Social Services Director Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Social Services Director to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for and Leadership of Care Management department;
- Community outreaches and networking to build collaborative relationships;
- Collaborate with Executive Leadership to develop and implement the agency’s strategic vision;
- Receives calls and finds replacements for absent staff;
- Prepares performance evaluations;
- Receives and resolves employee complaints;
- Assumes responsibility for admission process for new residents as described in Section B of the Social Services Department Manual;
- Interprets to the professional staff of the facility the purpose and objectives of the Social Services Department;
- Explains the Bill of Rights for Residents and Resident Abuse Reporting at General Orientation meetings, as scheduled;
- Collaborate with Executive Leadership to develop and implement the agency’s strategic vision;
- Schedules, plans, assigns and directs work;
- Approves errors in time cards or other timekeeping records;
- Interviews, hires, and trains employees;
- Coordinates facility cooperation with the Ombudsman;
- Ensures all necessary documentation required for the Social Services Department.
Requirements:
- Must have the ability to implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department;
- Must have a bachelor’s degree if working in a facility with 120 or more beds (see State law);
- Exceptional work ethic;
- Minimum of three years post Masters’ related senior management supervisory experience supporting children with mental health needs;
- Extremely well organized and detail oriented;
- Master’s Degree in a related field (such as Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology);
- Graduate of a social work program approved by the Council on Social Work Education;
- Minimum one year experience in a health care setting;
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language;
- Must have knowledge of State and Federal guidelines;
- Ability to communicate effectively, in writing, as well as verbally;
- Must maintain regular attendance;
- Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace;
- Casework with the elderly or work in a supervisory capacity requiring initiative and responsiveness to the needs of others preferred;
- Must genuinely care for and understand the elderly and disabled.