NEOGOV · 18 hours ago
Social Service Supervisor-Adoption, Licensure, Safety, Wellbeing/Permanency
83 - STATEWIDE, MS
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$59K/yr - $71K/yr
3+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a Social Service Supervisor for the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, focusing on Wellbeing/Permanency, Adoption, Licensure, and Safety Units. The role involves supervising social service specialists, ensuring the safety and well-being of at-risk children and families, and coordinating with community partners to achieve timely permanency for children.
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Responsibilities
Provides supervision, direction, guidance, and feedback to Social Service Specialist (Investigation Specialist)
Serve as mentor, trainer, and coach to staff
Exercises good judgment in practice as demonstrated through the adherence of agency policy and procedures and federal/state guidelines to support decision making
Ensures timely screening, assignment, and completion of investigations through the use of data and structured weekly staffings with assigned staff
Reviews and approves investigations timely, including ensuring thorough documentation of supporting information
Ensure safety of youth involved in safety plans
Assess each investigation against established investigative procedures including interviews with victims, perpetrators and/or staff, assess the need for follow up and appropriate referrals for CAC or other collaborative services/partnerships
Coordinate with appropriate LE
Serves as supervisor on-call after hours (including weekends and holidays) as scheduled
Set team goals that promotes teamwork, accountability, and quality outcomes
Manage caseloads using available data
Maintain up to date outlook calendar
Maintain up to date required training (CEU’s if licensed)
Positively supports initiatives and program requests set forth by the agency
Conducts ongoing safety and risk assessments that identify and address safety concerns throughout the life of the case
Gather demographic information on child and family to conduct ongoing diligent search efforts to locate the child/family when unable to make contact and as needed to achieve timely permanency
Partners with child(ren) and parents in the development and utilization of comprehensive assessments and service plans
Collaborates with community partners to create systems of support for children and families
Ensures that frequency and quality of visits with children and families are adequate to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being
Identifies the physical, educational, and mental/behavioral health needs of children, parents, and foster parents and ensures identified needs were effectively addressed through collaboration with internal and external supports
Establishes permanency goals for the child(ren) through coordination with local youth court
Ensures foster care placements and/or living situations are stable and in the best interests of the child(ren) and are consistent with achieving established permanency
Makes concerted efforts to achieve permanency for children in a timely manner and consistent with regulations contained in the Adoptions and Safe Families Act
Ensures that siblings in foster care are placed together unless a separation is necessary to meet the needs of one of the siblings
Documents case management activities within time frames established by policy
Prepare professional court reports and provide professional recommendations in court proceedings
Utilizes privately owned vehicle for work-related travel and duties (including transportation of children)
Routinely serves on after-hours on-call duty for foster care and in-home service needs
Embraces ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
Qualification
Required
Professional commitment to and caring about clients and the larger profession of child welfare
Personal resilience and strong self-efficacy beliefs about the ability to work with clients to produce positive client outcomes
Efficient organizational and time management skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Positive work morale
Ability to be flexible in thinking and problem solving
Realistic expectations about the difficulty and challenges of the work
Ability to handle an often-unpredictable work environment
Preferred
Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience, and 1-3 years of supervisory experience
Appointing authority may require a Master's Degree and/or social worker's license
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in social work, social services, psychology, educational psychology, sociology, nursing, criminal justice, counseling, marriage and family therapy, family studies, or a related field
Will also require Social Work License in state of Mississippi for the Supervisor position
Benefits
Health/Prescription Insurance
Wellness Benefits
Life Insurance
Optional Insurances
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Personal Leave and Sick Leave
Military Leave
Holidays
Retirement Programs
Deferred Compensation
State Credit Union
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development and Training
Promotional Opportunities
Career Ladders
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
The Carlyle Group,Warburg PincusWarburg 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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