BCP Supervisor

Position Description

Child Welfare – Building Community Partnerships

Job Title:

BCP Supervisor

Reports To:

Program Manager

Status:
Full Time

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Our Mission: To provide expert, comprehensive services in southeastern Michigan that strengthen children, adults, and families impacted by abuse and neglect, autism, developmental disabilities, and mental health challenges so they are successful in their communities.

General Acknowledgement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Summary: The Building Community Partnerships Supervisor is to locate existing and develop new support services, activities, and resources that meet the specific needs of the client/families served. This includes, but is not limited to: after school programs; extracurricular activities in conjunction with local schools;
Fatherhood involvement activities;
Grandparent raising grandchildren support; children’s workshops; recreational activities for youth and children involved in the child welfare system; youth support groups; and mentoring and tutorial support services.

• Hire, train and monitor Parent Partner activities.
• Identify, recruit, and retain community stakeholders to become collaborative members for the BCP.
• Recruit and train community representatives for the purpose of attending Family Team Meetings at the request of DHS.
• Conduct community forums, Child Abuse Prevention Trainings, Building Community Partnership (BCP) meetings and focus groups to promote awareness of BCP.
• Collaborate with DHS to provide training and mentoring services to potential and existing resource parents.
• Facilitate support groups for both birth parents and foster parents monthly.
• Manage program specific assistance funds.
• Submit monthly and other reports as required.
• Participate in required trainings.
• Attend all scheduled team meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience working with children and families with multiple problems and an overall ability to relate to and engage with families at risk and in crisis.
• An understanding of current and appropriate parenting skills and life skills.
• Knowledge of child welfare policies and programs, family therapy theories, treatment philosophies, and strategies of home-based services.
• Ability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

• Customer Service – regularly respond to customers in a courteous and timely manner with focus on providing quality services.
• Job Knowledge – demonstrate mastery of basic principles, techniques, and skills related to job, consistently applying technical and procedural competence.
• Professionalism – consistently present a positive image of self and the agency, operating with integrity and credibility.
• Planning & Organization of Work – reliably demonstrate time management skills through advance planning in order to deliver high quality work product within deadlines.
• Relationship / Leadership – exhibit ability to develop cooperative relationships based on mutual respect and trust, treating others fairly, consistently listening, openly and actively encouraging others to express candid and differing views.
• Judgement & Problem Solving – show ability to review facts and information using sound judgment to arrive at the most effective solution and when appropriate seek supervisory assistance.
• Quality & Accuracy – consistently present work product that is thorough, accurate, and effective in accomplishing intended purpose of assignments.
• Initiative & Independence – demonstrate ability to effectively complete work tasks with minimal direction from supervisor and take initiative to increase effectiveness of work and that of the department.
• Reliability / Dependability – exhibit consistency in performance and reliably follows through on tasks and assigned responsibilities.
• Temperament – maintain emotional control, a positive perspective, and effectively respond to stress on the job.

• A bachelor’s degree in the field of human services is required, preferably in social work.
• Valid Michigan Driver’s License, appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.

• Works in an office environment and in the community as needed.
• Possible stressful environment working with families and court system.
• Non-traditional hours occur often due to the need for evening and weekend visitation, events, and trainings, etc.
• Fast paced, enthusiastic and team oriented workplace.

Sitting and standing for extended periods of time. May require some lifting.