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Social Service Administrator IV

Recruitment #26-000194-0004

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Introduction
 
When you join the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS), you join a team of more than 5,000 employees across the state dedicated to positively changing the lives of more than 1 million Marylanders each year. We do this by providing economic support, preventive services, and caring for children and adults.
 
We aim to deliver services so that we more quickly meet the needs of the people we serve. At DHS, we grapple with hard questions to find new ways to foster a culture of bold innovation. We do this to ensure that in Maryland, we leave no one behind. 

 
This is a Management Service position, and serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority.

GRADE

19

LOCATION OF POSITION

Harford County Department of Social Services
2 S. Bond Street
Bel Air Maryland 21014

Main Purpose of Job

This position provides managerial administrative and clinical supervision for all In-Home Service including Screening, Child protective Services, and Consolidated In-Home Services. This position provides direct Administrative and Clinical Supervision to six In- home Service Supervisors to ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of children and families.      

POSITION DUTIES

  • Ensures policy, regulations, State and Federal law to develop local continuum of In-home services that assures the safety permanency and well-being of children in out of home placements. 
  • Implement programming for new initiatives to enhance outcomes for children and families as directed and allowed by DHR/SSA/HCDSS.
  • Creates budgets and spending plans for in-home services funding allocations according to guidelines.
  • Coordinated services between In-Home Services, Adult Services and Out of Home Services to assure continuity of service provision to children and families served by the agency. 
  • Provides clinical and programmatic supervision of six In-Home services supervisors.
  • Manage staff resources to ensure caseloads are balanced and mandated in-home services are provided to children and families according to policy and regulations. 
  • Participates in statewide, Agency and community committees to enhance partnership, resources and supports to the In-Home Services continuum.
  • Identifies areas of professional growth for supervisors and develops a plan that provides opportunities for enhancing the supervisory skill set. 
  • Coordinates services between CPS, In-Home Services, Adult Services and Out-of-Home Services to ensure continuity of service provision to children, families, and vulnerable adults/disabled persons served by the agency. 
  • Provides customer service to both internal and external customers that meets or exceeds standards set by the Department. 
  • Performs personnel functions including determining Out-of-Home staff needs and offering recommendations to address those needs, providing coaching and training to staff, interviewing prospective employees as part of a panel of interviewers, making hiring recommendations, monitoring leave usage as well as compensatory time/overtime accruals, and evaluating/correcting employee performance following Human Resources policies and State Personnel regulations.
  • Applicants must meet the selective qualification(s) to be considered. Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  A Master’s degree in social work from an accredited college or university approved by the Council on Social Work Education.

Experience: Seven years of professional experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency or institution, five years must have been in an administrative supervisory or consultative capacity.

Notes:

1. These requirements are established by the Social Services Administration by authority provided in Human Services Article 4-204 of the Annotated Code of Maryland and the Maryland Department of Budget and Management, Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, does not have authority to accept substitutions or equivalents.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a commissioned officer in Social Work classifications or Social Work specialty codes in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS

One year of experience ensuring compliance with court orders and permanency timelines.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess the following: 

  • Three years of experience working in Child Welfare environment
  • One year of Supervisory experience 
  • One year experience in the Child, Juvenile and Adult Management System.
  • Possession of an LCSW-C License

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

1. Candidates for positions in this classification must be licensed by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties are required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

BENEFITS

As an employee of the State of Maryland, you will have access to outstanding benefits, including: health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost. CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR MORE DETAILS: STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS.

  • Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date).
  • Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year.
  • Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year.  
  • Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
  • Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least thirteen (13) holidays per year.  
  • Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension.
  • Positions may be eligible for telework.

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about the online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division, at 410-767-4850 or Application.Help@maryland.gov. 

If you have any questions concerning the recruitment process for this position, please email Felicia Montague at felicia.montague3@maryland.gov; include the job title and recruitment # in the subject line.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.



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