The Supervisor shall:
- Assist the Children’s Service Worker in the identification of threats of danger to vulnerable children and the assessment of the caregiver’s capacity to protect the child(ren) from significant harm;
- Assist the Children’s Services Worker in the development of effective safety interventions that control identified threats of danger to the child(ren);
- Assist the Children’s Service Worker in the process of information gathering and the development of effective treatment plans that enhance insufficient or diminished caregiver protective capacity;
- Model good practice, problem-solving techniques, and effective child protection intervention strategies for the Children’s Service Worker and other professionals involved with the family;
- Educate the Children’s Service Worker regarding federal, state, and local statutes, as well as agency policies and procedures;
- Consult with the Children’s Services Worker to ensure that support is being provided to the placement provider to meet the educational needs of the child.
- Monitor services and/or interventions to ensure that the family is not negatively impacted, treatment plan objectives and goals are being met, and such services and/or interventions are acceptable by best practice standards;
- Assist the Children’s Service Worker in determining whether a request for a child’s participation in public performance or media involvement is appropriate;
- Assign cases to Children’s Service Workers;
- Provide staff supervision;
- Act as a bridge between the Children’s Service Worker and agency administration;
- Be cognizant of the personal safety needs of staff;
- Assist the Children’s Service Worker in determining when the judicious use of an authoritative approach may be appropriate to motivate the family in a positive way;
- Assign cases, provide clinical consultation, assist in determining intervention strategies for the family; ande) Ensure that services are provided to the family in the event the Children’s Service Worker is unavailable or the family is not currently assigned to a Children’s Service Worker.
- Ensure that services are provided to the family in the event the Children’s Service Worker is unavailable or the family is not currently assigned to a Children’s Service Worker.
- Review all court involved cases where children are placed in out-of-home care documentation to ensure that foster/adoptive parents are being notified of the court hearing by mail and a follow-up reminder regarding the child placed in their home.
- Consult and review all cases with the Children’s Services Worker that have not resulted in permanent placement for a child on a monthly basis, in the case of infants reviews shall occur weekly.
- Consult and review cases with the Children’s Service Worker that involve the placement and visitation of siblings.
- Discuss case goals and recommendations with the Children’s Service Worker prior to the Family Support Team meeting.
- Attend FST meetings when supervisor support, guidance and/or approval is needed, particularly during critical decision making points.