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Children's Social Services Supervisor

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Children's Social Services Supervisor

Salary

$93,017.60 - $127,004.80 Annually

Location

Stillwater, MN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

25-00206

Department

Community Services Dept

Division

Social Services Childrens Division

Opening Date

12/22/2025

Closing Date

1/4/2026 11:59 PM Central

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JOB SPECIFICS

The position will supervise the Adolescent Services Unit in the Children's Division. Duties of staff in the unit include on-going child protection, child welfare services, and transition age youth work. The work is fast paced and involves a mix of court and non-court involved families, kids in out-of-home placement, title IV-E reimbursement and coordination with Children’s Mental Health.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

+ Work experience providing leadership of staff as a supervisor, lead worker, team lead or leading a program/committee

+ Paid work experience in child protection

+ Working knowledge of Minnesota statutes, rules and policies regarding child protection and child welfare services

+ Work experience participating in diversity, equity and inclusion work

SELECTION TECHNIQUE: Your training and experience will be rated based on the required application material submitted and the top scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

HOURS / DAYS: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Work schedules (hours and days) and location are subject to change based on department needs.

ANTICIPATED HIRING RANGE: $93,017.60 - $127,004.80 Annually

E-Verify Participation: Washington County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Washington County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Washington County is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS and/or the SSA before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants and may not limit or influence the choice of documents you present for use on the Form I-9.

E- Verify Participation Poster (https://web1.co.washington.mn.us/NeoGovNotices/HR/2024/E-Verify\_Participation\_Poster\_Eng\_Es.pdf)

Right to work Poster

JOB SUMMARY

The Social Services Supervisor is responsible for the administration and supervision of Community Services programs, the interpretation, assessment and recommendation of policies and the supervision of assigned staff. Work may be assigned within different community service areas and have differing missions and goals.

EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field (public administration, public health, community health, environmental health, nursing, behavioral science etc.) and five years of full-time professional work experience in a public human services/public health agency and/or a private human services/public health agency that contracts services with a public agency, or equivalent. A Master's Degree in Social Work or related field may substitute for up to one year of required Social Worker experience. Additional requirements for specific unit assignments may be identified when a vacancy occurs.

CORE COMPETENCIES, JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB PERFORMANCE

Core Competencies (https://web1.co.washington.mn.us/NeoGovNotices/HR/CoreCompetenciesDefined2025.pdf) outline essential business and professional traits necessary to perform this job.

• Promote a diverse, culturally competent, and respectful workplace;

• Demonstrates knowledge of principles, techniques, practices and ethics of social work and social work supervision;

• Demonstrates knowledge of the federal program for social service as expressed in the Social Security Act;

• Demonstrates knowledge of functions of other social service and financial agencies; knowledge of social and economic problems;

• Demonstrates knowledge of the state social welfare program and laws relevant to social service programs; and

• Demonstrates ability to translate complex information into understandable messages.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide program administration:

• Develop and administer Community Services programs and set standards,

• Implement, monitor and evaluate procedures;

• Prepare and administer budgets for assigned services;

• Develop plans for specialized program grants;

• Monitor unit budgets;

• Review service trends to help project expenses;

• Authorize service expenditures;

• Compile program statistical activity reports;

• Assist in development, implementation and monitoring of program/client data;

• Develop, coordinate and monitor working agreements and contracts with service providers;

• Maintain knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations and stay current on what related agencies are doing;

• Interpret and implement state and federal rules and regulations;

• Recommend policies and develop programs and procedures required to carry out objectives and requirements;

• Coordinate, lead and/or participate on task force committees and multi-disciplinary teams at the state and local level to represent County program needs;

• Provide information, education and policy recommendations on service programs for stakeholders needing program expertise in policy setting; and

• Participate in agency management policy and program development via scheduled management meetings, program proposal evaluation, team meetings and other management team activities.

• Provides clinical supervision as a licensed mental health professional, program supervision and case consultation to staff.

Supervise assigned staff:

• Interview and make staff recommendations;

• Create and manage work schedules;

• Provide work direction and review work for accuracy;

• Provide program supervision, clinical supervision and case consultation to staff;

• Develop and facilitate staff training;

• Guide staff through changes in laws, processes, services or programs;

• Respond to grievances or special issues; and

• Conduct performance reviews.

Perform other duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Sedentary work involving office and limited fieldwork. Lifting requirement may include occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds. Exposures to infectious diseases, bodily fluids, and persons with behavioral challenges are rare to occasional in nature. Use of general office equipment to include, but not be limited to: personal, lap top, or handheld computers, pagers, cellular phone, telephone, fax and copy machines, calculator, audio and video recording equipment. Additional physical/mental requirements that occur may not be listed above, but are inherent in performing the position's essential functions.

This job description is intended to describe the kinds of tasks and level of work difficulty being performed by people assigned to this classification. The list of responsibilities is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The County retains the discretion to add or change the contents of this job description at any time.

Washington County offers a comprehensive benefit package (https://web1.co.washington.mn.us/NeoGovNotices/HR/2025/BenefitsGuideBook2025.pdf) including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance.

For a more detailed overview of our Supervisors benefit package, click here (https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/50336/Supervisors-Association-Benefit-Synopsis-PDF) .

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Do you possess the following minimum qualifications for this position: A Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field (public administration, public health, community health, environmental health, nursing, behavioral science etc.) and five years of full-time professional work experience in a public human services/public health agency and/or a private human services/public health agency that contracts services with a public agency, or equivalent. A Master's Degree in Social Work or related field may substitute for up to one year of required Social Worker experience.

+ Yes

+ No

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If you indicated meeting the minimums by having an equivalent combination of education and experience, please briefly describe the combination and explain why you feel it is equivalent. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Do you have work experience providing leadership of staff as a supervisor, lead worker, team lead or leading a program/committee?

+ Yes

+ No

04

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, you must provide a brief summary of your experience and the name of the employer(s) where you gained that experience. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Do you have paid work experience in child protection?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, you must provide a brief summary of your experience and the name of the employer(s) where you gained that experience. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Do you have working knowledge of Minnesota statutes, rules and policies regarding child protection and child welfare services?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, you must provide a brief summary of your experience and the name of the employer(s) where you gained that experience. (If you answered "No" to the above question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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The work performed in this role requires interaction and providing services to individuals from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Please check the areas below that best describe your experience:

+ I have experience using a translator/interpreter for a family or person who requires this service.

+ I have completed professional or educational Cultural Competence training or courses.

+ My job responsibilities/duties have required specific interaction with people from different racial/ethnic backgrounds.

+ I am fluent in a second language.

+ I have participated in community Racial Equity, Diversity or Inclusion work.

+ I have participated in professional or volunteer opportunities in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings.

+ I have experience working with a diverse background of individuals from various socioeconomic status.

+ None of the above

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IMPORTANT: If you checked any of the areas listed above, you must describe your personal or professional experience that demonstrates your ability to interact with people from cultural/ethnic backgrounds other than your own. You must also provide information about where you obtained the experience, what ethnic/cultural population(s) you worked with, and the dates when you gained this experience. Credit will not be given for the answers above if this additional information is missing or incomplete. (If you answered "None of the above" to the question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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Employer

Washington County (MN)

Address

14949 62nd Street North Stillwater, Minnesota, 55082

Phone

651-430-6081

Website

https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov

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