Salary : $89,721.00 - $144,272.00 Annually
Location : 401 Hungerford Dr Rockville MD 20850 USA
Job Type: Permanent
Job Number:
Department: Department of Health and Human Services
Division: HHS 60 Aging & Disability Services Division
Opening Date: 10/12/2026
Closing Date: 10/26/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
About the Position
Please note: The salary range above represents this position's earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $89,721 to $139,951, based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Adult Protective Services Program with the Adult Protective Services and Case Management Services Section of Aging & Disability Services is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic Supervisory Social Worker dedicated to providing protective services to older adults and adults with disabilities. The employee in this position must have strong leadership and social work clinical skills, be skilled in electronic case management tools, in addition to experience with programmatic and fiscal oversight.
What You'll Be Doing
Adult Protective Services (APS) is a mandated social services program to assist vulnerable adults who are unable to provide for their basic living needs or access necessary professional services or protect their own interests and are subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect. The Adult Protective Services supervisor is responsible for supervising up to 8 employees who provide investigative and protective services, crisis intervention, and case management, as well as assigned administrative staff. This position oversees the management, supervision, and delivery of core Adult Protective Services in the Assessment, APS, and Case Management Services Section as mandated by the Code of Maryland Regulations and the Department of Human Services. This position will provide direct and regular clinical supervision to the social workers and nurses assigned to this APS investigations unit. Meetings with APS staff will occur individually and as a group for both administrative and clinical meetings. The APS Supervisor assists and guides the APS social worker in developing safe and efficient service plans that assure the immediate well-being and safety of the individual at risk. This may involve consultation with the APS nurse on health and wellness of the client, leading toward an appropriate safety plan. This may also involve the authorization to provide emergency services such as home care, alternative living arrangements, hospitalization, voluntary as well as involuntary, and collaboration with law enforcement and public safety officials monthly (minimal) by regular participation in the Montgomery County Elder/Vulnerable Adult Abuse Task Force (EVAATF) and related work groups. When concerns over client capacity and competency present themselves, exploration of alternate (surrogate) decision-making mechanisms, including guardianship, is explored. This position is also expected to provide APS updates to unit and section staff and to actively participate in interdisciplinary staffing and regular EVAATF meetings.
The APS Supervisor will coordinate, encourage staff participation, and further develop an integrated practice through daily interaction and planning with various internal and external service partners including all Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services service areas, the Maryland State Departments of Human Services, Health, and Aging; county, local and state law enforcement; the County State's Attorney's Office; the County Attorney's Office; the judicial system; the shelter system; local hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, medical providers, senior centers, Fire and Rescue Services, and Housing and Community Affairs. The APS Supervisor will consult, plan, and train internal and external partners on the purpose and scope of APS and will actively participate in the annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day event.
The APS Supervisor will contribute to and assist with program planning, training, administration, utilization of pertinent technology (i.e. Enterprise Integrated Case Management System (eICM), Child, Juvenile, Adult Management System (CJAMS), Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) etc.), business process and quality improvement, and program evaluation. This APS Supervisor is expected to regularly collaborate and support the other two APS Investigation teams and their supervisors. This position is also responsible for ensuring proper use of APS flex funds, APS emergency funds for short-term placement, utilization of APS cab services, as well as the Home Hazard fund.
Lastly, this supervisor will work with the Department's ESF#6 Disaster/Mass Care team to ensure the emergency response of Aging & Disability staff when responding to victims of either natural or technological disaster, emergency, or other catastrophic events. A key element for HHS is ensuring staff coverage of emergency shelters administered by HHS, in partnership with the American Red Cross. An expectation of this supervisor is to provide leadership as either a County Lead Representative (CLR) with the Department's Disaster/Mass Response Teams (including emergency shelters), and/or encourage section staff to actively participate with sheltering and emergency response activities and training.
Standby supervisory coverage of APS is required on a rotational basis several times per year to cover for one week in a 24/7 coverage period.
This position will travel throughout the County to perform essential job duties. The selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, medical exam, and drug screening.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:Possession of a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited college or university that meets the criteria of a graduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Experience: Four (4) years of full-time experience performing advanced journey-level social work case management duties (see Note below) in a public sector, health, mental health, social services, housing, or community- based services related program of which one (1) year was in a supervisory or lead capacity supervising, training, or orienting lower-level social workers, students, interns, or other staff.
Equivalency: See requirements of the Maryland Board of Social Worker Examiners and the Code of Maryland (COMAR); see especially 10.42.01 (Regulations Governing Licensure); 10.42.06 (Continuing Education); and, 10.42.08 (Supervision). The Montgomery County Office of Human Resources must follow COMAR in providing qualifications credit and accepting substitutions or equivalents. See Chapter 8 (Supervision), Subtitle 42 of Title 10. See COMAR 10.42-08.04 for positions in this class that involve clinical supervision of LMSWs and LCSWs seeking advanced licensure.
Note: Qualifying social work case management includes direct case work management, such as: assessment and evaluation; conducting investigations of abuse and neglect; preparing court reports; responsibility for a long term caseload, monitoring compliance through home calls and other personal contact; collaboration with other agencies and linking clients to resources and programs; development of a case plan and modification of case plans as needed/required; and authority to impose sanctions or implement actions that impact services. Education, experience or training must indicate the ability to perform successfully as a first level supervisor such as the ability to plan/assign/review work, deploy personnel, monitor work operations, obtain effective results and perform a full array of supervisory HR management and EEO functions.
License:
At application possession and maintenance at all times:
• A license as a Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical - LCSW-C by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners prior to appointment for a supervisory position that involves clinical supervision
• Licensed as a Maryland Board Approved Supervisor
• A valid driver's license from the applicant's state of residence.
Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences
Preference for interview will be given to qualified candidates with experience in the following areas. Please include all relevant experience in these areas in your resume.
• Experience in and knowledge of Health and Human Services principles, theories, and methods required to be effective in providing a wide range of services to adults with disabilities and the frail elderly; and experience in using diagnostic/clinical skills related to interventions and services of this population.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of protective services, case management, and court/legal testimony and process.
• Demonstrated experience of at least 2 years with supervision or lead capacity of health and human service professionals who provide direct services to adults with intellectual and/or physical disabilities or the frail elderly.
• Demonstrated administrative experience managing a program budget, or grant funds, and/or tracking expenditures against allocations.
• Demonstrated experience and success with interdisciplinary teaming, community outreach and customer service.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Leave Benefits
Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
Retirement Benefits
All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferr
