Social Services Manager

THE SALVATION ARMY

NORTH AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS DIVISION

Child Care

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE:                     Social Services Manager

LOCATION:                             Child Care

REPORTS TO:                         Program Director

FLSA CATEGORY:                  Exempt

STATUS TYPE:                        RFT

PAY GRADE:                           208

PAY RANGE:                           $30.86 - $37.81

 

OUTCOMES

Oversees the Head Start Social Services, Disabilities and Mental Health components, provides clinical supervision to all child care social service staff; serves as a liaison to two or three Head Start sites or programs, and participates as a member of the management team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES

1. Oversees the Head Start Social Service, Disabilities and Mental Health components with the Head Start site staff (especially Directors, teachers, and social service staff) and Managers.
   1. Assures that children and family’s needs are responded to by Social Service staff based upon social work principles and practices
   2. Establishes and implements the social service philosophy of the program that is inclusive of the Individual with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Social-Emotional Learning Act.
   3. Facilitates in-service training for social service, disabilities, and mental health staff
   4. Observes staff/family practices interactions and provides technical assistance to social service, teaching, and administrative staff
   5. Attends Department of Family and Social Services (DFSS) Social Service, Mental Health, and Disabilities Advisory Meetings
   6. Monitors social service, disabilities and mental health tracking and documentation
   7. Provides direct oversight to the Mental Health Consultant’s contract in providing services to children, families, and site staff
   8. Acts as the liaison between program sites, DFSS and Chicago Public School (CPS) in identifying, assessing, and referring children with suspected disabilities
   9. Works with the Program Director to revise the Forms Notebooks annually
   10. Establishes collaborative relationships with community organizations
2. Provides clinical supervision to all child care social service staff
   1. Meets individually with each social service staff person.  
   2. Plans for utilization of staff development/conference funds in Head Start Budget and Salvation Army Allocations, and monitors expenditures
   3. Facilitates family case studies
3. Serves as a liaison to two or three Head Start sites
   1. Meets with the site director monthly, or as needed to provide supervision and support
   2. Responds to the requests for information, technical assistance, and support from the site director
   3. Supports director in responding to special needs and child abuse situations
   4. Provides technical assistance in implementing policies at the site
   5. Represents the site and its needs to the Administrative Office
   6. Evaluates the site directors annually
4. Participates as a member of the Child Care Program Management team.
5. Planning
   1. Coordinates with all members of the management team to plan, support and monitor all programs of the Salvation Army Child Care Program
   2. Assists with the Budget review. Makes appropriate suggestions for expenditures and/or changes.
6. Participates in new program development
   1. Identifies potential funding sources for supplemental services and develops proposals as requested
7. Personnel Support
   1. Assists with developing and maintaining good staff relationships
   2. Participate in interviews for management staff, as requested
   3. Represents the Salvation Army and Child Care Program to staff with regard to personnel policies.
8. Advocacy
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