Social Worker Supervisor - Western Service Area

Salary : $59,321.60 - $92,040.00 Annually
Location : Sioux City - 51103 - Woodbury County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 24-02068
Agency: 402 Health & Human Services - Community Services Area
Division: DHS - Western Service Area
Opening Date: 12/29/2023
Closing Date: 1/8/2024 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
Point of Contact: Melissa Nation, melissa.nation@iowa.gov
Job Description
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) merged on July 1, 2022, to form one agency, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS, Family Well-Being and Protection Division, is seeking a Social Work Supervisor.
Job Description:

• This position supervises workers based in Woodbury and nearby Counties who provide Child Welfare services to children and families needing family-centered services, out of home placement, as well as having protective service needs. This position will supervise life of the case - meaning it will supervise both child protective workers and social work case managers.
• Staff supervised by this position include protective assessment workers responsible for completing child and dependent adult assessments in surrounding counties. The supervisor assigns cases, oversees workers' initial assessments of safety and risk, and assists workers in determining any needed short-term interventions for the family.
• This supervisor will also work with staff responsible for the assessment of protection and treatment needs of children in their family home, relative placements, as well as the Department's custody. Workers are also responsible for making legal recommendations to Juvenile Court on behalf of those children.
• The position has administrative responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work, monitoring performance, taking necessary disciplinary action, and conducting first step grievances.
• Some of the case supervision responsibilities include providing consultation to social work case managers, facilitating community collaboration on cases, handling after hours crises, and monitoring compliance with court orders.
• The position must assure that complaints about employees or the unit are handled promptly; performs public relations and speaks to community groups as needed; maintains required records; gathers and analyzes data as requested; assures budgetary compliance where required.
• Travel is required.

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We have a great total compensation package for all our full-time employees, including:

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) (Employee contributes 6.29%/State of Iowa contributes 9.44%)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan) (State of Iowa matches up to $75/month)
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (See below for more details
• Vacation Leave (96 hours/year)
• Sick Leave (144 hours/year)
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance ($20,000 paid for by the State of Iowa)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance

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HHS values those with "lived experience" and encourages foster youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS (HHS) system to apply. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are also encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired - Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
Graduation from an accredited four year college and experience equal to four years of full-time work in a social work capacity in a public or private agency;
OR
professional experience in a social work capacity may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of qualifying experience for each thirty semester hours of education;
OR
a Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited four year college or university and experience equal to three years of full-time experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency;
OR
a Master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university and experience equal to one year of full-time work in a social work capacity in a public or private agency;
OR
any equivalent combination of graduate education in the social or behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university and qualifying experience up to a maximum of thirty semester hours for one year of the required experience;
OR
employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to 24 months of full-time work as a Social Worker 2, or 12 months as a Social Worker 3/4 or Social Work Supervisor 1 or any combination of the above equaling 24 months shall be considered as qualified.
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Have you graduated from an accredited four year college? IF YES - How many years do you have of full-time work experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency?

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• Less than two years of full-time work experience in a social work capacity
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How many years do you have of combined post high school education and/or full-time work experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency? One year of full-time work experience equals 30 semester hours

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• Less than two years of the combined post high school education and/or full-time work experience in a social work capacity
• Two years to less than four years of combined post high school education and/or full-time work experience in a social work capacity
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• Eight or more years of combined post high school education and/or full-time work experience in a social work capacity

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Do you have a Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited four year college or university? IF YES - How many years do you have of full-time work experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency?

• Not applicable - I do not have a degree in social work
• No full-time work experience in a social work capacity
• Less than one year of full-time work experience in a social work capacity
• One year to less than two years of full-time work experience in a social work capacity
• Two years to less than three years of full-time work experience in a social work capacity
• Three or more years of full-time work experience in a social work capacity

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Do you have a Master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university? IF YES - Do you have one or more years of full-time work experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency?

• Not applicable - I do not have a Master's degree in social work
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How many years do you have of combined GRADUATE level education in the social or behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university and/or full-time work in a social work capacity in a public or private agency? 30 semester hours equals one year of experience. Applicants may substitute a total maximum of one year (30 semester hours) of graduate education for the experience and must have a minimum of three years of the required experience.

• I do not have any of the combined education and/or experience
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Are you a current State of Iowa employee - executive branch? IF YES - Do you have?

• 24 months or more of full-time work in the classification of Social Worker 2 OR
• 12 months or more of full-time work in the classification of Social Worker 3/4 and/or Social Work Supervisor 1 OR
• 24 months or more of combined experience in the classifications of Social Worker 2/3/4 and/or Social Work Supervisor 1

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