Foster Family Services Supervisor
Boys Town · Foxborough, MA · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job posting.
We have content: "Assists with the coordination of services for children placed in foster care and supervision of Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards." That's like a summary.
Then "MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:" followed by many bullet-like sentences. We need to turn into
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job posting.
We have content: "Assists with the coordination of services for children placed in foster care and supervision of Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards." That's like a summary.
Then "MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:" followed by many bullet-like sentences. We need to turn into - list.
Then "KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:" list.
Then "REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:" list.
Then "PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:" list.
Then "Other Duties:" maybe not needed? It's generic; we can drop as boilerplate? It says "Other Duties: This job description incorporates the essential functions..." Might be considered boilerplate; we can drop.
Then "PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, EQUIPMENT USAGE, WORK ENVIRONMENT:" maybe not a standard heading; but we could include as a section? Not in allowed headings list; but we could maybe treat as "Requirements"? However we have separate sections for Requirements and Qualifications. Physical requirements maybe part of Requirements? But we have no heading for that in allowed list; we could omit as not required.
Then "About Boys Town:" maybe "About the role"? Actually "About Boys Town" is organization description; could be placed under "About the role"? But the instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have "About the role" heading and put the summary about the role there. Or we could put "About Boys Town" under "About the role"? Probably better to put the initial summary under "About the role". The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". So we can have About the role.
Responsibilities: from MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES.
Requirements: maybe combine REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS and also physical? But we have separate headings: Requirements and Qualifications. Usually Requirements = required qualifications; Qualifications = maybe both required and preferred? But we have both Required and Preferred qualifications. We could put Required Qualifications under Requirements, and Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications? Or we could put both under Qualifications? The instruction: Use headings as given; we need to decide.
We have sections: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). That could go under Skills heading.
We have Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits near the end: "A unique feature for employees..." etc. That's benefits. So we can create Benefits section.
Pay and Schedule: not mentioned specifically; there is mention of flexible hours, evenings, weekends, on-call. That's schedule info. So we can create Schedule section with that info. Pay: not mentioned; we should not create Pay section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Schedule.
We need to ensure we only include sections with real specific content.
Now extract content.
About the role: The first two sentences: "Assists with the coordination of services for children placed in foster care and supervision of Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards."
We could also include maybe the sentence about "Assists in providing and reviewing necessary communication..." but that's under responsibilities. So keep About the role brief.
Responsibilities: All sentences under MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES. Let's list them as bullet points.
We need to capture each duty. The text after "MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:" is a long paragraph with sentences separated by spaces. We'll split by sentences.
Let's extract:
- Oversees and supports safe and effective provision of services
- Requires employees to adhere to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
- Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
- Provides employees with on-going supervision and education related to safety and abuse risk.
- Responds quickly and confidentially to reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
- Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
- Adheres to policies and procedures related to Medication Administration for service recipients.
- Coordination of services Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care.
- Develops and implements procedures for the program and coordinates program activities.
- Coordinates child referrals, intakes, and placement.
- Provides input on Foster Parent selection.
- Coordinates training, supervision, consultation, and evaluation of Foster Parents.
- Coordinates, guides, and monitors family evaluation and service plans.
- Supervises, administers, monitors, and evaluates established procedures for the program and develops new approaches for intervention as needed.
- Assists in providing and reviewing necessary communication and documentation for families, agencies, courts, and interested parties to discuss child and family progress in meeting goals.
- Provides direction for and reviews all situations of discharge of youth from the program.
- Assists in supervision and support to FFS staff; may recruit, train, or supervise program staff and volunteers.
- Compiles, analyzes, and reports program data.
- Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting body standards.
- Meets with families and children at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.
- May be trained to become a certified Common Sense Parenting Instructor and as a certified instructor may be asked to conduct Common Sense Parenting (CSP) Courses at designated locations as assigned.
We need to ensure no duplication. Some sentences start with "Coordination of services Coordinates services..." maybe duplicate; we can keep as one bullet: "Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care." The phrase "Coordination of services Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care." We'll clean.
Now Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: list each.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care and the child welfare system; thorough understanding of Federal, State, Local, and Council on Accreditation (COA) standards.
- High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization and with external business contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
- Ability to build and sustain trust to facilitate successful, professional relationships.
- Ability to successfully lead a team of associates.
- Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.
- Strong knowledge of Boys Town model and fidelity of care.
- Ability to function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with children and families, staff, and support agencies.
- Advanced critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including ability to make assessments and use sound judgment.
- Ability to work with confrontational clients and their families.
Now Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field required.
- NOTE: Education and experience requirements may be higher based on Affiliate Site location, Local contracts, and Federal/State contract requirements. (maybe we keep as note)
- Massachusetts: Master's degree in Human Services or related field required.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience including working with children and families required.
- Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record and pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
- Ability to provide own transportation (mileage reimbursed) to complete travel requirements of the job required.
- Meet auto insurance requirements established by Boys Town policy and/or State and Local laws required.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends required.
