We have a wonderful opportunity for a Community Based Supervisor at our Rochester, NY location.
Full time position – 40 hours per week Monday to Friday with availability in the evenings required.
The Community Based Supervisor will be responsible for direct supervision of two employees that are part of the Mobile Stabilization Team. The Mobile Stabilization team provides evening and weekend support to youth and foster care and their caregivers in order to help stabilize the youth’s living situation and prevent further disruption. The Community Based Supervisor works closely with Monroe County DSS foster care team to ensure strong coordination and collaboration is occurring between teams. Due to the nature of this program, the position requires some availability in the evenings.
Essential functions of this job include, but are not limited to:
- Communicate, support and link Hillside’s mission, vision, values, goals, and strategies to everyday work
- Establish clear, meaningful, challenging, and attainable objectives and expectations that are aligned with those of the organization.
- Coach Permanency Specialists and is responsible for the efficiency of day to day operations of the program including scheduling staff, hiring, training, regulatory compliance and safety of youth, families and staff
- Assess the permanency needs of children/youth, and/or partnering with families who want to provide permanency for children/youth
- Responsible for supports for youth and families enrolled in services within the IFC.
- Coach staff to create strength-based permanency plan that includes: home visits and assessments, identifying and coordinating potential permanency resources, recognizing gaps and needs, assessing results and providing on-going communication with the child/youth’s treatment team
- Align the right work with the right people, delegates tasks according to people’s strengths and interests and ensures that staff has the skills and resources to be successful.
- Supervise Permanency Specialists to ensure delivery of comprehensive family driven services within the communities they serve
- Conduct Individual and group supervision of Permanency Specialists
- Coordinate Family Finding training both internally and externally
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services related area of study and a minimum of 2 years of human services experience are required.
- Will consider Associate’s Degree with prior supervisory experience and at least five years of experience in the child welfare/related field
- A valid driver’s license and meet agency driving standards
Hillside is committed to equal opportunities for all, supporting a diverse workforce, creating great opportunities for our Agency, our people, and to those whom we serve. We offer a competitive benefits package to include very generous paid time off, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending account, 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match, paid holidays, and Employee Assistance Plan, just to name a few of the amazing benefits at Hillside! You’ll be working with great people and great clientele where you can truly make a difference. Apply online, get on board, and grow your career with us. You’ll be so glad you did!
EOE/AA Disability/Veteran
