Family Services Supervisor

This title represents the supervisory level in the occupational group for Family Services. Employee supervises staff that provide direct services for fostering and sustaining the social, health, economic, behavioral , and emotional functioning of individuals and families serviced by the Franklin City Department of Social Services. The employee supervises, trains, leads, and develops staff and monitors case management services. This position supervises Family Services Specialists in the areas of Protective Services to include Family Assessments and Investigations as well as In-Home Services; Permanency Services to include Foster Care, Adoption, ICPC, and court-ordered home studies; Resource Parent training and recruitment; Adult Services to include Home-Based Care Services; Adult Protective Services; and supervises the agency's Emergency Intake Program. In the absence of the Director, this position may be responsible for supervision of the agency. This position sets and enforces objectives for quality and quantity of work performed by the Services Unit; applies appropriate human resource practices in the supervision of staff; establishes and maintains good working relationships with others; recommends policy changes based on evaluation of program effectiveness; deals with difficult or dangerous cases; interprets the program to other agencies and to the public; and participates in community planning and development of new resources, jobs and community work sites.