- On-call (continuously or rotationally) to provide support required.
We could also include the note about education/experience may be higher; it's substantive.
Now Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree preferred.
- Management and supervisory experience preferred.
- Experience working with children and families in community-based programs or Boys Town Programs preferred.
- Bilingual skill at some locations may be preferred.
Now Benefits: extract the paragraph about benefits.
"A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location. Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs. Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider. We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account. Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few."
We can make bullet list.
Now Schedule: from text: "Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends required. On-call (continuously or rotationally) to provide support required." Also maybe "Meets with families and children at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized." That's more about travel. But schedule includes flexible hours, evenings, weekends, on-call.
We'll make bullet list.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We should not include any boilerplate like EEO, etc.
We need to ensure we don't create empty sections.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
Assists with the coordination of services for children placed in foster care and supervision of Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards.
Responsibilities
- Oversees and supports safe and effective provision of services
- Requires employees to adhere to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
- Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
- Provides employees with on-going supervision and education related to safety and abuse risk.
- Responds quickly and confidentially to reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
- Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
- Adheres to policies and procedures related to Medication Administration for service recipients.
- Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care.
- Develops and implements procedures for the program and coordinates program activities.
- Coordinates child referrals, intakes, and placement.
- Provides input on Foster Parent selection.
- Coordinates training, supervision, consultation, and evaluation of Foster Parents.
- Coordinates, guides, and monitors family evaluation and service plans.
- Supervises, administers, monitors, and evaluates established procedures for the program and develops new approaches for intervention as needed.
- Assists in providing and reviewing necessary communication and documentation for families, agencies, courts, and interested parties to discuss child and family progress in meeting goals.
- Provides direction for and reviews all situations of discharge of youth from the program.
- Assists in supervision and support to FFS staff; may recruit, train, or supervise program staff and volunteers.
- Compiles, analyzes, and reports program data.
- Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting body standards.
- Meets with families and children at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.
- May be trained to become a certified Common Sense Parenting Instructor and as a certified instructor may be asked to conduct Common Sense Parenting (CSP) Courses at designated locations as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field required.
- Education and experience requirements may be higher based on Affiliate Site location, Local contracts, and Federal/State contract requirements.
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have "About the role" heading and put the summary about the role there. Or we could put "About Boys Town" under "About the role"? Probably better to put the initial summary under "About the role". The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". So we can have About the role.
Responsibilities: from MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES.
Requirements: maybe combine REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS and also physical? But we have separate headings: Requirements and Qualifications. Usually Requirements = required qualifications; Qualifications = maybe both required and preferred? But we have both Required and Preferred qualifications. We could put Required Qualifications under Requirements, and Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications? Or we could put both under Qualifications? The instruction: Use headings as given; we need to decide.
We have sections: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). That could go under Skills heading.
We have Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits near the end: "A unique feature for employees..." etc. That's benefits. So we can create Benefits section.
Pay and Schedule: not mentioned specifically; there is mention of flexible hours, evenings, weekends, on-call. That's schedule info. So we can create Schedule section with that info. Pay: not mentioned; we should not create Pay section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Schedule.
We need to ensure we only include sections with real specific content.
Now extract content.
About the role: The first two sentences: "Assists with the coordination of services for children placed in foster care and supervision of Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards."
We could also include maybe the sentence about "Assists in providing and reviewing necessary communication..." but that's under responsibilities. So keep About the role brief.
Responsibilities: All sentences under MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES. Let's list them as bullet points.
We need to capture each duty. The text after "MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:" is a long paragraph with sentences separated by spaces. We'll split by sentences.
Let's extract:
- Oversees and supports safe and effective provision of services
- Requires employees to adhere to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
- Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
- Provides employees with on-going supervision and education related to safety and abuse risk.
- Responds quickly and confidentially to reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
- Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
- Adheres to policies and procedures related to Medication Administration for service recipients.
- Coordination of services Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care.
- Develops and implements procedures for the program and coordinates program activities.
- Coordinates child referrals, intakes, and placement.
- Provides input on Foster Parent selection.
- Coordinates training, supervision, consultation, and evaluation of Foster Parents.
- Coordinates, guides, and monitors family evaluation and service plans.
- Supervises, administers, monitors, and evaluates established procedures for the program and develops new approaches for intervention as needed.
- Assists in providing and reviewing necessary communication and documentation for families, agencies, courts, and interested parties to discuss child and family progress in meeting goals.
- Provides direction for and reviews all situations of discharge of youth from the program.
- Assists in supervision and support to FFS staff; may recruit, train, or supervise program staff and volunteers.
- Compiles, analyzes, and reports program data.
- Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting body standards.
- Meets with families and children at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.
- May be trained to become a certified Common Sense Parenting Instructor and as a certified instructor may be asked to conduct Common Sense Parenting (CSP) Courses at designated locations as assigned.
