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Casework Management Specialists within the Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Child & Family Services, provide case management services for children and their families and may be assigned to one of many specialized programs and/or facilities where duties may be performed in the home and/or any similar setting.

DCFS is recruiting for a Casework Management Specialist Supervisor (CMS Supervisor) for our Elko office. CMS Supervisor duties include but are not limited to: responsibility for initial and on-the-job training of assigned staff; ensure new employees attend New Worker Academy training; assist staff in acquiring their ongoing training needs to comply with Training Policy requirements. Ensures staff maintains compliance with, and properly implements DCFS policies and procedures, statutes, regulations and directives necessary for the safety of children and families served by DCFS. Ensures consistent case consultation with workers for the purpose of reviewing policy, best practice standards, and provide consultation and coaching based on SAFE criteria to guide how practice occurs using structured weekly consultation approach that targets SAFE intervention practice and decision making. Emphasis should be placed on, but not limited to; quality of Assessments, Diligent Search efforts throughout the life of the case, implementation of the Protective Capacity Family Assessment (PCFA), the construction of Case Plans, facilitation of changed focused contact, conducting and documenting the private child placing agency (PCPA) event, identifying and addressing barriers to achieving timely permanency for all children.

The supervisor establishes clear expectations for performance and completion of SAFE Model interventions and encourages practice as intended; reviews ALL case documentation for quality and completion of required UNITY screens and assessments prior to approval; ensures collaborative case plan meetings are held on a regular basis and that quality monthly visits occur with children, parents, and foster or relative placement and are documented within required timeframe; ensures court reports are submitted timely and that court orders contain required IV-E eligibility language; reviews court reports and legal documents to ensure compliance with local, state, federal, and agency policies, i.e. IV-E eligibility; and completes mandatory supervisory trainings required by state personnel and other leadership training as directed by Management. 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 AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: