Foster Care Supervisor (Saginaw)

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JOB SUMMARY The Foster Care Supervisor is responsible for ensuring foster care programs and services meet the agency expectations and goals.

The Foster Care Supervisor works with the other Supervisors and staff in the department to address the needs of children and families and manages and directs program operations.

The Foster Care Supervisor directs, supervises and evaluates program staff, directly supervising case management team.

Works with agency staff as well as DHHS and other entities to address system issues and concerns.

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DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet the program goals and objectives set by the Director of Child Welfare Programs (DCW) and the Leadership team.

Establish and enforce norms and best practice models that operate within the rules, regulations and guidelines set forth by the State of Michigans DHHS, MCHS, and accrediting bodies.

The Supervisor will establish and maintain department systems, records and reports as well as recommend, develop and implement new approaches, policies and procedures for continued improvement of department services.

Operate within the guidelines of the Employee Handbook, Programs Operations Manual, and DHHS Policies and Procedures.

Assist in overseeing licensing renewals and rulings to ensure ongoing compliance with all agency, licensing, accreditation contractual and legal obligations and requirements.

Assist as needed with foster care licensing/certification rules, re-licensing, complaints and adverse rulings.

Assist with intakes as needed; review placements and referral paperwork as needed.

Process cases overseeing children in foster care, arranging visitations, counseling both parents, supporting foster parents, attending court, contacting schools and attending school conferences, and ensuring that the foster children make their medical appointments.

Assist Licensing as needed with coordinating recruitment, orientation and training of foster parents.

Collaborate with adoption and licensing as needed, along with other departments within the agency as well as with external governing agencies and the community.

Ensure foster care staff operate within the requirements of their job duties; provide guidance, training, assistance and support to staff when needed including planning, staffing performance, management, professional development, adjusting workloads as necessary and addressing and resolving complaints to create a climate of teamwork and motivation.

Develop, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of a formalized orientation of new hires; develop a training program with a curriculum that includes core competencies, knowledge and skills that are necessary for the foster care staff to be successful in their roles.

Develop departmental structures and processes to hold staff accountable to standards established by state agency policy, practice and programming.

Work in communication and collaboration with other supervisors in carr...