Program Supervisor, Family Finding chez Wayfinder Family Services

Description

At Wayfinder Family Services, we understand the unique challenges facing some of our state’s most vulnerable children, youth and adults. Those with disabilities, those without a home of their own, those who have been abused and many, many more. We answer the call for them. We believe in the amazing potential in, and for, each and every one of them. And, together, we find a way to turn that potential into reality.  

Program and Role Summary:

Wayfinder’s Family Finding services search exhaustively for relatives or people close to children in foster care so they can establish supportive connections. Family finding specialists contact relatives to see if they are interested in phone calls or visits with children in care. Family may not know how to search for the child or even that the child is in foster care. Our specialists coordinate contacts for children and these relatives to build trust and connections so the youth will have a network of caring adults to rely on when they leave foster care.

The primary focus of the Program Supervisor is to provide direct supervision of day-to-day operations and program staff and to ensure maintenance of professional standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supervise staff in areas of program management; supervised staff may include social worker/kinship navigator, family specialists, parent partners, interns, volunteers, and administrative support staff.
• Manage employees’ workloads to ensure full time equivalent capacity is maximized and equitably distributed.
• Act as liaison between management and staff to facilitate communication to promote agency mission and goals.
• Provide consultation and guidance on service delivery, complex casework, or operational needs; regularly review case records for quality, quantity, timeliness of service and conformance to regulations.
• Attend local and regional meetings pertinent to programs/services offered.
• Serve as agency representative on inter-agency committees and boards, at community and professional meetings, and address interested groups.
• Other duties as outlined in the position description.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• A master's degree or higher from an accredited or state-approved graduate school in social work or social welfare, marriage, family, and child counseling, child psychology, child development, counseling psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, educational psychology, education with an emphasis on counseling, or an area that qualifies for licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.
• At least two years of relevant child welfare experience, including working with relatives caring for kin.
• Knowledge of kinship care, family finding, and the child welfare system required.
• Evening or weekend hours, as needed.
• Travel within Sacramento county, required.
• Valid CA Driver License with a minimum of three (3) years good driving history and must be approved by the agency’s insurance carrier to drive agency vehicles.

Benefits: Wayfinder is committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is both comprehensive and competitive which includes:

• Paid Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, 11 paid holidays, plus five winter holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 4% 
• Employee referral program: Encourage your colleagues to join us
• Education tuition assistance program: Invest in your career development 
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
• Flexible spending account (FSA) plans 
• Eligibility and other benefits are outlined in plan documents

Wayfinder Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We support a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment background and drug screenings.