Kinship Licensing Supervisor | Social Service Specialist 5 (SSS5) Everett

The Kinship Licensing Supervisor is tasked with supervising a unit of Social Service Specialists 3's and one Social Service Specialist 4 who serve as licensors to kinship caregivers, providing professional-level home study assessments and licensing services.

• Prioritize and assign work to a unit of home study and licensing staff.
• Hire and train, coach, and mentor new and existing professional staff in the law, policies, and procedures governing their job assignments.
• Participate in monthly leadership meetings that provide the foundation of growth and knowledge to coach and mentor junior Social Service Specialists.
• Provide informal training regarding licensing functions and home study assessment requirements and arrange for formal agency training for staff.
• Provide case consultation and review of home study assessments and licensing maintenance work.
• Maintain respectful working relationships with community providers and partners.
• Assist staff to make field visits in order to facilitate licensing and home study functions.
• Conduct case staffing, unit meetings, and other meetings as needed.
• Participate effectively in work groups designed to shape agency policy and practice including regional or office supervisor meetings.
• Perform supervisory personnel functions, including setting performance goals and performance evaluation.
• Perform quality assurance on staff documentation of the home study and initial licensing process, as well as on-going maintenance licensing processes.
• Prepare to give court testimony or mentorship to staff in preparation for court testimony if necessary.
• Consult with the Area Administrator on issues of imminent risk to children, chronic violations, complex cases, LD/CPS, media matters, and other cases as directed by the Area Administrator.
• Arrange formal agency training related to specific job assignments and career development.
• Review the level of risk in cases alleging abuse and/or neglect of children and ensure appropriate reporting has taken place.
• Review violations of licensing requirements to assure the health and safety of children and appropriate corrective action has been taken.

• Eight (8) years of paid social service experience AND 30 semester OR 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline.
• One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 4.
• Two (2) years of experience as a Social Service Specialist 3.
• Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND four (4) years of paid social service experience.
• Master’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND three (3) years of paid social service experience.
• Two-year Master’s degree in one of the above fields that included a practicum that may be substituted for one (1) year of paid social service experience.

• Medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance
• Flexible spending account for health care expenses
• Basic life and long-term disability insurance
• Dependent care assistance
• Auto, boat, home, and renter insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement and Deferred Compensation
• Social Security
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year
• Sick leave
• Vacation (Annual Leave)
• Military Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Additional Leave

Our vision is to ensure that "Washington state's children and youth grow up safe and healthy-thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community."