Supervisor of Foster Grandparents
Recruitment #111914-MDLB01-351200
| Opening Date | 11/22/2014 12:00:00 AM |
|---|---|
| Closing Date | 11/28/2014 11:59:00 PM |
| Type of Recruitment | Open Competitive |
| Salary | Yearly: $33,638.00/Min - $42,047.00/Mid |
| Salary Plan | M37 |
| Pay Grade |
11 |
| Shift Hours | 8:00am-4:30pm; Weekends required. |
| Employment Type |
Actual Vacancy |
| Employment Term |
Regular |
| Agency | DHSS/State Service Centers |
| Location(s) |
Williams State Service Center: (805 River Rd, Dover, DE, 19901) |
| Contact Name | DHSS Applicant Services |
| Contact Phone | 302-255-9100 |
Summary Statement
Essential Functions
- Recruits, screens, interviews and selects Foster Grandparents; schedules pre-employment and annual physical exams; assigns volunteers to appropriate stations.
- Provides and schedules orientation and in-service training for enrollees.
- Assures each volunteer serves only in the established and approved role in order to prevent assignment to tasks which are inappropriate to the goals and objectives of the program.
- Conducts onsite evaluation of foster grandparents to ensure program policies, procedures, goals and objectives are being met.
- Provides information and counsel to volunteers to respond to their needs and concerns; makes referrals to available community services and follows-up to ensure that their problems have received required attention.
- Maintains records of attendance, transportation, meals, physical examinations, personnel records and other records as required; prepares reports for written and oral presentation.
- Reorganizes county or area program for the summer months. Finds other suitable settings for volunteers and provides social services and administrative actions which minimize the problems of seasonal transition.
Job Requirements
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:
- Six months experience in volunteer recruitment.
- Six months experience in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating programs.
- Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
- Six months experience in narrative report writing.
- Knowledge of budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining, monitoring, projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of supervising volunteer groups.
Conditions of Hire
Benefits
Selection Process
The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.
Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the “My Applications” tab at www.delawarestatejobs.com.