We need to ensure no duplication. Some sentences start with "Coordination of services Coordinates services..." maybe duplicate; we can keep as one bullet: "Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care." The phrase "Coordination of services Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care." We'll clean.
Now Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: list each.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care and the child welfare system; thorough understanding of Federal, State, Local, and Council on Accreditation (COA) standards.
- High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization and with external business contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
- Ability to build and sustain trust to facilitate successful, professional relationships.
- Ability to successfully lead a team of associates.
- Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.
- Strong knowledge of Boys Town model and fidelity of care.
- Ability to function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with children and families, staff, and support agencies.
- Advanced critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including ability to make assessments and use sound judgment.
- Ability to work with confrontational clients and their families.
Now Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field required.
- NOTE: Education and experience requirements may be higher based on Affiliate Site location, Local contracts, and Federal/State contract requirements. (maybe we keep as note)
- Massachusetts: Master's degree in Human Services or related field required.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience including working with children and families required.
- Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record and pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
- Ability to provide own transportation (mileage reimbursed) to complete travel requirements of the job required.
- Meet auto insurance requirements established by Boys Town policy and/or State and Local laws required.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends required.
- On-call (continuously or rotationally) to provide support required.
We could also include the note about education/experience may be higher; it's substantive.
Now Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree preferred.
- Management and supervisory experience preferred.
- Experience working with children and families in community-based programs or Boys Town Programs preferred.
- Bilingual skill at some locations may be preferred.
Now Benefits: extract the paragraph about benefits.
"A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location. Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs. Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider. We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account. Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few."
We can make bullet list.
Now Schedule: from text: "Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends required. On-call (continuously or rotationally) to provide support required." Also maybe "Meets with families and children at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized." That's more about travel. But schedule includes flexible hours, evenings, weekends, on-call.
We'll make bullet list.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We should not include any boilerplate like EEO, etc.
We need to ensure we don't create empty sections.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
Assists with the coordination of services for children placed in foster care and supervision of Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards.
Responsibilities
- Oversees and supports safe and effective provision of services
- Requires employees to adhere to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
- Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
- Provides employees with on-going supervision and education related to safety and abuse risk.
- Responds quickly and confidentially to reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
- Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
- Adheres to policies and procedures related to Medication Administration for service recipients.
- Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care.
- Develops and implements procedures for the program and coordinates program activities.
- Coordinates child referrals, intakes, and placement.
- Provides input on Foster Parent selection.
- Coordinates training, supervision, consultation, and evaluation of Foster Parents.
- Coordinates, guides, and monitors family evaluation and service plans.
- Supervises, administers, monitors, and evaluates established procedures for the program and develops new approaches for intervention as needed.
- Assists in providing and reviewing necessary communication and documentation for families, agencies, courts, and interested parties to discuss child and family progress in meeting goals.
- Provides direction for and reviews all situations of discharge of youth from the program.
- Assists in supervision and support to FFS staff; may recruit, train, or supervise program staff and volunteers.
- Compiles, analyzes, and reports program data.
- Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting body standards.
- Meets with families and children at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.
- May be trained to become a certified Common Sense Parenting Instructor and as a certified instructor may be asked to conduct Common Sense Parenting (CSP) Courses at designated locations as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field required.
- Education and experience requirements may be higher based on Affiliate Site location, Local contracts, and Federal/State contract requirements.
- for lists,
for prose. We should not include any boilerplate like EEO, etc. We need to ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's craft. Structure:
About the role
Assists with the coordination of services for children placed in foster care and supervision of Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards.
Responsibilities
- Oversees and supports safe and effective provision of services
- Requires employees to adhere to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
- Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
- Provides employees with on-going supervision and education related to safety and abuse risk.
- Responds quickly and confidentially to reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
- Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
- Adheres to policies and procedures related to Medication Administration for service recipients.
- Coordinates services for children placed in Foster Care.
- Develops and implements procedures for the program and coordinates program activities.
- Coordinates child referrals, intakes, and placement.
- Provides input on Foster Parent selection.
- Coordinates training, supervision, consultation, and evaluation of Foster Parents.
- Coordinates, guides, and monitors family evaluation and service plans.
- Supervises, administers, monitors, and evaluates established procedures for the program and develops new approaches for intervention as needed.
- Assists in providing and reviewing necessary communication and documentation for families, agencies, courts, and interested parties to discuss child and family progress in meeting goals.
- Provides direction for and reviews all situations of discharge of youth from the program.
- Assists in supervision and support to FFS staff; may recruit, train, or supervise program staff and volunteers.
- Compiles, analyzes, and reports program data.
- Ensures compliance with contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting body standards.
- Meets with families and children at various locations; utilizes own vehicle to travel to work destinations and to transport youth as authorized.
- May be trained to become a certified Common Sense Parenting Instructor and as a certified instructor may be asked to conduct Common Sense Parenting (CSP) Courses at designated locations as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field required.
- Education and experience requirements may be higher based on Affiliate Site location, Local contracts, and Federal/State contract requirements.