Community Resource Specialist Supervisor (67540)

Community Resource Specialist Supervisor

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Well-Being Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Employee Discounts
• 401k Plan with 3% Employer Contribution

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for the prevention program and supervising the Community Resource Specialists. This position will oversee four total CRS’s; two CRS are co-located at Pinellas County Sheriff office and two CRS’s co-located at Pasco County Sheriff Office. This individual will maintain program fidelity; ensure policy and procedure compliance and monitor data trends and standards. This position will organize and coordinate meetings and trainings with appropriate community partners. They will be responsible for initial referral reviews for child safety concerns and making sound safety decisions; ie. Assess referrals for psychosocial behavior, child safety risks, and environmental factors in order to make appropriate case assignments.  Comprehend and analyze data from FSFN database, review quarterly audit results and ensure that corrective action plans are completed and implemented to maintain child safety. They will make certain that community partners receive needed support from the Community Resource Specialists. The incumbent will be highly organized, detail oriented and flexible, working efficiently in an environment filled with interruptions and crisis.

Essential Duties:

• Supervise Community Resource Specialist positions. Complete probation and annual performance evaluations, includes coaching, training and shadowing as well as employee growth.
• Supervise grants and special projects
• Attend all required case staffing’s, trainings, meetings etc. 
• Maintain Program Fidelity through case consultations, review policy and procedure, training needs, audits, and corrective action plans.
• Review all Intakes and assign to CRS to refer to appropriate programs/resources
• Create and implement new programs to enhance and expand current services.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, Social Work, Psychology or Human Services from an accredited college or university is required. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience: Proven combination of education and experience which demonstrates the ability to lead, manage, enhance and promote the assigned programs of the agency. Three years of responsible experience in monitoring and evaluating prevention programs may be substituted for a Master’s degree.  

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Valid driver’s license.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Ability to:

• Work collaboratively with community members, peers and supervisors.
• Maintain high organizational, leadership and communication skills.
• Be detail-oriented.
• Utilize networking skills.
• Follow through on all assigned tasks.
• Communicate effectively with staff and clients.
• Write reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before small and large groups.
• Solve problems and deal with a variety of variables with minimum direction.
• Read and interpret documents such as contracts, manuals, journals, and financial reports.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Comprehend, collect and analyze data from FSFN database
• Maintain Confidentiality.

Knowledge of:

• Florida Statutes pertaining to Child Welfare.
• Family Dynamics.
• Best Practices as it relates to Family Preservation and Child Safety.
• Social Worker principles, techniques, and practices and their application to complex case work, group work, and community problems. 
• Laws, regulations, and policies which govern all Child Welfare programs.
• Child Protection process and issues. 

Other Requirements:    

• Clear a Level II Background screening (Live Scan) in which your fingerprints will be used to conduct the screening. Please see the link with further details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
• Clear a reference check
• Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside
• Clear a substance abuse screen
• Provide a copy of all degrees prior to your first day of employment
• Clear a Motor Vehicles Records check and must be insurable under the company’s automobile policy.
• Provide copy of automobile insurance.
• Provide proof of and maintain a minimum personal auto liability insurance level $100,000/$300,000 if deemed to be a driving risk.
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify)

FSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. FSS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at [email protected].