NEOGOV · 8 hours ago
REPOST CWS Team Leader - Foster Care / 61013137
Greenville County, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$50K/yr - $61K/yr
1+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a CWS Team Leader for the South Carolina Department of Social Services, focusing on Foster Care services. The role involves supervising case managers, ensuring compliance with policies, and promoting the safety and well-being of children and families in the community.
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Responsibilities
The Child Welfare Services Team Leader provides direct supervision to case managers in Child Welfare Service area of Foster Care. Ensures accountability of case managers by conducting case consultations, coaching, training and providing support in accordance with DSS Policy, Agency Mission and GPS Practice Model. Performs on-call duties and provides support to on-call staff
Promotes safety, permanency and well-being by ensuring fidelity to policy and procedures and conducting case consultation and case reviews, facilitating meetings, reviewing data reports, monitoring policy changes, and ensuring staff attendance in mandatory trainings
Ensures completion of Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessments, Child and Family Team meetings, Family Permanency Plans and referrals in accordance with DSS Policy. Ensures CAPSS reflects up to date case information and quality documentation. Ensures timely referrals for services and least intrusive interventions are used with families to address needs identified and maintain the safety of children. Ensures case manager facilitates and/or participates in child and family team meetings
Ensures timely court packets are submitted, monitors adherence to court orders, identifies and addresses legal barriers that impact timely permanency and legal proceedings when safety concerns require court intervention
Authentically engages and works collaboratively with child welfare staff, families and other professionals with empathy, respect and leadership. Ensures concerted efforts to locate non-custodial parents and kinship support is ongoing. Responds timely and professionally to constituent inquiries
Provides case managers with EPMS planning and evaluation plans. Participates in hiring and training of all new employees, promotes equal opportunity, develops a diverse workforce, and gives fair opportunity to all staff. Completes performance and practice evaluations on direct reports bi-annually and upon request for level ascension. Timely submits evaluations for level ascension and EPMS evaluations
Maintains child welfare certification. Completes 20 hours of training yearly to include certifications that are required yearly
Maintains an active routine of self-care and pursues support when necessary to minimize the threat of secondary trauma to physical and mental health. Understands the impact of trauma on families and secondary trauma on child welfare staff and applies principles to support families and staff
Ensures personal identifying information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared and disposed. Protects the agency networks and applications by safeguarding systems, equipment and data
Performs Red Cross shelter duty or other emergency shelter duties/services as directed
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Behavioral Science, or Social Science
A Bachelor's Degree in any other field and one (1) year experience in a related field
Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle
Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments
Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
15 days sick leave per year
13 paid holidays
Paid Parental Leave
State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs
Health and dental insurance
Retirement and savings plan options
Paid vacation and sick leave
Telecommuting and flexible work schedules
Tuition assistance
Holiday, annual and sick leave
Discounts on purchases, travel and more
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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