State of Maryland

A PSCS Social Work Regional Supervisor, Criminal Justice is a regional supervisor of professional social work providing clinical and therapeutic or forensic social work services in either a criminal justice or indigent defense environment in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (PSCS).  Employees in this classification provide clinical and therapeutic services to clients who have demonstrated a need for rehabilitative intervention because of behavioral factors or personality disorders and co-existing mental health, health, substance abuse or other social adjustment factors.  Employees in this classification supervise Social Workers Advanced, Criminal Justice, and Social Work Supervisors, Criminal Justice.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a PSCS Social Work Manager, Criminal Justice or other designated administrator. Employees generally work in correctional or detention facilities or other criminal justice environments.  Employees are frequently exposed to hazardous situations and must exercise vigilance and sound judgment when working with clients. Employees in this class may be required to work evenings and weekends.

Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.  

The PSCS Social Work Regional Supervisor, Criminal Justice is differentiated from the PSCS Social Work Supervisor, Criminal Justice in that the PSCS Social Work Regional Supervisor, Criminal Justice supervises PSCS Social Workers Advanced, Criminal Justice and PSCS Social Work Supervisors, Criminal Justice assigned to criminal justice facilities within a region while the PSCS Social Work Supervisor, Criminal Justice has full supervisory responsibility for Casework Specialists, Criminal Justice and PSCS Social Workers I and II, Criminal Justice..  The PSCS Social Work Regional Supervisor, Criminal Justice is differentiated from the PSCS Social Work Manager, Criminal Justice in that the PSCS Social Work Manager, Criminal Justice is responsible for directing, coordinating and managing all activities of a departmental social work program in a criminal justice setting.

Plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates the work of PSCS Social Work Supervisors, Criminal Justice and PSCS Social Worker Advanced, Criminal Justice;

Instructs staff in administrative and operating policies, procedures and practices regarding safety and security, treatment modalities, personnel practices and related matters;

Completes required regional reports and makes appropriate recommendations to improve services;

Reviews progress reports and case material to assure compliance to standards and procedures for providing social work services within the region;

Assists in planning and conducting in-service training activities for PSCS Social Workers, Criminal Justice and related support staff;

Evaluates program and staffing needs within the region and coordinates temporary reassignments of staff within the region to maximize services to clients;

Represents the department at meetings, forums and study groups within and outside the agency;

Assists the program manager or other administrative official in the development of policies, procedures and treatment protocols;

Provides guidance and social work consultation to agency staff;

May recommend that inmates be transported between facilities within a region for the purpose of attending group counseling sessions;

Performs other related duties.

1. Employees are required to meet mandatory standards for continuing education as determined by the hiring department. Employees who fail to obtain the required continuing education credits shall be subject to disciplinary action including demotion, suspension and dismissal.

2. Employees must complete an approved training program in group counseling techniques.

3. Employees may be required to complete the Level I Counseling course of the Maryland AIDS Professional Education Center.

4. Employees must qualify for and successfully complete the Entry Level Training Academy operated by the Police and Correctional Training Commissions.

5. Employees are required to complete the Correctional First Line Supervisors Training within one year of appointment.

Specific educational and experience requirements are set by the agency based on the essential job functions assigned to the position.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position. 

Class Descriptions for Professional Service classes provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System. All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions. Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.