The Position
Social Workers are licensed professionals who provide case management services to children, families, vulnerable adults with intellectual, developmental, physical disabilities, serious mental illness, and older adults (collectively referred to as "vulnerable adults") and other individuals within local communities and institutions.
Social Work Supervisor II's supervise a unit of Social Worker III's engaged in case management having a high proportion of complex and sensitive case work needs in child protective services, foster care, adoptions, adult protective services, and/or guardianships. Incumbents routinely review and monitor cases requiring the application of advanced principles of the social work profession, and case planning directives affecting critically and chronically dysfunctional families, children, and/or vulnerable adults whose welfare is at high risk.
Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is recruiting for a Social Work Supervisor 2 position within Adult Protective Services (APS) located in Reno, Nevada. The Social Work Supervisor 2 incumbent will be under general direction of a regional manager in the Aging and Disability Services Division. They will be responsible for supervising a unit of case management Social Workers. APS Social Work Supervisors must provide supervision and guidance to APS Social Workers who are offering interventions to vulnerable adults who have been abused, neglected, exploited, isolated, or abandoned. Social Work Supervisors regularly review and monitor cases that require the application of advanced principles of APS social work. Supervision of case planning affects the welfare and safety of vulnerable adults that are victims of maltreatment and/or polyvictimization. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-12_0/
To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Licensure or provisional licensure as a Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Independent Social Worker or Associate in Social Work and one year of advanced journey level professional experience providing case management in a social work setting equivalent to a Social Worker III in Nevada State service; OR one year of experience as a Social Worker III in Nevada State service.
A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
Some positions are subject to call-out or call-back.
Some positions require work on evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
Licensure or provisional licensure by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers as a Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Independent Social Worker, or Associate in Social Work is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of employment.
This position requires a State of Nevada/FBI background check, at the cost of the applicant.
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.