Supervisor - Licensing & Placement - 1.0 Fte - Milwaukee, United States - Children's Wisconsin

Children's Wisconsin

Verified Company

Milwaukee, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. _

Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect. _
We provide child wellbeing services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family. _
Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin. _

- _Foster Care _
- _Treatment Foster Care _
- _Adoption _
- _Respite Care _
- _Child Advocacy Centers _
- _Family Case Management _
- _Family Finding _

Role & Responsibilities:

Supervises a team of social workers who complete home studies to determine families' suitability to meet the needs of Milwaukee County children in outofhome care and social workers who facilitate placement matching for children referred to the CHWCS block.
Ensures continuous professional collaboration externally and internally to ensure the timely provision of comprehensive and wellcoordinated services and to ensure best use of limited placement resources. Ensures licensing standards outlined in DCF 56 are adhered to and all CHWCS internal practice standards are upheld.
This position ensures daytoday functions of the Licensing and Placement Unit are completed in a timely, thorough, and appropriate manner.
The Licensing and Placement Supervisor participates as a member of the OutofHome Care program management team for the purposes of planning, strategy implementation, continuous improvement, and development of the program and staff.
Oncall availability during and after normal business hours.

Education, Licensing & Certification:

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field required.
Requires a valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, minimum liability insurance coverage and the ability to be insured by the CHHS auto insurance carrier.
Certification in SAFE assessment tool within 6 months of hire.

Experience & Skills:

Three years of Child Welfare experience required.
Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services experience or publicprivate partnership experience preferred.
Supervisory experience preferred.
Experience working with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.
Knowledge of the laws and regulations pertaining to social services, children, youth, and families.
Skill in performance evaluation.
Effective verbal and written communication and ability to supervise workers.
Ability to define problem areas, assemble facts and recommend solutions.
Ability to work effective and harmoniously with staff, clients, social service agencies, and others.
Strong computer skills required. eWiSACWIS experience preferred.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Ability to problem solve and make decisions in accordance with all applicable regulations.
Multilingual preferred.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness.

We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.