research methods.
• Resources available in the community for referral or utilization in social service programs.
• Child development
• Child abuse dynamics
• Interviewing and counseling methods and techniques.
• Casework Concepts.
• Functions of public social service agencies and the principles of public social service administration.
• Principles and practices of supervision, evaluation and training.
• Basic Math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  
  

Skill/Ability To:

• Plan, assign and supervise the work of others.
• Present verbal and written reports concisely and clearly.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt effective course of action.
• Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agency staff, community groups and resource agencies.
• Verbally communicate sufficient to explain technical information to people of various socio-economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• Read, interpret and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to social services programs.
• Write clear, concise, grammatically correct case narratives, reports, records and letters.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Retain and recall information
• Establish rapport and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Use patience, tact and courtesy in dealing with people under various circumstances and under emotional stress.
• Keep systematic and accurate records.
• Collect and evaluate information, draw valid conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information and materials.
• Develop, implement and interpret policies and procedures.
• Work under stressful situations.
  
  

License Or Certificate:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.
  
  

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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