Social services supervisor vs liaison

The differences between social services supervisors and liaisons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a social services supervisor and a liaison. Additionally, a social services supervisor has an average salary of $58,822, which is higher than the $53,737 average annual salary of a liaison.

The top three skills for a social services supervisor include social work, mental health and community resources. The most important skills for a liaison are patients, customer service, and home health.

Social services supervisor vs liaison overview

	Social Services Supervisor	Liaison
Yearly salary	$58,822	$53,737
Hourly rate	$28.28	$25.84
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	80,529	34,074
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	12	12

Social services supervisor vs liaison salary

Social services supervisors and liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Social Services Supervisor	Liaison
Average salary	$58,822	$53,737
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $87,000	Between $30,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	Edelman Financial Engines	Apple
Best paying industry	Finance	Manufacturing

Differences between social services supervisor and liaison education

There are a few differences between a social services supervisor and a liaison in terms of educational background:

	Social Services Supervisor	Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Social Work	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	Northwestern University

Social services supervisor vs liaison demographics

Here are the differences between social services supervisors' and liaisons' demographics:

	Social Services Supervisor	Liaison
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 19.2% Female, 80.8%	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.7% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between social services supervisor and liaison duties and responsibilities

Social services supervisor example responsibilities.

Collaborate with partners including public and private agencies to achieve permanency for children.
Interpret Medicaid and Medicare policies and procedures.
Complete Medicaid billing tickets providing accurate codes for services provide.
Coordinate admissions of active duty service members and veterans to the inpatient rehabilitation/medical unit after suffering a new spinal cord injury.
Transport consumers to treatment team meeting for ISP.

Liaison example responsibilities.

Manage and increase social activity of the WVUncovered twitter account.
Manage and create original content for all social media platforms (twitter, instagram, tumblr).
Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Educate physician group practices to reduce hospitalizations, increase positive patient outcomes & achieve meaningful use of EMR systems.
Perform assessments on ICU patients and market to many members of the health care team.
Work predominantly ICU cases, acquiring considerable experience with high-level complex patients.

Social services supervisor vs liaison skills

Common social services supervisor skills

Social Work, 27%
Mental Health, 9%
Community Resources, 5%
Crisis Intervention, 5%
Substance Abuse, 4%
Clinical Supervision, 4%

Common liaison skills

Patients, 24%
Customer Service, 14%
Home Health, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Social Work, 5%
Patient Care, 5%