Posting number: 00660
Department: SOCIAL SERVICES
Job classification: Social Work Supervisor Supervisor III (Adult Services)
Posting type: Open
Categories: Social Services, Human Services, Community and Social Services
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE APPLICATION IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBMIT THE APPLICATION BEFORE IT CAN BE SAVED IN THE SYSTEM.
YOU MUST ANSWER ALL REQUIRED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED SECTIONS OF THIS APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH IREDELL COUNTY
Knowledge of methods and principles of social work supervision and training. Considerable knowledge of social worker principles, techniques, and practices and their application to specific casework and community problems. Extensive ability to work on computer systems, Legal forms. Protective Orders. Knowledge of computer system an ability to learn new systems. Considerable knowledge of behavioral and socioeconomic problems and their treatment and governmental and private organizations and community resources. Considerable knowledge of the laws, regulations, and policies which govern social work programs. Ability to supervise, train, and orient social workers, students, interns, or other staff.
Ability to be creative and work diligently to find resources for the adult. Communication skills ideas clearly and concisely and to coordinate and execute work effectively. Ability to work through crises situations and direct appropriate actions. Ability to make independent decisions while also working closely with administration and other supervisors and agency staff. Ability to give direction and follow direction. Ability to share in the responsibility of supervising after hours on-call.
The Adult Services Supervisor is responsible for the protection of adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation due to self-neglect or from a caretaker or adults who are in need of a payee to manage their income or are deemed incompetent and need financial management. This position supervises an intake worker and four adult protective investigators who receive reports and assess abuse, neglect or exploitation of adults either in independent living situations or who live in one of the twelve assisted living facilities or four daycares. Those reports also include providing outreach to adults who may just be in need of referrals for help with daily living needs. This position consults the on-call staff nights and weekends, when needed, for adult protective services reports This position also supervises workers who investigate complaints on the assisted living facilities and daycares that are not meeting State requirements. This position supervises social workers who oversee adults in need of a payee to manage their bills and finances in support of their daily living and includes adults who are deemed by SSI to be unable to handle their income. The workers oversee adults who are deemed incompetent by the court and must have a guardian. This position supervises one program assistant who provides support in all areas of adult welfare. This position oversees the management of unclaimed bodies, funding for 10 adults to enter an adult assisted living situation, and works directly and closely with attorneys, courts, clerk of courts, medical facilities, community services programs, banking institutions and other counties. The position oversees the social workers in the agency wide support of energy services to the community.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in social work AND one (1) year of social work experience; OR
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in social work AND two (2) years of social work experience; OR
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in any field AND four (4) years of direct social work experience.
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS OF ALL DEGREE WORK ARE REQUIRED. DRUG TESTING AND FINGER PRINTING REQUIRED PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT.
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Additionally, there are after-hours consultation to cover nights and weekends on-call.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Please go to www.co.iredell.nc.us to submit an electronic application. Applications are NOT accepted past the deadline date.
This position is subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping condition in employment or the provision of services.
When uploading attachments to submit with your application, please DO NOT upload any documents that could allow for discrimination defined in the above paragraph. This may include Driver’s License/Photo ID/Passport, Birth Certificate, High School Diploma/GED, Marriage License, U.S. Citizenship, Medical Records, and/or Social Security Card.
Iredell County strives to provide exceptional public services in an efficient and cost-effective manner to position the County as a premiere community in which to live, work and raise a family.
Located in the piedmont of North Carolina, Iredell County is intersected by Interstates 40 and 77, spans 598 square miles and includes five municipalities: the city of Statesville and the towns of Mooresville, Troutman, Harmony and Love Valley. The County houses some of the most productive farms and dairies in the state, is home to “Race City USA” (Mooresville), includes 500 miles of shoreline of the state’s largest man-made lake, Lake Norman, and is the host of the National Balloon Rally (Statesville).
