Social Worker (Child Protection)

Position Summary Department: Health and Human Services (Family Services Division) Classification: Grade 11 (Local 580) FLSA Status: Non-Exempt: Professional Position Description: Provides professional social work and case management services to children, adults and families in need of protection, chemical dependency services, mental health services, physical and developmental disability services, adoption services and child welfare services, and to families with children who are truant and licenses foster and child care homes. Vacancy: 2 Regular F/T positions WORK HOURS, WORK LOCATION Work Hours: Normal hours of work shall be 40 hours per week, overtime as necessary and approved. Work Location: Itasca County Health and Human Services Department, Itasca Resource Center, 1209 SE Second Avenue, Grand Rapids, MN. Itasca County offers a robust and comprehensive range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, and life insurance, MN PERA pension, eligibility for student-loan forgiveness, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. 01 As a minimum qualification, which of the following do you have? Bachelor Degree with a major in social work, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, or closely related Human Services field (must attach transcript) Bachelor's Degree with a major in any field (must attach transcript) and 4 years of work experience as a Social Worker or Case Manager in the Human Services related field (i.e.: school counseling, group home, vocational program, detention center, probation office); No level of education and experience listed 02 Per the question above, if you have a "closely related Human Services field" of education (must attach transcript), list the closely related field here (as well as documented in your application). If you do not have a "closely related Human Services field" of education, enter N/A. 03 Per question #1, if you answered that you have a Bachelor degree in any field (must attach transcript) and 4 years of work experience as a Social Worker or Case Manager in a Human Services related field (i.e. school counseling, group home, vocational program, detention center, probation office), list the degree AND work experience (as documented in your application) from which you gained this experience. If you do not have this education and work related experience, enter N/A. 04 As a minimum qualification, do you have education (must attach transcript) and/or work experience with Microsoft Office? Yes No 05 In response to the question above, tell me which educational institution(s) and/or employer(s) listed on your application I can read about this education and/or work experience. If none, state N/A. 06 As a minimum qualification, do you have a valid driver's license, reliable means of transportation and ability to travel? Yes No 07 As a preference qualification, do you have a Master's Degree (or above) in Social Work or closely related field (must attach transcript)? Yes No 08 As a preference qualification, do you hold a social worker license? No LSW - Licensed Social Worker LGSW - Licensed Graduate Social Worker LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker 09 As preference qualification(s), how many months of work experience, beyond the minimum, as a Social Worker or Case Manager in the Human Services related field (i.e.: school counseling, group home, vocational program, detention center, probation office) do you have? None Less than 6 months 6 months - less than 12 months 12 months - less than 18 months 18 months - less than 24 months 24 + months 10 In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can read about this work experience. If none, state N/A. 11 As a preference qualification, how many months of work experience do you have in case management for persons with mental illness/serious emotions disturbance? None Less than 6 months 6 months - less than 12 months 12 months - less than 18 months 18 months - less than 24 months 24 + months 12 In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can read about this work experience. If none, state N/A. 13 As a preference qualification, how many months of work experience do you have in case management for persons with chemical dependency? None Less than 6 months 6 months - less than 12 months 12 months - less than 18 months 18 months - less than 24 months 24 + months 14 In response to the question above, list the employer(s) (as documented in your application) from which you gained this experience. If none, state N/A. 15 As a preference qualification, do you have SSIS (Social Service Information System) computer experience? Yes No 16 In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can read about this work experience. If none, state N/A. 17 As a preference qualification, how many months of work experience do you have in court (testifying, writing reports)? None Less than 6 months 6 months - less than 12 months 12 months - less than 18 months 18 months - less than 24 months 24 months + 18 In response to the question above, tell me which employer(s) listed on your application I can read about this work experience. If none, state N/A. 19 My responses to the above Supplemental Questions are clearly documented in my application submitted for this job posting. (If I failed to document or misrepresented relevant education or paid work experience, this may result in the removal of my application from further consideration.) Yes No Required Question #J-18808-Ljbffr