Kinship Navigator Supervisor

Child and Family Services- Kinship Navigator Supervisor  

Pittsburgh Corporate Office 

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• A Master's Degree in Social Work or other human services discipline is required with 3 to 5 years child welfare experience or Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or other human service discipline with 7 to 10 years child welfare experience

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Three years of experience in working directly with children in a child related field
• Most recent Performance Evaluation must be satisfactory
• Must possess a proficient knowledge of DPW regulations
• Candidate must complete a quiz that will test their knowledge of the organizational history,
• mission and operating principles
• Candidate must demonstrate through their actions a team player philosophy

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS

• Must have at least one year of direct supervisory experience with children and families in either job related or volunteer experience

STATUS

• Fulltime, Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; the ability to work cooperatively with Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services
• Must demonstrate leadership skills and qualities
• Must possess the knowledge if the child welfare and foster care system; must be passionate about the strengths of kinship; have the ability to work cooperatively with the Director of Child and Family Service
• Must have the ability to work with persons from various ethnic backgrounds, with particular emphasis in working with families of African-American heritage
• Must participate in the on-call rotation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be directly responsible for the supervision of Kinship Navigator staff to ensure kinship focus during placement process of children through extensive family finding, screening of families and assessment
• To review all documentation related to the Kinship Navigator tasks to ensure compliance with requirements
• To interface with the triad and management staff regarding client specific issues for emergency, non-emergency and congregate care cases
• To interface with ACCYF staff and leadership to enhance the Kinship Navigator process and problem solve any concerns or barriers on a micro and macro level
• To interface with jurisdictions on expanding navigator work.
• To facilitate kinship navigator trainings with ASCI and CYF to support the program growth
• To prepare written reports and gather monthly statistical data to/for leadership team of Child and Family services on designated subjects relative to program outcomes
• To serve as the first line regarding on-call situations

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid Pennsylvania Driver's License
• Registered and insured vehicle
• Certificate of Insurance for vehicle
• Valid PA Inspection (even if vehicle is registered in another state)
• Valid/Clean Motor Vehicle Record
• Current Act 33, Police Clearance and FBI Clearance
• City/County travel
• Available to work flexible schedule (evenings and weekend hours as scheduled)
• Carry cell phone
• On Call

This position reports directly to the Director of Child and Family Services – Kinship Navigator

A Second Chance is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious; national origin or ancestry; sex; gender identity or expression; sexual orientation disability; marital status; familial status; age (40 or over); or use of a guide or support animal because of blindness, deafness or physical disability of any individual or independent contractor or because of the disability of an individual with whom the person is known to have an association; or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.