Social Services Supervisor

Social Services Supervisor – Dept. of Child, Family, and Adult Services

Please apply by: 10/8/2025

"Follow Your Calling, Find Your Career"

Hiring Rate: $66, $83, This is an exempt (salaried) position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant's salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.

At Mecklenburg County, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. We're counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The Mecklenburg County Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services strives to strengthen families and communities through a safety-net of services, collaborations, and hope. Our vision is to define and cultivate an organizational culture that is more compassionate and understanding toward each other and our clients.

The Operations, Strategy & Innovation (OSI) division of DSS leads the pursuit of more efficient and effective services and helps DSS achieve its strategic vision. We keep the wheels turning day to day, from budget and quality control to resource management and staff development. OSI helps the department decide where it's heading and how to get there with data informed decision making. We are an innovative and creative team striving towards improving services, identifying best practices, and promoting a positive work culture where staff feel valued and empowered, at every level, to drive meaningful change for each other and the community.

Location:

10101 David Taylor Drive

Charlotte, NC 28262

The selected candidate will support the Department onsite Monday – Friday.

Position Summary

Supervise staff and the overall functions of an assigned area or program. This position is responsible for ensuring quality control and appropriateness of the program, coordinating special projects, and preparing applicable reports. The supervisor also focuses on organizing various sets of information to be shared with other service areas or with State and Federal partners. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the principles of interpretation and translation, and the provision of these services as it relates to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Essential Functions

• Oversee day-to-day operations in assigned area and supervise staff on the Interpreter and Translation team
• Assist in the development of program procedures, expectations and other related operations
• Complete monthly and quarterly program reports as needed or requested
• Work closely with other supervisors and managers in all areas
• Communicates regularly with team members and monitors productivity
• Responsible for inventory control of supplies, materials and equipment for assigned program
• May be required to staff shelters in the event of a disaster
• Prepare for audits and ensure accuracy
• Review invoices from contracted vendor for accuracy
• Complete research requests usually after hours if there is an emergency need
• Review team's monthly Quality Sampling results
• Assist with troubleshooting cases as needed
• Communicate policy changes

Experience
Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of five years of social services or human services experience

Education
Bachelor's degree in Human Services, health or related field.

Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted?: Yes

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of previous or current supervisory/leadership/management experience.
• Bilingual (Spanish and English) proficiency oral and written.

Licenses and Certifications

• Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
• Requires County Driving Privileges

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Knowledge of

• Supervisory principles
• Social services procedures, practices and methods
• Social services-related federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations relating to provision of public assistance
• Case management methods and techniques
• Services offered by the county and other local public and private community based service agencies

Skills

• Understanding and evaluating data to provide guidance
• Addressing client, staff, and department-related issues as they occur
• Prioritizing and handling numerous tasks for multiple customers, often in a short timeframe

Abilities
Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures

Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, units or organizations to help achieve business goals

Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals and/or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain information

Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals

Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences

Delegating Responsibility: Allocating decision-making authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate others to maximize the organization's and individuals' effectiveness

Follow-Up: Monitoring the results of delegations, assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individual and the characteristics of the assignment or project

Computer Skills

• Intermediate in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite.

Work Environment

Works in an office setting with moderate noise

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer Statement

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor's request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.