Are you an experienced child welfare professional with a passion for leadership, permanency, and strengthening families? If you are committed to developing staff, advancing best practices, and helping children achieve safe, stable, and permanent outcomes, we invite you to consider this rewarding leadership opportunity.
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This supervisory position oversees key permanency programs, including Foster Care, Adoption, Fostering Futures, Resource Families, Kinship Navigator, Title IV-E Benefits, and Adoption Assistance. The successful candidate will provide leadership, coaching, and support to a dedicated team while ensuring quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and positive outcomes for children and families.
Staff Supervision & Case Practice
Provide individual supervision, coaching, and support to Foster Care, Adoption, and Fostering Futures staff.
Review case documentation to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and agency policies.
Assign and monitor caseloads and review service plans, case assessments, and other documents requiring supervisory approval.
Provide consultation on complex case issues and support staff in achieving timely permanency outcomes.
Participate in Family Partnership Meetings (FPMs), Virginia Enhanced Maintenance Assessment Tool (VEMAT) meetings, Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) meetings, court hearings, and other child and family meetings as needed.
Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, train, and develop staff.
Complete performance evaluations and address performance concerns in accordance with County personnel policies.
Support grant-funded initiatives, including Title IV-E, Respite, Independent Living Services, and Education and Training Vouchers.
Program Administration
Maintain expertise in Foster Care, Fostering Futures, KinGAP, Adoption, Adoption Assistance, and foster and kinship resource family programs.
Monitor program performance and compile statistical data related to program outcomes, service delivery, and community needs.
Ensure services are delivered in accordance with established quality, timeliness, and performance standards.
Develop, revise, and implement policies, procedures, and protocols to strengthen service delivery and improve outcomes.
Leadership, Collaboration & Agency Support
Serve as a member of the department's leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, continuous quality improvement, and agency initiatives.
Participate in intra- and interagency workgroups, committees, supervisor meetings, and special projects.
Provide on-call supervisory support for Adult Protective Services and Child Welfare programs, including Child Protective Services, Prevention, and Foster Care.
Represent the department in community meetings and collaborative partnerships.
Participate in foster parent recruitment, adoption and foster care support activities, and recognition events, including occasional evening or weekend activities.
Serve on the department's shelter operations team as assigned through the Emergency Operations Center.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
The successful candidate demonstrates considerable knowledge of:
Social work practice, including family systems, child development, and issues affecting child welfare such as substance use, mental health, and juvenile delinquency.
Child welfare laws, regulations, best practices, casework supervision, and staff development.
Trauma-informed practice and the impact of trauma and resiliency on children, families, caregivers, and child welfare professionals.
Leadership principles, critical thinking, effective communication, and collaborative problem-solving.
Education and Experience
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field or minimum of a Bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum of two years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area (Section 22VAC40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia). Considerable experience in assigned program area/human services programs and completion of required training programs. Supervisory experience or work experience in a leadership role. Equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Possession of a BSW or MSW degree and a Commonwealth of Virginia Social Worker license are desirable.
Why Join Our Team?
This position offers the opportunity to lead a highly skilled permanency team, shape practice improvements, mentor future leaders, and make a lasting impact on children and families throughout Henrico County.
Candidates for specified position may be required to hold or be qualified to work toward licensure or accreditation in the appropriate discipline.
A criminal history record check and fingerprinting is conducted on all persons conditionally offered employment, including a conditional offer of initial employment, or a conditional offer to promote, demote, or laterally transfer an employee.
Master's degree in a related field (e.g., sociology, psychology, behavioral science), and two (2) years of social work experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
State Police Criminal History Investigation
Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation (Dept. of Social Services, JRJDC, Juvenile Detention Home)
VDSS is one of the largest Commonwealth agencies, partnering with 120 local departments of social services, along with faith-based and non-profit organizations, to promote the well-being of children and families statewide. We proudly serve alongside nearly 13,000 state and local human services professionals throughout the Social Services System, who ensure that thousands of Virginia's most vulnerable citizen have access to best services and benefits available to them.
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